Eat Your Vegetables!

Apart from the two worst enemies, caterpillars and japanese beetles, our garden has been blooming very well.  

The bugs eat and destroy leaves! The japanese beetles also leave burn marks on the leaves which look very much like burned paper edges. The caterpillars like flower plants whereas the japanese beetle prefer okra, basil, and rose bushes.

Here are what I have harvested so far. Enjoy!

© Eat Your Vegetables!

Flower Power

Can someone help me identify the flowers in questions?

The wildflower mix has more than what is listed.

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From Top Left: Cosmos Bright Lights, Bachelor Button,

Shirley Poppy, ???,

???, Achillea

Sweetpeas

Clover???, ???

© Flower Power

The Garden Party

© The Garden Party

Bugs Attended

Earthworm

Fly
Grasshopper (1/4" in length)
Inchworm
Ladybug
Moth
Spider
Toad

also attended...

The Garden Party Pooper!

Have a nice day!

Project O2

Herbs and edibles were planted on April 11th 2010. When the weather got better, we planted various flowers. It is really satisfying to see them grow from seeds. I planted more flowers yesterday. Hopefully, it is not too late for them to catch the great summer. Today, helplessly, I got another 3 plants.

© Project O2

Herbs

Cilantro/Chinese Parsley
Scientific name: Coriandrum sativum
Height: 12-28"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, USA, Lot 11, 2010

Fineleaf Dwarf Bush Basil
Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum
Height: 8-10"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, USA, Lot 5, 2010

Oregano
Scientific Name: Origanum vulgare
Height: 18"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, USA, Lot 13, 2010

Rosemary
Scientific Name: Rosmarinus officinalis
Height: 24-36"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, Holland, Lot 10, 2010

Sage
Scientific Name: Salvia officinalis
Height: 12-24"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, Holland, Lot 5, 2010

Spearmint
Scientific Name: Mentha spicata
Height: 12-24"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, Holland, Lot 10, 2010

Thyme
Scientific Name: Thymus vulgaris
Height: 6-12"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, Holland, Lot 5, 2010

Edibles

Asparagus Bean/Yardlong Pole Bean
Liana RS
Seed Distributor: Burpee, USA, Lot 6, 2010


Cucumber
Sugar Crunch Hybrid
Seed Distributor: Burpee, USA, Lot 5, 2010


Okra
Clemson Spineless
Seed Distributor: Burpee, USA, Lot 8, 2010


Orange Thai Pepper
Capsicum annuum
Seed Distributor: Seed Savers Exchange, #1215 OG PP-OHF-A03, 2010


Papaya

Flowers

Achillea, The Pearl
Type: Perennial
Height: 24"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, Germany, Lot 4, 2010

Alyssum, Aphrodite Mix
Type: Annual
Height: 4"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, Holland, Lot 5, 2010

Aster, Crego Mix
Type: Annual
Height: 30"
Seed Distributor: Burpee's Heirlooms, Germany, Lot 4, 2010

Baby's Breath, Gypsy Deep Rose
Type: Annual
Height: 8-10"
Plant Distributor: Hyvee

Blue Flax
Scientific Name: Linum Perenne
Type: Perennial
Height: 18-30"
Seed Distributor: Livingston Seed Co., Holland, Run Z, 2010

Canterbury Bells, Cup & Saucer Mix
Type: Biennial
Height: 30"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, USA, Lot 7, 2010

Cosmos, Bright Lights Mix
Type: Annual
Height: 36"
Seed Distributor: Burpee, France, Lot 12, 2010

Cosmos, Seashells Mix
Type: Annual
Height: 4'
Seed Distributor: Burpee, USA, Lot 7, 2010

Phlox, Fordhook Finest Mix
Type: Annual
Height: 12-15"
Seed Distributor: Burpee's Heirlooms, Holland, Lot 5, 2010

Polka-dot Plant, Pink Splash Select
Type: Annual
Height: 10-18"
Plant Distributor: Hyvee

Riviera Midnight Blue Lobelia
Scientific Name: Lobelia erinus
Type: Annual
Height: 4-6"
Plant Distributor: Hyvee

Sweetpea, Eckford's Finest Mix
Type: Annual
Height: Climbing, 4'
Seed Distributor: Burpee's Heirlooms, USA, Lot 10, 2010

Wildflower
Mixture: Bachelor Button, Baby's Breath, Blue Flax, Shirley Poppy, Candytuft
Type: Annual
Seed Distributor: Bentley, Lot 1A, 2009

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