Nasturtium ‘Jewel Mix’ (don’t have any burgundy ones ATM). Tortoise beetles love morning glory. Two species on the same plants! Charidotella sexpunctata – Golden Tortoise Beetle Deloyala guttata – Mottled Tortoise Beetle  (photo not great…it was early, and I had to go to work.)

I’d call this catching up, but since that’s my default these days, I guess I’ll just call it posting. I ran my arse off all weekend, but most of it was watering because it hasn’t rained since last Sunday, and that wasn’t a ground-soaker, and now it’s got hot, so the soil is parched. I […]

Well, almost empty; a couple of the caterpies aren’t big enough yet, but at the rate they consume snakeroot, I don’t expect it’ll be long. I knew they were close because they were getting so big and very fat, but it was interesting to watch them at the actual time they decided it was time […]

“Catching up” ought to be my middle name. So…on Saturday, P and I were going to Tractor Supply; he wanted to stop in at work for a few minutes, but didn’t want to make a special trip, and I’d never been to TS before. Anyway, we ended up at Lowe’s, and after I found Blue […]

I haven’t been doing much, but the same cannot be said for seeds (at least some of them…it’s been so goddamned dry that I’m lucky I’m getting anything at all). Aside from two spots that (something) dug out, the clover seeds that I planted around the pond are doing well. Tiny, and still need to […]

First, just because they’re pretty…very pink hollyhocks! I don’t remember pink ones from last year, only white, but I’ll take vivid pink flowers anywhere I can get them. I watered the clover seeds around the pond last night, and just for the hell of it, I started watering the Virginia Snakeroot. I was merrily blasting […]

Lots of work this weekend, so lots of photos (some work, some just pretty). Friday’s accomplishment was extending the Black Swallowtail Buffet. FWIW, I seeded dill and parsley that I’d got at Walschwitz when I bought the last of their edging. I didn’t have quite enough mulch to finish, but there’s enough to keep the […]

Since Grace figured out she could get past the squirrel baffle, I had to come up with another idea. I could have bought a “torpedo” style squirrel/raccoon baffle, but nooooo…I have to do everything the hard way. I bought a 24″ section of stove pipe and a cap at Buchheit, and made one myself. I […]

I took the afternoon off yesterday, and went to Walschwitz. All they had left was four 30′ rolls of edging, so I bought them all (and also some Bloom Booster for my hanging baskets). It was an utterly beautiful day; not really too hot, even right in the sun. I got the edging installed on […]

Once again, either due to laziness or being too busy, or too hot, or whatever, I’m playing catch-up again! After seeing orioles at the feeder, I went out and bought them a jelly feeder, and expensive BirdBerry jelly…virtually guaranteeing that I will never again see an oriole (and so far, I have not!) I gave […]