I found two more monarch eggs and brought them inside on their respective leaves. Continue reading “Two more monarch eggs found 24th July 2018”
Susan Chomp
Monarch egg progress #2
One larvae is fully out of its egg. Teeny tiny even under the magnifying glass. The second is still working its way out. Continue reading “Monarch egg progress #2”
Reminder to self for 7/23/2018
Might want to stake at least that one double budding black eyed susan.
✓ Done
Did you notice?
In my two milkweed tussock larvae post, I remember seeing the black dots behind the woolly glory and a part of my brain that wasn’t sleepy wondering, “are there younger instar under that leaf?”
So I took a closer look in another shot that showed more of the eaten area where I thought they were, and there sure as heck are. The Count would have been thrilled to have something else to count, and more numerous to boot!
Wait…I don’t live there.
When I was checking on an earlier post to make sure I had fixed a typo, I noticed the wrong town was listed from the locator function we can use on our posts. So I started checking others, and was dismayed to find it wasn’t a one off. Continue reading “Wait…I don’t live there.”
Indoor pot followup – 23rd July 2018
The two seedlings have grown a bit more, and we’re thinking to give them a few more days before we transplant them. It might be faulty thinking, but after the yard party yesterday, I’d rather give them a bit more time to grow indoors so they don’t become victims of the critters. Continue reading “Indoor pot followup – 23rd July 2018”
Scarlet Runner Beans and Hummingbirds
I first learned about scarlet runner pole beans (Phaseolus coccineus) in The 2 Hour Garden book by Roger Grounds. I honestly did not research them much beyond his mention, and rather impulsively fit them into our $20 seed budget instead of kidney beans. Back then, I knew very little other than they were a pole bean with at least 6′ vines (I’ve seen up to 15′ listed), and should be one of the first things in our kitchen garden once they arrived. I read in that book that apparently most Americans don’t like the beans, while others consider them a gourmet legume. (Apparently the shell is a bit tough for some, and at least one site recommended cutting the pod before serving, other sites say forget the pod and shell the beans.) Continue reading “Scarlet Runner Beans and Hummingbirds”
