Michigan Gardening: How is everyone doing?, 1 by Loon

Loon wrote:
OK, I'm going to post a picture. :) We've been blessed with a couple nice days to work outside. I sucked up more leaves and put them on the veggie garden. I'm hoping tomorrow we can weed whack the perennials down (yes I said weed whack) and put more shredded leaves on it. I want to put the snow fence up on both sides of the perennial bed. That worked good last winter to keep the deer out of there. My climbing roses finally got to climb and bloom this year. :) It keeps the chickens out too. They love to root around in there. I give up trying to train them. They have a mind of their own. They keep the soil around each plant scratched up good so I don't get too many weeds. They deposit fertilizer while in there too and I bet you couldn't find a grub if you tried.

We adopted another cat. She came wandering out of the woods and won't leave. She fits in with my other two barn cats and she's a great mouser so she's staying. We're getting her spayed on the 18th.

I sure hope we keep getting these nice autumn days but if this year is like the others winter will arrive suddenly. Hopefully, I'll have all the fall chores done cause once it hits I just quit. Too windy and cold here by the lake to work outside.

Brenda