Wendy Rogers
20241 Brockman Mill Road
Fiddletown, CA  95629
209-296-2345
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The Garden
"The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow. "
Living only fifteen minutes from
Amador Flower Farms  AND
Ridge Road Garden Center holds certain
challenges, especially if you are a flower
addict like me. Amador Flower Farms grows
hundreds of varieties of daylilies!  I only
have a few so far, but they do very well
here--IF I can keep the goats away from
them!
When Rick and I first purchased our
property here in Fiddletown, the yards
were open and unfenced, so deer had good
access to everything.  I learned some really
quick lessons the hard way.  If you intend to
garden, fence your garden and get a dog!
That was an EASY fix!

We have the cutest little gophers up here,
but boy are they destructive!  I tried several
different ways to protect my plants--I
planted in cages, planted in raised beds with
hardware cloth bottoms.  I tried poisons,
but that worried me to death.  What if the
birds ate the poison, or what if one of the
cats or one of the dogs ate a poisoned
gopher?
I was standing in the check out
afternoon when I overheard a young
lady tell an older gentleman what a
horrible time she was having with the
gophers.
"Juicy Fruit" he said to her.
"What do you mean?" she asked.  "Juicy
Fruit gum.  Works every time.  Put one
stick in each hole that you find.  Gums
'em up. They can't poop, so they die."

OK, so it isn't toxic, and it is cheap,
what can it hurt, hmmmmm.. So I
casually reached over and snagged two
giant packs of Juicy Fruit gum.
IT WORKS!
I have planted Pink
Lady apples, Fujis
and Arkansas
Blacks. My apples
aren't this
beautiful, yet ;)
Swiss Chard
'Bright Lights'
Chickens love
this, so do
goats...
Next Garden page!
Ridge Road Garden Center has a wonderful
selection of native plants, unusual varieties
of perennials, trees, roses, shade plants of all
kinds--PARADISE! Also they have a
knowledgeable, friendly staff who love to
help!  Their mascot, Graham will greet you
with a friendly wag of his long golden tail. Or,
you may be greeted by the new pup, who is
just as sweet and friendly.