---
title: "View on my porch! My herb garden is doing really well this year,…"
description: "View on my porch! My herb garden is doing really well this year, fingers crossed it continues to thrive"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ/YXlxmOjMjRxMBuuC3ruhdo"
community: "Edible Gardening"
author: "char"
published: "2026-05-31T22:15:39.585999Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yC7IzXPDuCckKDPUqSe_0g8-I-cp5oSKUy8a8Tjn6fk/re1YYdaRSbeAeXOXaermBA.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Edible Gardening](https://getplanta.com/community/x8_aVt91R1-MU6xd79uMKQ.md)

# View on my porch! My herb garden is doing really well this year,…

_Posted by char on 2026-05-31_

View on my porch! My herb garden is doing really well this year, fingers crossed it continues to thrive

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yC7IzXPDuCckKDPUqSe_0g8-I-cp5oSKUy8a8Tjn6fk/re1YYdaRSbeAeXOXaermBA.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Doggy lover commented on 2026-05-31

Can I ask why you have white plastic forks in your pots?

#### I love plants replied on 2026-05-31

I was wondering the same thing!

#### char replied on 2026-06-01

It’s done really well to keep the squirrels from digging near the base of the plants! They still sometimes dig at the outer dirt but they don’t disturb the actual plant. The forks seem to confuse them

#### Doggy lover replied on 2026-06-01

🤣 Brilliant idea 🤣

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_