Below is a photo of the two structures I have had to build over the years to protect the vegetable seedlings so that they can reach their highest, fullest and most delicious potential.
Yes, protect them with a covering of chicken wire from munching possums, wallabies and the larger birds. Protect them from the drying effects of winds out of the north and salt laden winds from the south and west with a covering of clear plastic around the sides.
It’s interesting that “protect” comes from the latin protegere—the cover in front; the shield.
Here, though, I’m protecting more than just the front. The whole dome is covered.
And, if dome comes from domus (house), than I am protecting my house.
The treasures being protected inside this house are beans, spinach, pumpkins, parsley, rosemary, squash and six varieties of tomatoes. At the end of the growing season I’ll harvest around $100 worth of vegetables. The cost of the domes to date is over $1,500.
Worth it? You bet. Because I’m also protecting, besides my health, my sanity. I will remain more sane whenever I enter these two domes to water, weed and nurture. Self serving? Possibly. But I intend to share the wealth.
Just ask this little bird perched on the far right of the edge of its own swimming pool. It looks straight at me and chirps a big thank you for protecting its little life with plenty of fresh water.
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