I thought,"Oh no! We missed seeing the moth come out of the cocoon!" But as I began to water the herbs, I saw one fluttering around in the soil. Here it is, nice and fresh!
Friday, June 1, 2012
Stealthy Cocoon
I spotted this in our dill plant yesterday!
I went out this morning to check it out, and it looked quite different.
I thought,"Oh no! We missed seeing the moth come out of the cocoon!" But as I began to water the herbs, I saw one fluttering around in the soil. Here it is, nice and fresh!
I thought,"Oh no! We missed seeing the moth come out of the cocoon!" But as I began to water the herbs, I saw one fluttering around in the soil. Here it is, nice and fresh!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Frank's Inspection
Frank was eager to explore the garden today. Don't eat our tomatoes, Frank!
He was interested in the broccoli too.
Did you notice the holes in the leaves of the broccoli plants? Yeah, that's thanks to these little buggers. A little research has shown that these are the caterpillars of the little white paper butterflies we see so frequently in our backyard. Apparently they like to lay their eggs on broccoli leaves.
Bell pepper plant! So little still, but very hearty and happy.
Carrot tops:
He was interested in the broccoli too.
Did you notice the holes in the leaves of the broccoli plants? Yeah, that's thanks to these little buggers. A little research has shown that these are the caterpillars of the little white paper butterflies we see so frequently in our backyard. Apparently they like to lay their eggs on broccoli leaves.
Bell pepper plant! So little still, but very hearty and happy.
Carrot tops:
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Cherry Harvest
We harvested the majority of our cherries today!
This robin (photo from yesterday) helped convince us it was time.
Look! A tomato! This is on one of the roma plants.
This robin (photo from yesterday) helped convince us it was time.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Critters and Flowers
Gotta love critters in the garden! This little mantis was maybe about the size of a penny end to end.
This little guy is hanging out on the dill. We're pretty sure it's going to be a Miller moth when it grows up.
Methinks this radish has been in the ground long enough! It's going to flower imminently.
Looks like the spinach is going for it as well. Better pinch that guy!
Some future tomatoes in the works. What lovely flowers!
The squash have sprouted! I can't for the life of me remember in which spot I planted the summer squash and which one was the zucchini. Ah well, we'll find out eventually!
Oh yeah, and there was a really cool annular eclipse today.
This little guy is hanging out on the dill. We're pretty sure it's going to be a Miller moth when it grows up.
Methinks this radish has been in the ground long enough! It's going to flower imminently.
Looks like the spinach is going for it as well. Better pinch that guy!
Some future tomatoes in the works. What lovely flowers!
The squash have sprouted! I can't for the life of me remember in which spot I planted the summer squash and which one was the zucchini. Ah well, we'll find out eventually!
Oh yeah, and there was a really cool annular eclipse today.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Friend or foe?
Here's a cute little creature on the snap pea vines, right after Lori watered. He appears to be thoroughly enjoying that drip of water.
A blossom on the snap peas! Pretty soon we should see some actual pods!
This little guy has been hanging out in one of the bell pepper plants for a couple days. He came out and posed like a natural model for this shot.
A blossom on the snap peas! Pretty soon we should see some actual pods!
This little guy has been hanging out in one of the bell pepper plants for a couple days. He came out and posed like a natural model for this shot.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A plethora of visual progress
The smallest of our four broccoli plants didn't make it, so we let Amelia plant some random seeds in that area. Here she is working on her square in the garden.
The surviving (and thriving) broccoli plants.
Radishes, carrots, spinach...
Amelia watering her square.
Spinach!
The biggest broccoli!
Romaine
Green bell pepper plant
NM green chile plant!!!
The squash is sprouting! One of these is the yellow squash, the other is zucchini.
Green beans!
Tomatoes
Row of peppers
The surviving (and thriving) broccoli plants.
Radishes, carrots, spinach...
Amelia watering her square.
Spinach!
The biggest broccoli!
Romaine
Green bell pepper plant
NM green chile plant!!!
The squash is sprouting! One of these is the yellow squash, the other is zucchini.
Green beans!
Tomatoes
Row of peppers
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