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Post  OhioGardener 6/14/2019, 9:40 pm

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar on Tulip Polar tree.

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Post  Scorpio Rising 6/14/2019, 10:02 pm

So cute!
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Post  countrynaturals 6/15/2019, 12:36 am

OhioGardener wrote:Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar on Tulip Polar tree.

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Post  trolleydriver 6/15/2019, 8:13 am

countrynaturals wrote:
OhioGardener wrote:Eastern Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar on Tulip Polar tree.

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Post  AtlantaMarie 6/15/2019, 8:20 am

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Post  OhioGardener 6/16/2019, 9:42 pm

The Red Ice succulent is in full bloom.  It attracts small pollinators, such as the Aphid Wasp, to the gardens.

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Post  countrynaturals 6/16/2019, 10:10 pm

OhioGardener wrote:The Red Ice succulent is in full bloom.  It attracts small pollinators, such as the Aphid Wasp, to the gardens.

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I just ordered this one for the pollinators. Whadayathink?
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Post  OhioGardener 6/17/2019, 8:31 am

I love Agastache, but it freezes out here every winter.  I have tried that one twice, but neither survived the winter.

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Post  countrynaturals 6/17/2019, 11:03 am

OhioGardener wrote:I love Agastache, but it freezes out here every winter.  I have tried that one twice, but neither survived the winter.
We rarely freeze here, but I don't mind bringing it in -- it will be in a container. Except for the Salad Bar and one SFG bed, I have about given up on in-ground gardening. Sad
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Post  OhioGardener 6/17/2019, 6:04 pm

Yesterday, a Black Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillar had moved to one of the Hen & Chicks...

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Today, a Black Swallowtail Butterfly Chrysalis is hanging there...

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Post  countrynaturals 6/17/2019, 8:15 pm

OhioGardener wrote:Yesterday, a Black Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillar had moved to one of the Hen & Chicks...

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Today, a Black Swallowtail Butterfly Chrysalis is hanging there...

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OMG! I was about to say "Get it off there and put it on its host plant," but obviously it knew what it was doing. Cool
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Post  OhioGardener 6/17/2019, 8:20 pm

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OhioGardener wrote:Yesterday, a Black Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillar had moved to one of the Hen & Chicks...




Today, a Black Swallowtail Butterfly Chrysalis is hanging there...

OMG! I was about to say "Get it off there and put it on its host plant," but obviously it knew what it was doing. Cool

The host plant, a Common Rue, is about 10' away from the succulents.

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Post  countrynaturals 6/17/2019, 8:51 pm

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The host plant, a Common Rue, is about 10' away from the succulents.
Yup, that's exactly what they're programmed to do -- get away from the host plants to confuse the predators. okay
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Post  countrynaturals 6/20/2019, 11:57 am

TIME TO START A SERIOUS INDOOR GARDEN!

Here is the slider to our South-facing balcony, off the master bedroom. At first I had plants out there. Then I discovered it was just too hot and no water source except to carry buckets. Evil or Very Mad 

Eventually I realized this is the perfect place to nurture babies. I think I'll name it the "Goldilocks Garden" with just right conditions for getting things off to a good start. Fingers crossed that I can grow crops year round, here. geek 
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That's my tomato cutting in the big glass. In the smaller one, there's a broken stem from a Mexican Sunflower. It refused to die, even after a day in the dirt at the base of the mother plant, so I rescued it and brought it it.

Last week I ordered a shelving unit to put in this space to give me more grow room. I put polyurethane on the shelves to protect them from water, then, yesterday, Hubby put it together for me. It was supposed to have 5 shelves, but that wouldn't allow for plant growth and might also block too much light, so I had to make to with 4.
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I started at the bottom, with a perfect container that Katie found at a yard sale. It's deep enough for Bob's beloved icicle radishes, and I planted a sugar snap pea in each corner to climb up the supports and give me my favorite garden snacks.

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Post  countrynaturals 6/21/2019, 12:10 am

OOPS! Embarassed  When I checked the sun coming in this slider, it was the dead of winter and the sun was low in the sky (which I paid no attention to Rolling Eyes ) Now I have this huge investment in an indoor garden and realize the sun never reaches any of it in the summer. Butterfly Junction - Page 28 671790  It's very light and bright however, so I'm still going for it. All of the little plants I've had there are doing fine -- none leggy or weak. If I have to, I suppose I could arrange some kind of reflector on the balcony to bring the sun in. thinking  That might be good for winter, too. What an adventure gardening turned out to be. My journal reads like a soap opera without the sex. rofl 

The weather has cooled off dramatically, so I've been able to work outside for hours at a time (instead of just a few minutes, then head for the pool). With Hubby's help, I got the watering system all set up for the asparagus, fruit trees, and SFG bed. happy turtle It went so smoothly, I'm now thinking I can also do the whole Salad Bar -- not just the raised beds, but the containers and butterfly host garden, too. That would be truly awesome!  I dream of the day I can actually play in the garden -- not just work all the time. rahrah
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Post  donnainzone5 6/21/2019, 11:33 am

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It is National Pollinator Week, and the pollinators are very busy at work.


A honey bee and a bumblebee sharing a perennial sunflower bloom
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Monarch Butterfly competing with Soldier Beetles for Sunflower
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Post  countrynaturals 6/23/2019, 10:30 am

Gorgeous pics, OG. I love you  Katie finally saw a couple of Gulf Fritillaries, but no monarchs, yet.
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Post  OhioGardener 6/25/2019, 6:30 pm

The Bee Balm (Monarda) is in full bloom now. It attracts a lot of butterflies and hummingbirds.

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Red Admiral on the Bee Balm
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Post  countrynaturals 6/25/2019, 8:51 pm

I have never been able to grow bee balm. Sad
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Post  OhioGardener 6/25/2019, 9:13 pm

countrynaturals wrote:I have never been able to grow bee balm. Sad

That is a shame! It is a beautiful, and reliable plant for us. Being a member of the mint family, it sometimes requires thinning out.  And, Bee Balm Tea is a great side benefit of it, too!  Smile

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Post  Scorpio Rising 6/25/2019, 10:46 pm

Ya know, I have not had any luck growing bee balm at my  current home either.  And I love it!  I have total clay dirt.  My old house had a nice loam...grrr
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Post  countrynaturals 6/29/2019, 5:37 pm

Hubby's sunflowers are easily the biggest anyone in this family has ever grown. This one is easily the size of a dinner plate. I love you 
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Post  OhioGardener 6/29/2019, 5:59 pm

Beautiful, CN!   We have an unusual one - it is a double flower.

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Post  countrynaturals 6/30/2019, 9:29 am

Nice, OG -- love the color. Sunflowers always make me smile. flower Are you saving the seeds?
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