Showing posts with label Insects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Insects. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Another "fart" egg and the secrete to no more nematodes


Chickens gave me another silly little fart egg, yes that is what they are called.
With this heat the egg production has slowed.
The Last of the tomato also was come with the heat of this desert summer.
The heat just cooks them on the vine.

in the soil the root veggies can suffer from the infectious little eaters who will ruin your toil...nematodes
Organically taking care of this is done with
Datomaceous Earth


Here is a link to better understand DE

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Humming bird moth


We had a visitor tonight in the flowers out front.
The men folk out speaking to the end of the day.
I was called to capture a fast photo op.
Favor upon us!

Click on the image to enlarge.
this is a South American creature.
We are it's far northern range.
I have found two of the massive cocoons in my soil.
Sadly both were lost to the blade as it dug into the earth.
They are so amazing.
Now I tender the blade when I turn new earth to amend.