It’s Caterpillar Time!
Beneficial Insects by Sandy Swegel Protect our friends. So many butterflies in our area have laid their eggs and their baby caterpillars are getting big and fat and chewing up plants. Be sure you know who your friends are before you squash any of them! You’ll love having the butterflies. Swallowtail caterpillars I found these […]
Going to Seed
by Sandy Swegel After weeks of rainy days, we were rewarded with a week of hot sunshine. This is great news for the tomatoes, but it means all those cool-season veggies started to bolt and are going to seed. When summer temperatures warm, all the cilantro and spinach, and lettuce put out lovely seed heads. […]
Pill Bugs, Sow Bugs, Roly Polys, Doodle Bugs
Save Your Crops by Sandy Swegel Kids love roly polys. There is no end to the fun of having these cute little non-biting bugs roll up in their hands. So cute. Teachers love roly polys too. It’s a great teaching opportunity for a critter that is everywhere and the kids can open the rolled-up bug […]