Tuesday, August 18, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 4850 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Tonight's bug du jour, or ground control to Mr. Fred... This giant moth is like the B52 of the moth world. Nothing is more unnerving during a late night stroll than to have one of these monsters buzz by your head. The cool part is that their eyes glow a bright red. I hope to get some better pictures of them in action soon. Categories:Uncategorized Tags:Brugmansiamoth Read more
Monday, August 17, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7160 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Fred versus the cats, round 4.... I'm beginning to think this is a battle I'm never going to win. The cats are back and they are hungry as hell. Good grief, it was just a week or so ago that I resorted to chemical warfare to get them under control...or at least I thought I did. I guess that's the price you pay when you have a yard full of blooming plants... Categories:Uncategorized Tags:Brugmansiacaterpillarpests Read more
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6138 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating and yet another bug du jour... Tonight's creature of the night is this rather interesting yellow garden orb weaver spider. Usually I find these things the easy way by running into their webs at night followed by the sensation of feeling 8 legs scurrying across my face!Maybe this will end up being a daily feature after all? Categories:Uncategorized Tags:spideryellow orb weaver Read more
Monday, August 10, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6895 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating tonight's bug du jour.... While out for a moonlit stroll amongst my Angel Trumpets tonight I stumbled upon this handsome fellow. He was working his way up my Snowbank brugmansia plant.I'm used to seeing the green praying mantis around my plants but I think this is the first time I spotted one this color.He was on a mission to climb up to the top of this five foot tall plant.I asked him to pray for blooms on this plant and he kindly obliged! Categories:Uncategorized Tags:Angel Trumpetbugpraying mantissnowbank brugmansia Read more
Thursday, August 6, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6418 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Death to cats!!!!! Not the feline type, I like four legged cats. I'm talking about the linear cats, as in caterpillars!This summer I have been fighting what appears to be a losing battle with these pests. I've already had three major infestations and with all the moths and butterflies I've seen flying around the past couple of days, I'm sure the 4th is only a week or two away.Last week I resorted to chemical warfare in hopes of knocking them down fast. Spraying is a pain in the butt! It takes close to 50 ... Categories:Uncategorized Tags:angel trumpetsBrugmansiacaterpillarscats Read more