by Daisy | May 15, 2013 | Bugs & Critters, Garden
The other day I was hanging out in my potato patch, just watching lady beetle larvae crawl all over the place. I turned over a leaf and saw this: The photo isn’t very good, and it’s hard to describe what’s going on in it, but it seemed like there...
by Daisy | May 13, 2013 | Bugs & Critters, Garden
Our yard and garden has been crawling with these tiny, alligator-y, black and orange critters. Do you know what they are? How about this? How about now? The first photo is the larval stage of the lady beetle. The second pic shows the pupa of the same. Of course, in...
by Daisy | Apr 24, 2013 | Bugs & Critters, Garden
This is the Big Eyed Click Beetle, of the family Elateridae. Handsome. Unfortunately its larvae, wireworms, can be devastating to a potato crop and root crops like carrots. Following the carbon dioxide released by the target plant it bores into them. They’re...
by Daisy | Apr 10, 2013 | Garden, Plants & Uses
Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), also known as Greater Henbit or Henbit Deadnettle, is a member of the mint family. Like many in that family, it does not taste mint-y. Henbit is still edible, fresh or cooked. Nutritionally, it’s tough to find information on...
by Daisy | Apr 8, 2013 | Conversation, Fencepost
Over the weekend, we participated in our kids’ school outdoor cleanup day. Once the work began and dozens of parents and kids began to collect bag after bag of weeds and leaves, I had an inspiration: I wanted those bags for the chickens. I collect my...
