Tuesday, November 24, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7025 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A deadline you do not want to meet.. Last night when I was out making my rounds, I came across several additional large slugs amongst my brugmansia seedlings. Now I know why the slugs are so large. Not only are they eating my Angel Trumpets, they are eating the fertilizer I recently applied as well!!!Finding so many large slugs in such a short period of time convinced me that I need to resort to chemical warfare if I am going to get them under control. While I was at the growers supply store today I purchased some ... Categories:Garden PestsCreatures Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsgarden pestsslugs Read more
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7273 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating On the lookout tonight.... Lookout bugs, the frog patrol is on watch tonight. I glad that at least one of my brugmansia leaves is being protected tonight. Categories:Creatures Tags:Brugmansiatree frog Read more
Saturday, November 21, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7439 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Strange bedfellows...you guys really disgust me! How disgusting, two of the most hated creatures in my nursery are teaming up once again to eat all my Angel Trumpets! Thank goodness I had my trusty scissors with me, and thank goodness that they do not regenerate when cut in half. When the slugs get to be larger than my thumb like the one below, it's time to bring out the slug bait! Perfect timing too, it will be their Thanksgiving dinner! Categories:Garden PestsCreatures Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiagarden pestsslugssnails Read more
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7087 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Guardian of my pots..... This friendly wolf spider sort of makes you think twice before you grab an empty pot.Looks like remnants of his lunch is on the bottom. Categories:Garden PestsCreatures Tags:spiderwolf spider Read more
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6932 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Welcome to the Angel Trumpet Inn It is virtually impossible to take an evening stroll through my brugmansias without finding at least a couple chameleons sleeping away on the brugs. Sleeping that is of course until I wake them up with my flash. :) Categories:Creatures Tags:anoleBrugmansiachameleon Read more
Friday, November 13, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7324 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Bud beds Everyone knows what a bunk bed is, but how about a bud bed? This friendly chameleon looks mighty comfy laying on this brugmansia bud! Categories:Creatures Tags:angel trumpet budanolebrugmansia budchameleon Read more
Friday, November 13, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6280 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating My dew drenched friend... I caught this little guy napping away tonight, soaking up the midnight dew. Categories:Creatures Tags:anolechameleon Read more
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6158 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Good grief, here's that guy with the camera again.... If tree frogs could talk.... Categories:Creatures Tags:Brugmansiatree frog Read more