Tearing Out My Summer Garden for Fall — This Squirrel Is Testing Me

Prepping my Chicago balcony garden (Zone 6B) for my first-ever fall garden — pulling spent summer plants, feeding the soil, staking tomatoes back up, and harvesting the last of the shishitos, cucumbers, and Jimmy Nardellos before the swap. Also: the war with the squirrel continues. If you're growing in a small space and figuring out fall planting for the first time too, this one's for you — balcony gardening, succession planting, and dealing with squirrels included. Shop this video (affiliate links — I earn a small commission at no cost to you): 🪴 Vego Elevated Garden Bed (2'x8') — the raised bed you saw me working in all video: https://amzn.to/4iDyUO2 🌿 GreenStalk Vertical Planter — the stacked planters I cleared out: https://amzn.to/3SBkKmc 🎒 25 Gal Grow Bag: https://amzn.to/4qVNWkA 🎒 10 Gal Grow Bag: https://amzn.to/3Sl2FbZ 🌱 Coast of Maine Compost — my favorite, wish I'd had some on hand today: https://amzn.to/4i5Buwi 🌸 Fox Farm Big Bud Fertilizer — great for fruiting plants; the one I mentioned running out of: https://amzn.to/46jjPdr 🚪 Magnetic Screen Door — for keeping the squirrels (and everything else) out: https://amzn.to/4zVIiD9 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 📝 Read more on Substack: tissaliving.substack.com 📸 Follow along: instagram.com/tissaliving 🎙️ Kinfolk Unscripted — the podcast: ‪@KinfolkUnscripted‬ @kinfolkunscripted.substack.com | instagram.com/kinfolkunscripted