Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Hinotori]

The stupid things like to sing out in front of our house. They think I'm insane and to be avoided because I will run out at the howling and yelling weird noises. They move on fast

 

[rosemarythyme]

I've had coyotes lounging on my lawn before, or trotting on the driveway. They're not entirely unwelcome as they help eat the wild rabbits, but if the coyotes get close enough to the house that the chickens are upset I let our Anatolian mix out as she loves chasing stuff.

 

[ValerieJ]

People say coyotes have been in this area, but I've never seen nor heard them here. I hear them on the other side of the river sometimes. Come to think of it, I haven't heard them in a long time.

This is a small community of 5 acre lots. It may be too populated for them.

 

[Smokerbill]

There are lots of coyotes here. My son walked a forest trail nearby on Saturday and saw a huge one.

 

[Smokerbill]

Raccoon paw prints on the sliding door, about 2 feet above where its hind feet would've been. There's no way it could have lifted the door up, but it sure looks like it tried. You can see one of the chickens behind the window, sitting on the roost bar.

 

[Smokerbill]

I decided to remove the floating row cover from my brassica patch. Bok choi seems to thrive in the cool wet weather compared to the kale, collards, daikon radishes and cabbages. Lettuce grew a little better under the row cover compared to the unprotected lettuce plants near the onions and shallots.



Shallots and yellow onions in alternating rows of this bed.


More yellow onions and my garlic patch. Should have plenty of alliums for my homemade salsa.


Poor germination in the pea patch. I need to buy new seeds and fill in the empty parts of the rows.

 

[Smokerbill]

And unfortunately, no raccoon the the trap this morning.

 

[Hinotori]

People say coyotes have been in this area, but I've never seen nor heard them here. I hear them on the other side of the river sometimes. Come to think of it, I haven't heard them in a long time.

This is a small community of 5 acre lots. It may be too populated for them.

Coyotes adapt to city living surprisingly well

 

[pennyJo1960]

None have been seen buy me here. Not sure the dogs could handle them.
Had to send DH back to the hospital he has lost so much weight.

 

[ValerieJ]

I decided to remove the floating row cover from my brassica patch. Bok choi seems to thrive in the cool wet weather compared to the kale, collards, daikon radishes and cabbages. Lettuce grew a little better under the row cover compared to the unprotected lettuce plants near the onions and shallots.

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Shallots and yellow onions in alternating rows of this bed.
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More yellow onions and my garlic patch. Should have plenty of alliums for my homemade salsa.
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Poor germination in the pea patch. I need to buy new seeds and fill in the empty parts of the rows.
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Isn't it early for the peas? I think they will come up in May. But, I'm not the master gardener here, you are.