The Garden Fence Is (Almost) Complete

So a beautiful (and non-rainy) Saturday for a change gave me a perfect opportunity to finish up a project that had been lingering on my to-do list - putting up a new garden fence.  As previously discussed, the old homemade picket fence had rotted, leaving gaping holes that our cats skittered through the gaps and used our garden as their personal latrine. 

With a crowbar I removed the old panels of picket fence and replaced with 'store-bought' ones.  It was a lot easier than making them from scratch like the first fence. 

The only tricky part was the very last panel.  I had to use precise measurements and my amateur carpenter skills to fashion a gate out of the last panel.  The fit had to be seamless, and it had to line up, open to the inside and latch perfectly.  Believe it or not, it all came together in the end.

And here is the finished product.  Or almost finished.  As it stands now, the cats can still get in the garden as the slats are wide enough to let them through.  My plan is to staple chicken wire on the inside of the picket fence.  This will keep the fecal felines out, hopefully.

We've got to protect what's behind that new fence.  Our cole crops are just starting to come in now.  We've got some nice cauliflower that is ripening now!

Along with some broccoli!

I picked a big colander full of beautiful broccoli on Sunday...

I also picked an enormous head of cauliflower.

Tricia roasted some broccoli with garlic tonight in the oven.  I can't even begin to tell you how good that is!  We asked her to cook more tomorrow night.  At this rate, we may not have any left over to blanch and freeze for later.  Nothing quite like fresh broccoli and cauliflower!