Wednesday, June 1, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7248 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Bugs on a pod Last night was was what I would call a bug-a-palooza. I went out with my headlamp on to check on a few about to open flower buds and I was bombarded with insects.My headlamp is a giant bug magnet anyways, and last night the bugs were out in force. When I stopped to check on a couple blooms, these bugs decided to quit harassing me for a few seconds by taking a break on a nearby seed pod. Lucky for them they were non-threatening to my plants so I let them be. This beetle seemed to be guided ... Categories:Creatures Tags:brugmansia seed podbugscreaturesinsectsseed pod Read more
Thursday, March 17, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8610 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating How to deal with a home invader... It's easy, just catch them with a trap and transport them away to a new location!Recently I started noticing my cat's food was disappearing at an astonishing rate. My cat is not a big eater so I knew something strange was going on. Perhaps the half eaten dog biscuit I found in the kitchen sink should have been a tip-off as to who was to blame.I borrowed a small animal trap from a friend and set it up in my kitchen before going to bed. A few hours later I awoke to a ruckus as this rather ... Categories:RamblingsCreatures Tags:creaturesraccoontrap Read more
Thursday, November 18, 2010 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7296 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Water, I need water..... Oops, I guess it's too late. I found this poor mummified tree frog in my storage trailer. Categories:Creatures Tags:creatures Read more
Thursday, August 19, 2010 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6483 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Cheap labor in the garden... When you are trying to germinate Angel Trumpets from seed, it is important to have a full-time sentry around to make sure insects, snails and slugs are kept at bay. Categories:Creatures Tags:creatures Read more
Friday, December 11, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6982 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating These slimy guys are relentless... Look what I found when I was making my rounds tonight. These darn slugs are relentless in their quest to eat all my brugs!Although I applied snail and slug bait in my primary growing areas, I did not treat all the independent brugmansias growing in my yard. That's where I found these guys eating away tonight. Unfortunately for them it ended up being their last supper... Categories:Garden PestsCreatures Tags:Brugmansiacreaturesgarden pestsslugs Read more
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5109 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Sleeping beauty... It is nearly impossible to take a midnight stroll without seeing a bunch on chameleons napping. This guy was smart enough to sleep up on the top of a stand alone plant, making it hard for him to be a midnight snack for the resident snakes. Categories:Creatures Tags:chameleoncreatures Read more
Thursday, October 15, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7387 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Tonight's Angel Trumpet sentry Look out bugs, this guy is hungry and he's keeping watch over my brugmansia tonight! Categories:Creatures Tags:chameleoncreatures Read more
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5751 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Thought I may have to exterminate this one It has been a while since I reviewed "Florida's Most Wanted" list for invasive species. When I first spotted this tree frog tonight I thought I had a Cuban Tree Frog in my midst, which meant death had to be imminent. Fortunately for Mr. Tree Frog and my conscious, I made a mad dash to the web for a positive ID before acting. Mr. Tree Frog turned out to be a common variety and was left to enjoy his perch amongst my brugs. Categories:Creatures Tags:brugscreaturestree frog Read more