dyzzypyxxy said:<a lightbulb flashes on over my head> Maybe you could 'encourage' your DH to ride his 4-wheeler around the veggie patch on a regular basis. It might tear up the soil and compress the tree roots which would slow them down from invading your veggie garden area . . . a win-win??
Looks like a rather rural area. Do you have deer and rabbits around? You also may need a fence in that case or the critters will be the only ones enjoying the fruits of all those seedlings.
I'm sure that wouldn't take much convincing. lol.
Oh yes! We have deer, possum, raccoons,, LOTS of squirrels and rabbits. Don't know if coyote or wolves will bother the plants, but we have those too.
I told DH I want to build a screen/green room around the garden with wire mesh screening and lattice across the bottom third, and chicken wire around the top two thirds AND across the top. lol. Wish I had a picture of his expression. lol. I had a container garden several years ago on the deck at our last home and the birds got to my strawberries before I could. I even had a pop-up plant cover made of screening (see pic below) over them and the freakin' little rodents (squirrels) chewed a hole through the tent!!! That's why I want to add lattice AND wire mesh screening so nothing but bees can get in!
