Because my home has a wooded area very close, several small animals visit the yard at night. The
squirrels are a big nuisance by digging any and everywhere. The possums and racoons ate and/or
carried off most of the pears. Most of my plants are in pots because of the amount of very large tree
roots preventing inground beds. I'm considering raised beds with hardware cloth on the bottom to
keep the moles out.
I'm in east Texas but very near the Oklahoma border and catch many of their very strong winds. We
only get few if any snows and they only last a day or so. Our winters get normal rainfall but the spring
is another story with flash floods in April and May. I do have a garden room that I enjoy very much.
The temp in winter there is mostly around 55 degrees, with the bad days at 45 degrees.
I'm determined to give these semps and jovis the best care possible for them to thrive. They are so
colorful and interesting. I'm glad they are hardy for others - and maybe will be for me also.
