yellow 14 Spot ladybird
yellow bug - I have no idea what he is or what he does - he is on the flag iris':
Think this is a 'backswimmer' - he is living in my waterbutt. Apparently they can give you a nasty bite:
Just can't resist checking on the carrot's, am really pleased with how they are getting on. They need thinning, so I'm quite happy to pull one every now and then and enjoy a burst of carrotty flavour, but OH always looks appalled and wants me to replant them !
I keep checking the tadpoles for changes, but most of them are exactly the same:
however, a couple have developed tiny legs (unless its the same one zipping around the pond). They are much more skittish than they used to be and dart away from the surface now:
Japanese onions finally look as if they are putting on some growth, not sure if I'll bother with them next year, they are all pretty small:
My Rocket potatoes are in full flower - I've not had a furtle yet, but the temptation is very hard to resist:
and Charlottes also flowering:
Took my first harvest home this week - have yet to eat the artichoke, OH wants to photograph it. I adore eating the tapas type marinated artichokes, but if I'm honest I'm a little afraid of preparing it !
To stop bugs in your butt - so to speak, put a goldfish or two in the butt and they will munch them, my tadpoles haven't even got legs yet - I thought they would have grown up and hopped away by now - what is the usual length of time for their development ?
ReplyDeleteIs that yellow ladybird one of the evil harlequin types ??
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ReplyDeletehi there, we've been squirting washing up liquid into the water, but OH went a bit over the top and I've got bubbles everytime I water LOL. Hope its not a harlequin - just been sent a really good link, had no idea there were so many.
ReplyDeleteI think its a 14 spot ladybird, not a Harlequin.
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