Today is Kathy's birthday and I wanted to be the first one in blog land to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Have a great day my friend. I would sing the birthday song but...well, you know. I don't want to spoil the day for you!
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There is one of my cantaloupes...almost ripe
Marmalade observing the new corn crop.
Pumpkin
Remember to click pic for an up close view!
Two shots of recently blooming sunflower. Check out the birds on the wires waiting for seeds to form!
Two shots of recently blooming sunflower. Check out the birds on the wires waiting for seeds to form!
No pictures of this, but I am getting ready to plant a new batch of squash. I think the ants pretty much destroyed the plants because now they look like they are dying :(. Of course after planting I will sprinkle coffee grounds and baking soda over the entire garden!
This morning I noticed my squash plants were looking a bit odd. Then I noticed one of the squash had turned black! I discovered they had been invaded by hundreds of ants...the squash hadn't actually turned black; it was just being eaten. This did not make me happy. I turned to the Internet to find a "natural" way to get rid of ants. There were several suggestions and I chose two...I already had the stuff so I didn't have to buy anything. One of the remedies is coffee grounds and the other is black pepper. I ran out and dumped this mornings' coffee grounds on and around the invaders and then sprinkled a healthy dose of pepper all around. Apparently they eat the grounds and explode (so the Internet says). I'm not sure what the pepper does...probably makes them sneeze to death. So anyway, I went back out about 30 minutes later and..no live ants!!!! Mission accomplished. I also learned that baking soda, uncooked grits and instant rice will also do the deed! If you are a kind-hearted soul and don't actually want to kill them, you can sprinkle flour around the plants and the ants won't cross over the flour. Evidently i am not a kind-hearted soul!
Yesterday I was telling Kathy about the strange assortment of insects/bugs in my garden. Many I have never seen before. Well, she wanted me to capture some so she and the children could study them as part of their science lessons. So, I went out there this morning with jar in hand to catch these mysterious creatures. Of course; because I am looking for them; I could not find any! Just the normal everyday "garden variety" bugs. They must have heard I was out to get 'em and left for a 4th of July party in someone else's garden. Sorry Kathy. I will try again in a few days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvH7ySQi37E&feature=email
Enjoy the day!
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