Pseudopods of the Monarch Caterpillar
Monday, August 30, 2010 - in Photos
Have you ever wondered what those stubby legs look like up close? I accidentally captured the pseudopods today in a photograph. This is a close-up photograph of the pseudopods on a monarch caterpillar. The sticky false feet help the caterpillar maneuver around on its food [host plant] and helps keep it from falling off the plant.Go to web page to see image ...
Black Swallowtail Caterpillars
Sunday, August 29, 2010 - in Photos
Earlier today I took these photographs in my garden. The caterpillars shown here are, as far as I can tell, Black Swallowtail. The plants they are feeding on is fennel. I don't mind, I got the fennel for half price and I had been wondering what I was going to do with it. I am posting these two photographs only because: ...
Garden Work May 6th
Saturday, May 8, 2010 - in Photos
I spent a few hours on May 6th concentrating on one problem area of my garden. You'd think my problem would be the gigantic mint bed, and I will get to that, but this problem area has ...
Peppermint Sea
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - in Photos
If you read my blog last year, then you might remember that I let my herbs take over the part of the garden that I was not using. Unchecked, the peppermint spread like it was meant to spread--everywhere. I remember just two years ago when this was a small plant that only used around 6 square feet of garden real estate. And before then, the peppermint spent years, a decade, struggling to survive. ...
Leek Trenches Shifted
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - in Photos
Because I am a rookie leek grower and I do not know any better, I have shifted the trench walls over against the plants further burying (blanching) them. Maybe it was a good move, maybe it wasn't. The layer of mulch that I had spread became mixed with dirt in the process. That should be a good for the leeks, but remember, I am a rookie leek grower. I seem to remember reading that leeks like organic matter in their dirt. ...
Lemon Balm in April
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - in Photos
The lemon balm is up and growing with vigor. The lemon balm plant pictured below is large this spring. I have three plants or more and I should begin harvesting soon.
I dry the leaves and use them in tea. Generally not by themselves, but paired with other herbs such as...
That Little Daisy
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - in Photos
A few years ago, when "that little daisy" began blooming, I thought to myself, "I should find out what that flower really is." So began the search for the name and I found it easily enough, but in the next year, I forgot the name. The search began again, and then I forgot the name the following year. I can't remember how many time I forgot this flower's name. Well guess what? I remembered its name this year and I think I remembered it last year too, but I am not certain about that. ...
Bleeding Hearts are Blooming
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - in Photos
The bleeding heart plants are blooming again in this part of the world.
My bleeding hearts are still in pots and this makes the 3rd season that they are still in pots. For now, I have placed them under a rhododendron plant. The rhododendron is providing the bleeding heart plants...
Winter Snake Home
Monday, April 5, 2010 - in Photos
Each year when I roll back the weeds or pull them, I find a snake hole or two with a trail leading from the hole. The photo below is a snake hole that I uncovered this year while preparing a leek bed.
The snake trails always make a meandering path...
Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - in Photos
The insect pictured on this page is what seems to be a fork-tailed bush katydid [Scudderia furcata]. It was sitting on a zinnia in my garden on September 24th, 2009.
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