I don't think they are due to sod web worm webs. Sod web worms make silky tunnels near the base of the grass blades, not web canopies near the top. I would be more inclined to say they are spider webs, maybe funnel web spiders. Since you aren't mowing/watering/fertilizing, you have provided a perfect undisturbed environment to spin webs to catch insects. The ones are the deck are from spiders that like to hang out on the deck (just kidding about that, spiders spin webs wherever they see fit).

can you rule out lichens .. if it is that.. its irrelevant .... a gift from the garden gods .... need that pic ... will await such ken Here is a link that might be useful: link

Both are common lichens and indeed very decorative. The one to the left must be some kind of Beard Lichen (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usnea) while the one to the right must be some kind of Cup licen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladonia). About growing them I don't really know. Probably it is possible to collect specimens with the wood they grow on and keep that ind an atmosphere akin to where they were found. But that won't give you a lot of lichen as slow indeed is very slow - some mm/year. Simply gooling "growing lichen" gives some interesting hits though. /Hans Olav

I have the same problem, and with calamondin, I am sure this is not due to sunburn, I have been growing calamondin, kumquat and other citrus for many years and this is the first year that problems occur. At first, I thought that birds tried to eat the fruits but they are sour inside and so birds don't want to finish, I plan to go to the information desk of Teas nursery to ask, I would appreciate if any of you could help. K