Tassels!

Well, I've been eyeing everybody else's gardens as I drive around, and it looks like we might not be the last ones to start getting tassels on our corn, but we're definitely not the first. When I came back from our various vacations, though, I was pleased to see them!

Our little plot never was entirely weed-free, and I tried cardboard boxes for a while. Well, they have failed miserably, and a squash plant was the first victim. It did give us two nice squashes before it withered.

The other problem I've been coming across is the thicket that we didn't get to burn before the burn restriction started. It houses a family of rabbits. Rabbits like chives, basil, and mint. My chives died, and my mint has no leaves at all. The only solution to the rabbits so far is to shoot at them with a kids' bb gun whenever we see them. It scares them, but that's about it. I am starting to sympathize with Mr. McGregor a little...