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There was a woman on Freecycle who was giving away extra plants and seeds. I was too late for the plants, plus, I couldn't get to the location, so I asked if she would mai me the seeds. She did. Isn't that nice? I am really excited. :weee I do want to plant them but I have to finish the...

Good luck with the strawberry-eating slugs! :bun

Victory shall be mine! Look what I found in my search this morning! I'm fairly sure this is a cucumber beetle larvae. I only found this one, so I am going to wait and see if this problem gets worse. Today is our first sunny day in forever, so I will have the time and motivation to go visit...

Fantastic! :clap And you gave me the idea to use MY bug box to collect ladybugs and put them in my garden. Yes, I am 29 and I still have a bug box. :plbb

I'm going to go out early tomorrow morning and see what I can find. I'll keep everyone updated. Thanks so much for all the suggestions. :thumbsup

This thread is hilarious! My DH is allowed in the garden with supervision. :lol: I left for the weekend a few weeks ago, and I was terrified he would kill something. I left explicit directions and he did fine. He always brags about "our garden" and I just can't say, "uhhmmm OUR garden? Really...

Oh, you are so lucky! It sounds like it's going to be awesome! Wish I had a resource like that!

I looked up photos of both of those and (luckily) it doesn't really look like either of them. I would hate to have either of those! I'd much rather have bugs, I feel like I can fight back! :rolleyes: I also looked up spotted cucumber beetles and japanese beetles, and sofar it looks most like...

Everything looks really great! I love your bed with the limestone around it. I would love to do something similar. Did you buy the stones or get them somewhere (construction site?). How high are you making it?

Wow, really? :hu I wouldn't have guessed that. I haven't seen anything on them! What now? I was so lucky last year, I didn't have any pests until the very end of the season, and by that time, I just kind of gave up. I'm ready to fight. :somad What can I do organically? I'll look it...

Hmmm... No, I suppose not if they are actually growing (mine weren't). This article suggests it is lack of calcium. Read here: See if this makes better sense! :) ETA: I know you are growing in pots in special soil, but it might be worth investigating and testing the soil if this is...

What a lovely family - beautiful children! I love pitties, too. I have a pit mix. Here are my children (since we're sharing!)...

This was happening to some of mine, then I started hand-pollenating and it hasn't happened since. The little mini-squash only grows larger and develops if fertilized. Zukes and other cucurbits have male and female flowers, so they have to be pollenated by something (bees, wasps, etc.) or someone...

Lovely pics. I am especially fond of Passionflower. Afraid to try it here as it can become invasive in a snap. Cool that you have the Edelweiss from the actual Von Trapp property. That's really neat.

Photos would help. :D If no photos: what color and shape are the leaves? Does it have flowers/ what color are they? Have you dug some up? What does the root look like? Do you have it anywhere else in your yard? Have you seen it anywhere else in town (roadside, neighbor's yard, park, etc.).

So I got some Freecycle seeds in the mail yesterday. I am thrilled because (1) I do not have money to buy seeds right now and (2) I also don't have any seeds leftover to trade with - so - free is good! Here's a list of what I got (sorry for the mix of common and latin names, it's what's on the...

I need everyones' help again. I am hoping someone here can tell me what this is as I have not had luck with books and the internet. The first two pictures are of one of my cucumber leaves. I noticed this morning that many of them are starting to look like this. At first I thought "eek, mosaic...

I found him near Santee, South Carolina. That's in the Coastal Plain region. I actually found him on the edge of a Carolina Bay. If you've never heard of a Carolina Bay, you must click here: - they are absolutely amazing. I went to one as part of a Women's Outdoor Retreat. It was my second time...

Reinbeau and Jewels, I don't think it's a tent caterpillar. We have tent caterpillars in our pecan trees every year, and they look totally different. Here are some better pictures of "my" caterpillar - he is black and white with a little yellow, and not fuzzy. Compare to Eastern Tent Caterpillar...

Yes, possibly. I need to get myself a good butterfly/moth ID guide. I'd never seen one like that before, and I didn't have any luck researching on the internet.