So we're all settled in at the new house, and as March has evolved, the snow has disappeared and it is time to start thinking about the new garden. The new house is half an acre in the woods, with a pool taking up the best sunny spot in the backyard. To make things evens more interesting, we have a whole herd (14 counted) deer living in the back woods. The property also sits on a large hill sloping down from the front yard all the way to the back of the backyard.
So the first thing to do is to figure out where the sunny summertime spots are. Sun is the most important ingredient for a successful garden. I went to the solar site and used their solar panel inclination calculator to determine where the sun angle will be in the summer. I need to be at least 60 degrees off of shadow from the neighbor's foliage from their trees. Hopefully this falls outside of the pool fence, so I have enough room for an 8 x 12 garden spot.
Deer and other wildlife are going to be a fact of life. I am planning to outfit the garden with a motion activated sprinkler to keep big things away. Some fencing and a gate will hopefully keep the rest of things out.
I also get to build a new version of my horizontal tomato cages.
Some pictures of the new property will be coming soon. As bulbs and plants awaken this spring, I'll be taking 'before' pictures and trying to catalog what we're starting with, since at least those plants can survive the deer and climate here.
Eventually, a fully fenced backyard may be in the works.
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