Ok, so the headline is a little alarmist... But speaking of unwanted critters... This guy showed up and just wouldn't leave: Even as I was weeding, it just wouldn't leave... Oh well. I figured if it was going to be that brave and would have food over fear, I'd let her stay a bit longer and eat. There's more lettuce there than I can eat at once so I didn't mind sharing.
I purchased a few apple trees from Gurneys this winter for delivery in the spring. They came far far too early, I ended up potting them and storing them in my garage, and one of them is still a stick. I call it my stick. While the other two apple trees have budded and shown leaves and the cherry tree finally sprouted leaves, my gala apple tree is just a lowly stick. A few days ago I was perusing around my local large box store for some gardening supplies. I look over in their plant section and what do I see? Giant 10 to 12 foot apple trees! For only $39 a tree! Heck, I paid $37…