[Ag-eq] Certified wildlife garden

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Jewel.
There are 2 schools of thought on that, and I haven't decided which one to
subscribe to.  One is that you're totally right!  The other is that
they're going to come by anyway, and giving them something they like to
nibble might distract them from nibbling my veggies.  I'm trying out that
idea, along with trying to protect my veggies.
I don't think I can eliminate all the nibblers, so I might as well try to
find a way to live with them.
Tracy


> Tracey!  As I am not familiar with the American rabbit, I have to ask:
> wouldn't encouraging those
> voracious creatures to stop by and take a nibble, result in your wildlife
> refuge being reduced to a
> useless desert?
>
>        Jewel
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> From: "Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 4:47 AM
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> Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: [Ag-eq] Certified wildlife garden
>
> Rowana was talking about the intersection of agriculture with a healthy
> environment.  I have begun the process of applying to have my yard become
> a
> certified wildlife garden.  The idea is to give wildlife places to stop in
> an urban landscape that will help them make it between larger wild areas,
> or
> even give them a place to live.  I've got water, cover, food sources for
> birds and insects, and some birdhouses, so I think I'm ready to go.  The
> most complicated thing about the application is it only wants native
> plants
> listed, so I have to research the ones I'm not sure about before I write
> them on the list.
>
> Even if I don't get certified, I think my yard is a wildlife-friendly
> place.
>
> This spring, I worked with a designer-gardener to remove a big patch of
> aggressive weeds and replace it with a little meadow of plants for
> pollinators and birdes, to add to what I've already got.  I think it came
> out really neat.  The flowers are pretty; something's always in bloom,
> and,
> when they're done, there will be seeds for birds.  Not to mention the
> nibblers like rabbits, who think black-eyed susans are delicious.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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