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Tomato Plants Recovering - 315 days ago

My tomato plants are recovering from some insect damage.  A forum poster thinks that there were aphids and whiteflys.  An organic insecticide soap appears to have taken care of the issue.  There were some damaged branches that I pruned.
Topics: Tomato, Tomato Plants

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Beginning of a Butterfly Garden - 315 days ago

About two weeks ago I planted a few packages of seeds to start a butterfly garden. It is starting to appear.
Topics: Butterfly Garden, Flowers, Garden Planting, Insects

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Two Visitors In the garden - 315 days ago

When walking around the yard I noticed two visitors.  The monarch caterpillar is getting ready to change to a butterfly.Monarch ButterflyPreying Mantis:
Topics: Insects, Preying Mantis

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First Pepper Harvest - 315 days ago

Here is my first harvest of Jalapeno Peppers.  Two plants are currently in the garden.
Topics: Harvest, Jalapeno Pepper, Peppers

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End of Lettuce Until Fall - 322 days ago

The end of my lettuce crop was about two weeks ago.  The plants were tough to eat and leaves turning yellow.  They were retired to the compost bin.  This is the first week we had to buy store lettuce.  More will be planted for fall.
Topics: Lettuce

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