Showing posts with label harmful pests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label harmful pests. Show all posts
Sunday, September 5, 2010
The Grasshopper Incident
King of Denmark is a wonderful heirloom spinach that performs nicely. One look at the mature plants and you will easily see why this variety is king just from the sheer size of it. A few days ago I noted that the King of Denmark spinach was looking rather good. Then I noticed that something had been helping itself to a taste test. A couple of days later I found the critter responsible for the
Monday, August 30, 2010
Funnel Spiders
Funnel SpiderAugust 30, 2010
One of the first things we noticed when we moved here were the large funnel spiders (grass spiders). As spiders go these are about the size of a quarter. Their webs are a thin whispy sheet with a characteristic funnel shape that the spider hides in. They were everywhere to the point that we resorted to spraying to knock down their numbers a bit. The risk to
One of the first things we noticed when we moved here were the large funnel spiders (grass spiders). As spiders go these are about the size of a quarter. Their webs are a thin whispy sheet with a characteristic funnel shape that the spider hides in. They were everywhere to the point that we resorted to spraying to knock down their numbers a bit. The risk to
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