Love your 300 lb turtle.. Did you get it from the Lucketts store?? Im out in Round Hill and I grow some of the same plants on my 2 acres. Have tons of problems with the deer here but we try our hardest with natural soray and ways to freak them out ( windchimes, fishing line, whirlgigs) At least they dont eat the jack in the pulpit. or the lily of the valley, but they will ninbble the may apple and solomons seal here. Im new to the site but Ill be watching your blog for your turtle garden progress... ~ Pat

Hi Pat, Round Hill is close to Lucketts, and it sounds like our gardening environments are very similar! The turtle came from Meadows Farms. Many of the starter plugs that I want to put in there arrived two weeks ago, and another set will be coming the week of May 20. I will be getting a few dump truck loads of topsoil and compost tomorrow, and the turtle garden will be off to a good start.