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holy smokes!!! butterfly bonanza!!
Comments (22)I've been raising Pipevine Swallowtails but don't have as many as I usually do. So far we've released 23 and have at least a dozen chrysalide left and some cats are still eating. The butterflies are probably done laying for the year. I see Spicebush Swallowtails flying around just like other years, but alas, I never find any cats on the spicebushes. I still have the male Monarch here but no female. So it's probably a bust for this year. I'm still trying to keep the aphids in check though. They are really bad this year! I just brought 8 Giant Swallowtail cats in off of the gas plants. It's a far cry from the 21 eggs that my son and I had counted on the plants about a week ago. I'd have brought the eggs in if I wouldn't have such bad luck with them dying as tiny cats. I haven't seen any Red Admirals this year and no Common Buckeyes. Like you, Angie, I have a plethora of Silver-spotted Skippers this year. I'd say that it's the most common butterfly that I have here every year, but this year there are just tons of them. At any one time, I could probably count about two dozen nectaring on one of the butterfly bushes. I also noticed today that they also like the ironweed. They've always like the Verbena bonariensis, as do many other butterflies. I just planted some crepe myrtle bushes in the yard last year that I had started from seed (daughter got seeds from ebay for me), so I can hardly wait to see if the butterflies will like those blooms. I don't know how many years it takes them to bloom, but right now they're less than a foot tall, so it will probably be quite some time until the butterflies can sample their wares. Cathy...See MoreHoly Smokes, Brenda!
Comments (10)Gee Ann I hope you have lots of room inside, Michigan's going to get pretty cold pretty soon. We're having a front move through this week that has me wondering if I should give up and take them in or hold my breath and wait. Your family will be saying what mine does in March,"Okay, when can these plants go outside?" as they duck and weave around them. Welcome to the wonderful world of brug fanciers! Diane...See MoreUPDATE: 8600+ Traveling Daylilies....Holy Smokes!!!!!
Comments (103)Bambi-Yeah...welcome to our group. So glad you wanted to be a part of this group. I have two grown children, a daughter and a son. My daughter has our only two grandchildren, Brittney (16 yrs) and Dawson (2 years). They live beside me and I love it. A white fence separates our homes and my DH says once Dawson passes through the fence its sanctuary to him (no spankings on our side). AS you know I LOVE SPIDERS. How many times did I change my mind as to which ones I wanted to trade for? You had too many that I wanted. I live close to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. I work at Zickgraf Hardwood Company, they make hardwood floors. I am in the purchasing department, I along with two others help buy the wood that makes the hardwood floors. Been there 24 years next February. Dawn-Loved your recent update it's really coming along now. 200 hostas? I say you must love them. We need pictures when you get done planting all those. Barb-What a beautiful scene. When I first looked at it I thought someone had retaken a picture out of a magazine. Just beautiful and so peaceful looking. 80 acres? I want to come and live with you, you want even know that I am there. My 3 acres is almost full already. I visted Ohio 10 years ago. Went to see the Amish. Gosh I love the way those folks live. I could really get into that. Jo- I hope to work on our trade this week-end. Weed pulling and digging is just about to do me in. They grow wheather it rains or not. Volleyball has started back also. I can't believe I am playing this year. I got a brace for my ankle and I tighten it very tight and off I go. My DH said if I damage it worse than it already is he does not want to hear about it. I had two girls that can not play this year so I could not let the team down by quitting too. Bambi-Let Cindy know if you want to be in on this swap. Thursday is the deadline to sign up. I sent you the rules of the group. Shirley...See MoreHoly Smokes - Tomatoes Gone Wild!
Comments (10)OK, OK, I'll answer some questions & post a picture (below). There's more than 6" of soil, it just that the soil has lots of gravel in it. I used an organic topsoil and used a compost mulch - grass clippings & leaves mostly. I have some tomato fertilizer that I've had for several years, can't remember the brand. I've only used that once in the month they've been in the ground. There are 4 tomato plants, 1 of each of the following (left to right in the picture): 1. Sun Gold Cherry Tomato 2. Double Rich 3. Brandywine 4. Arkansas Traveler They are spaced about 16" apart. In the picture they don't look so crazy, but they are 4' tall, usually this time of year they would be more like 18" to 24". Couple of the lower limbs have already collapsed under their weight. So maybe I'll just let them go - if they are on the ground, should there be some sort of ground cover to help promote growth or prevent rot? Thanks! Bob Here is a link that might be useful:...See Morepudgeder
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