Pete and I went to the garden yesterday and got a rude shock. Two of my beautiful butternut pumpkin plants have gone missing! Instead of my green, thriving plants, there were two empty holes, so glaringly obvious in my pumpkin patch. At first I thought rabbits have eaten them up. But Pete pointed out that the whole plants were gone, roots and all, so that must mean someone must have dug them up and took them.
Why would they do that? I was so furious and upset. I am so sad because I love butternut pumpkin so that was why I planted three of them. And worse is that it's too late to start planting more to replace the missing plants. So sad. On top of that, the rabbits have found their way in again and have had a jolly good time wiping out most of my peas. They have even attacked the sugar peas, which they stayed clear of before.
That was it! I got so upset, I started hacking and ripping weeds off the ground. The poor weeds had no chance. I whacked everything I could find. I used all my anger to clear most of the weeds that I have left at the back of the garden. I didn't clear them before this since they were at the back, and hence not in the way of the vegetable beds. But not this time. Only my four lavender plants were left at the end. They did put a bit of a smile on me since three of them are clearly growing bigger and bushier, and some flowers are starting to bloom.
As I was taking a break, I saw that my mother-in-law's gate was open. That started my mind working - the pumpkin thief! He/she must have gone in through that gate. We put a latch on ours and even without, it was a bit tricky to open since it fits tightly to the rest of the fence. And, of course, after taking my pumpkin plants and perhaps my mother-in-law's rhubarb, said thief wouldn't have bothered to close the gate after looting our garden. And that was how the rabbits found their way in to decimate my pea plants.
That brought about another wave of frustration and more weeds fell victim to my anger. Thanks to my rage-driven efforts, I managed to clear a lot of the weeds that have grown too big for my liking. I went home tired but still sad and upset. This made me paranoid and I now worry that I might find some other things missing in future. What are they going to take next? I worry and dread going to the garden and finding something else gone. Why are people so mean?
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