I have a neighbor who swears by jars filled with water set around the perimeter of the garden. Something about the reflection with the water.
Or you could try planting marigolds.
Some people also plant 3 inches of lettuce around their garden on the theroy that by the time the rabbits get...
I use splenda for jams. Just use the no sugar sure jell. They have the reciepes inside the box. My folks are both diabetic and I make it for them. I also use the invertion method for jams.
I use grass clippings! They do wonderful when applied several inches thick.
As for leaving them on the lawn, sometimes the mowing gets away and it is best to clean it off the lawn than stress the mower out the next time. My lawn doesn't need any fertilizer or mulching either! Darn thing grows...
It kind of looks like the "hitch hiker" plants we get here. If that is what it is they will get taller and they will get little balls on them with quills sticking out. If that turns out to be what it is kill it ASAP or it will spread.
I saw corn started in the one greenhouse I was in a few days ago! I've never seen that before!
With your container garden you may have to water twice a day. The product I was thinking of is called SOIL MOIST. It is
They are little granulars that soak up the water and slowly release it. I've...
They make a granular product that absorbs water and slowly lets it back out. It works great in containers and planters. I can't think of the name of it but, it comes in small packets or a small container of it.
Our greenhouses don't open until the beginning of May at the earliest here-for a reason. Right now it is to wet to even till the garden. I'm hoping the rain they are calling for tomorrow skips us and the rest of the week looks clear. Then maybe I can manage to till. I doubt that I will be able...
It's still growing in the pot. Our weather is colder than normal here and it's so wet that the ducks and geese are having no problems finding water. Oh, how I long to get out in the garden! It was cold enough this morning to freeze things. :barnie