I saw that post. Pesky caterpillars! That's the cool thing about these VegePods, they have that cover that keeps the little buggers out!
I'm going to play around with the vertical/trellis thing and hope I'll be able to save some space plus promote a more bountiful harvest. (I really like that term, *bountiful harvest.). Lol.
I'll not be feeding the masses with my produce mate, but I'll gain a great deal of enjoyment I think.
Yeah it's a lot of fun doing the gardening. I get quite a bit of enjoyment out of it! It's good to learn for the future when we can figure out what's good and what's not good for our garden. Kale? Non mi piace! That's the only plant that got eaten completely by the bugs lol
The cover should work out great in the long run, though it keeps out the old pollinators.
Kale and I do not get along...Same as arugula (we call it rocket). I'm happy for the bugs to eat them into oblivion.
I've got potter French Marigolds around the bases of the pods which should attract some bees. I actually have a lot in my garden already. The covers will get left up enough for that process to ensue. I'll sit on a rocking chair on the porch with a shotgun to ward off the other little critters.
DEFINITELY go vertical.
I am growing up and that really gives more air and sunshine to almsot everything, plus more space on the ground to plant some stuff like some herbs as low cover.
Yep, I'm working on a system, probably a chicken wire A-frame of sorts. I've got a few weeks before they'll grow up enough to start needing it I guess, but it's best to get ahead if the game right?
Oh, definitely get ahead...playing catch up with unruly plants never works out.
Rascally plants! Lol.