The garden has managed to survive two days of rabbits. The tomatoes still need transferred out of their buckets. The soil for the buckets is sitting in the front yard and I just haven't transferred them yet. It needs to be done very soon.
The tools were an emergency measure to make sure the plastic stayed down. I have a few old trailer trusses i can lay on the plastic to get my tools away from the elements.
It doesn't look fancy (and neither will the trusses) but it's cost effective!
The corn is doing pretty good. There are two plants at the front left that look like they are struggling but they will ok
The green peppers took the transplanting hard. Many are wilted and this is the best-looking plant
The squash is really loving it.
The cucumbers are just as beautiful looking as the squash
This is the beginning of a rabbit defense system. We have small fencing but I don't really think it is high enough. My wife will be buying some galvanized steel fencing($9 at Lowes) to put around the garden and then the cans will be hooked up to the fence via fishing line. Hopefully, anything that comes near the garden will be scared off when the clanking sound of the cans is heard.
I'm really excited about this garden. Not only will my family have healthier food to eat and assistance with the grocery bill but it will serve as a sort of therapy for me.
There are many stories of veterans with PTSD finding healing through gardening. We've had gardens before but it has been a few years and at this time in my life I need some healing from any avenue I can. It's been a while since I felt this broken. I feel like I am trying to keep my head above water.
I know I just need to keep grinding and I will get out this place of hopelessness I have found myself in for the past few months. The grind is actually one of the hardest parts of trying to maintain a "normal" life. It literally feels like the energy is being sucked out of me many days.
I am hoping and praying adding activities such as gardening to my life will help relieve the many PTSD side-effects I've been feeling recently.
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