This week in my Gardens with critters

SHARING MY GARDEN CHORES and DOCUMENTING GROWTH AND BLOOMS

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The week started Sunday on my "think tank" going around and around and around at least 6 hours. 

Zinnias

 I love Zinnias!

The cool thing is how fast they germinate. 

I over seeded this window box with the idea of transplanting some to the yard beds. 

Purple Wandering Jew

 Eventually I will move these rooted cuttings to a bed. I want to give them a good start first. 

They also do well in hanging baskets.

Blooms

Squash

 I promise!

I promise I will not show every bloom and seedling. 

I promise.

Pickles

But look at those pickle blooms about to go up the trellis. 

Garden Critters!

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 Imagine my surprise, shock and utter disbelief when I went out early Monday morning and discovered this!

rolly pollies aka pill bugs aka sow bugs 

What to do?

Well, I started going out each morning by 6:30 and collecting them in a cup with bamboo tongs and then transporting them to the compost bin.

I figured they might as well go to work for me since they mainly diet on decomposing things.

Here's the thing, I unknowingly created a fairy size ecosystem where during the day the pill bugs stay behind the white rocks that I placed around the tree and at night they come out to dine on my fairy moss. 

 This is what it looks like today. 

I gave up.

And then went to the garden and discovered a hole on a bigger scale.

No doubt made by an armadillo. 

Just a larger version of a pill bug. 

Don't you think?

 A Rose Garden Dream

on my "when I retire" list

three new roses in the first section

before in the second section

after

 I added a 4th rose and transplanted scarlet morning glories from the garden to the trellis. 

after

 A Bed in Progress

ready to seed

seed packets
How can you pass up 20¢ and 50¢ seed packets.
I'm a seed hoarder.

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