For before images of the meadow look at last years clean up effort.
The teepee got started about a month too late for the plants to get big enough to shade the teepee but... there were several scarlet runner beans, some Malabar spinach, some peas and a tomato tree planted to climb up and cover the teepee. The pallets surrounding the teepee are to act as a cattle grate and deer deterrent, so far that seems to be working; but something smaller appears to like our food. the scarlet runners have been eatin'. Some of the Malabar spinach and peas have been tasted. the tomato tree was only slightly tasted and already has tomatoes coming in on it. If these results hold for the summer then next year we'll just cover the teepee in tomato trees.
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