This is a Chinese praying mantis nest – This egg case is also called an ootheca. Adult praying mantis create these in the late fall, right before winter and each nest contains as many as 400 baby praying mantis eggs. I have lots of these in my yard right now. I have an unpopular opinion … Read more
Mom stays here often these days and brings our dear, energetic, 2 1/2 year old yellow lab, VANNA. Vanna lives in capital letters. She’s hilarious, willful, crazy, smart and a big pain in my garden’s butt. Yesterday, we put up a knee high fence to keep her rampages contained to the “lawn” instead of the … Read more
I had Harlequin Bugs on my broccoli in the back yard. I’d never seen those before. They weren’t on all the plants, just the ones that didn’t look like they were doing well. Were they stressed before or after the bugs paid a visit? I’ll say they were stressed before the bugs. I cut them … Read more
The few apples holding onto my young trees have been stolen by the squirrels or whatever else thought they were tasty enough to pick before they were ready. I’m not very sad because I know that next year we will have many more and I’ll be taking more precautions to protect the trees and the … Read more
I didn’t think any of the squash or cucumbers had a chance of coming through and bearing fruit this year with the zillions of cucumber beetles and squash bugs I saw earlier in the season, but these plants are troopers! Now that the hot weather has hit, shade or full sun, they are bursting forth … Read more
If you have issues with bugs or aphid at home, Get $50 OFF Pest Control Services and get rid off those unwanted animals in your garden. My Gala and Granny Smith Apple trees were being attacked by aphids a couple of weeks ago. I sprayed them off the leaves with the hose and the ants … Read more
A BUNNY! I found a bunny in my garden this morning when I let Kylie outside. She did her duty and chased his fluffy butt out, but this is the first time I’ve seen one in Beachwood. Somebody’s Easter present got loose! It was pretty big and chunky looking, but boy was he fast. Maybe … Read more
Ugh, I found a mole while forking through my compost tonight. At least I THINK it’s a mole. It had more like mouse hands, but kind of a moley looking head. I don’t know. Two years ago I found a couple of them hiding at the bottom of my compost, but I hadn’t seen them … Read more