yardgranny6's Blog

Dreaming?
Jun 10, 2008 | 6:12 PM PST
Tags: screens , seeds

or was it an actual thought I had during the night. At any rate when I awoke this morning the idea was there. How to cover the seed box so the squirrels wouldn't get in it before the seeds awakened and little sprouts pushed through the soil.

Some of you remember the Butterfly Cage? The one the Swallotails actually made chryslis inside on the screens? Well since I didn't have anywhere like an out building or a garage, the cage had to stay outdoors. It seems there are insects that love to bore into the chryslis' and feast during the winter. Thus no butterflies to emerge. I had decided to just take it apart and forget that idea. Although it is a wonderful way to see nature at work.

It occured to me (during the night?) that those screens might be big enough to cover that seed box! And be durned if it don't!!!  I took the cage apart, carried the first screen over and laid it on top. Joy oh Joy, it fit to a tee just as if it had been made to cover the box. And best of all TWO screens were a perfect fit over the whole frame!!

This is the box after I cleaned it up and raked it smooth.

 

This is the box after I planted bibb and leaf lettuce and radishes (from Sharana) on one side. There are heirloom Zinnias (from carolinec) globe amaranth (from KeyWee)and Snowman Marigold from another GG friend, a seed tape of straw flowers and the last of the 'rose' seed from Parks. I don't imagine the rose seed will make it but ya gotta' try.  I have left a space in the middle so I can get to each row.

 

As you can see those screens fit to a tee. The screens have small blocks of wood at each corner. That made it possible to put some pavers on top of the wood blocks to be sure no critter can scoot my screen out of the way. Also put a brick in the middle where the screens met to be able to keep everything nice and tight. Just think I might have lettuce in a few weeks. :-)

I am a happy camper and I didn't even have to leave home.

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