tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433946494577949964.post2561632672071784626..comments2023-10-22T10:15:32.323-05:00Comments on gardening with turtles: Nom. Nom. Nom.Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16769488099776508540noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433946494577949964.post-59977613639915283032011-10-18T01:14:23.252-05:002011-10-18T01:14:23.252-05:00Swamp Dog-I think people eat them too! :-PSwamp Dog-I think people eat them too! :-PMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769488099776508540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433946494577949964.post-64505972153006612492011-10-02T18:40:41.933-05:002011-10-02T18:40:41.933-05:00I love my Hostas, but is a constant battle with th...I love my Hostas, but is a constant battle with the slugs and voles. Hostas must taste like candy to them!Swamp Doghttp://doublebhomestead.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433946494577949964.post-70013290328193841132011-09-08T20:38:01.506-05:002011-09-08T20:38:01.506-05:00Shelly! I guessed what that caterpillar could be a...Shelly! I guessed what that caterpillar could be and got it verified at BugGuide.net and I guess, from you too now!! :-) Finally, a little confidence boost in getting an ID right! And yes, I was aiming to plant for wildlife too but was a little stunned with what happened so fast to my coneflowers. Sheesh. I thought those bugs could pace themselves. Apparently not. I'm working on my next post Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769488099776508540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433946494577949964.post-39376788290261212992011-08-30T13:42:04.732-05:002011-08-30T13:42:04.732-05:00I think your lovely caterpillar is a saddled promi...I think your lovely caterpillar is a saddled prominent (Heterocampa guttivitta) or sometimes called Maple prominent. I used to plant my gardens with the idea of enjoying the plants, now I plant my garden with the idea of enjoying the critters that visit the plants. It is amazing the diversity of caterpillars that show up.Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433946494577949964.post-62344406115183620902011-08-29T23:08:51.168-05:002011-08-29T23:08:51.168-05:00Exactly!!!!! I kept going back and forth while wri...Exactly!!!!! I kept going back and forth while writing this post, trying to figure out if I was happy or if I was not happy. The naturalist in me was thinking "cool," the gardener in me was thinking "NOOOOOOoooooOOOOOOoooooooOOO!" The native plants enthusiast in me was thinking, "This is how it's supposed to work." The chronic purchaser of all things exotic was Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769488099776508540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433946494577949964.post-70872189626919451432011-08-29T21:42:24.358-05:002011-08-29T21:42:24.358-05:00Talk about mixed emotions---How pretty. NO, stop e...Talk about mixed emotions---How pretty. NO, stop eating my plants! How amazing! You thief, you worm!Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.com