Rabbits! Ladybugs! Spring Storms! Its taking over!
The rabbits adopted us :) Tons of cotton tail rabbits still here to this day. They are pretty socialized and expect our regular weed pile donations. Plus they distroy my trees and small shrubs every winter. The fuzzy critters chew the trunks and chop off new limbs like a new pair of sheers. At first we thought the weed wacker was to blame. I like to think they do my winter pruning :)
Pudd and I had a ladybug adventure: We had aphids and there is only one good thing to do about that... buy a container of ladybugs. It goes like this. You buy them (not cheep) put them in the fridge (yes this feels wrong when you doing it) and they rest. That evening you sprinkle them in the garden and they scarf down all the bad bugs they can hold. WEll.. we were not patient enough to wait until dark so we started at dusk (btw they fly away if they see ANY sun)lost a few, put the lid back on. At dark I opened it and they swarmed out on my arm, how cute huh? Nope! They freakin bite and it hurts! So that was good laughs :)
Storms cause aphids and mites to really take over, along with mushrooms and leaf mildew. Neem oil helps with the mildew and mites. Mushrooms you just pull but keep your face away because they have spores! And as you can see by the first picture-- the garden grew and grew. Its so rewarding and educational. Have you ever seen a baby cucumber? I was practically looking right at one before I figured out what I was seeing :) *I will add that pic to the next post if I can find it.
