The garden plan for this coming year involves putting a temporary cage around the fruit trees. The idea is that each tree will sit inside a 4' diameter circle composed of 4' high chicken wire or mesh. I haven't yet decided what will live in the circles with the trees. ...maybe flowers or herbs or bulbs or borage. In the end, it doesn't really matter so long as the trees are protected from hungry deer. Over this last weekend, J. and I took advantage of the sunny weather to work in the yard. I was able to encircle three of the front-yard fruit trees with leaf mulch, cardboard, and more leaves.
