Jeepers Creepers...

Cue eerie music.....

Holes in the Brussels Sprouts leaves!

Holes in the Swiss Chard!

Holes in the Sugar Snap Peas leaves!

YIKES!!

Well...I'm not sure what was going on with the Snap Peas.  

They were about done, anyway.  And, they had what looked like some powdery mildew.

BUT....the others have WORMS!

I'm not sure if these are Imported Cabbageworms,

or Cabbage Loopers.  I didn't see the moth stage.

But, the result is the same.  They've made a mess.

And, they're setting in to make even more of these!

Some are large...some are very small.

You can judge the size of the one above, by comparing to the Pillbug.

Oh, yeah...we have lots of pillbugs, too.

So, the Brussels Sprouts got pulled out.  I checked EACH LEAF, and dispatched each worm.

I checked over the Chard...found two good sized DARK green worms, and dispatched them.

They didn't do as much damage.  I'll check again later today.

The Brussels Sprouts had grown into huge plants.  Nice looking plants.

I don't think we were going to get sprouts.  It's getting too hot.

But, they were trying.  See those little buds?

Some other huge plants...these cilantro plants are five feet tall!

I had no idea they got that big.

Then there's this....yellow fungus.

It's very strange.

Jeepers creepers!  What is going on?

Just more challenges for a gardener.

NOTE:  Darla from Florida, gave us the name of this.

'Dog Vomit Fungus'.  Appropriate name. 

Thanks, Darla.... 

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Update:

Thanks to all of you, for your input on the Lamb's Ear in the Island Bed.

It will stay, for now.

It certainly seems to like where it is.

OK...I better get back out there on worm patrol.

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

Happy Easter...

Wishing for you and yours,

 Happy Easter

~~Linda~~

Yep....We're At It Again....

We've had one tiny bed at the back of the house.  

Well....that wouldn't do.  So, we're making...yet again... another bed.

That will make beds along each side of the house.  To me, a house looks unfinished, if there is an 

'empty side'.  There's a view of this house, from all four sides.

So, we're finishing it off.

Oh...don't think this will be the last bed.  I have a couple more places in mind.

But, they'll have to wait.  It's heating up out there pretty fast.

We'll soon be spending time just keeping things alive.

Something else I'm thinking of changing....this Lamb's Ear.

It's gotten way larger than I planned.  The plan was for something nestled beside those rocks...

something small.  So, I think I'm going to move it.

What should I replace it with?  Or, should there just be nothing there....let the 'Rostrata'  be the Star?

Just another piece in the puzzle.

OK....off to dig.  

Don't you love playing in the dirt?

Happy Gardening...

~~Linda~~

Up and Back...

This is what we were doing last weekend.

Back up to Kansas to watch the grandkids, while our daughter had sinus surgery.

That gave us the opportunity to see our grandson's first soccer game.

He scored FOUR goals!

Back home....Elli's Meadow is shining with verbena.

Her daughter and grandsons mowed a large bit of this, but left a good amount of the wildflowers.

Elli is afraid of snakes coming up.

Last year there was nothing blooming here.  Amazing what rain can do.

Speaking of amazing....the Jerusalem Sage is breaking out in blooms.

I love these funky, Dr. Seuss blooms.  

I think we need more of these around here.

OK....I need to get out there and plants some things we hauled all the way home from Kansas.

Rain is in the forecast,
so I better FOCUS.

Hope you had a good weekend, too.

Happy Gardening...
~~Linda~~