Ugh…Squirrels

If I weren’t taking pictures to use in these articles, I wouldn’t have germinated any seeds yet. Here in the Denver Metro area, we usually wait until mid May to get serious about outdoor gardening. At least wait until after the 420 celebration (April 20th).

As far as my seedlings are concerned, the weather is killing me. Too cold at night to leave them outside, and it is so cold the labels fall off. Also, the squirrels are killing me. Writing these articles is killing me because of the self-introspection as well as the constant analysis of my growing methods.

But there is life, too. Needing a fix of the rocking blues, I went to Littleton last night to see my friend Jimmy Thackery play guitar. JT and the Drivers played from 9:30 until almost 12:30, straight through. It was a treat. It was inspiring. The man knows how to use his guitar, his pedals, his speakers. No one is better

Now, back to business. This year it is those damn squirrels giving me constant trouble. They nibble and graze on the young seedlings, which kills them. Or they dig into the containers, thus disrupting the delicate seedlings’ roots. When I can, I’ll gently re-plant the seedlings and put them into partial dappled sunlight. Sometimes this works. So far this year, the squirrels are ripping things up bad.

If you have a basement or a spare room, leave your seedlings indoors, under lights rather then lugging all those plants out in the morning and hauling them back indoors in the evening. However, direct sunlight is just what the seedlings need…not sitting on a window sill behind a pane of glass. Glass filters out parts of the light spectrum. Your plants will grow tall and spindly. Not good. Especially when direct sunlight is superior and free.

The weather on the front range can be difficult to deal with. As a grower, you’lI have to learn to deal in an intelligent way with these challenges. Sometimes you take your losses. Sometimes you repair what you can.

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IMG_2185In the end, you’ll end up with buds like these by late September and Early October and you”ll be smiling.

The warm sunny days of April still have COLD nights. Either don’t start germinating seeds yet, or have a plan for these cold nights. It may seem like a good idea to start germinating seeds now, but don’t burn through your seed stock…as the weather may not cooperate with your impatience.

If you start germinating seeds during the second week of May, you can probably leave your plants outside at night from Mid May on. They’ll still be large (full grown) by mid September.

Now that it is legal to grow your own medicines…your only problem is in doing battle with the squirrels.