I finished planting most of my garden plants. We planted a few strawberries, artichokes, lots of tomatoes, eggplant, squash, cucumber, bell peppers, herbs, and melons.
I took a few shots of the strawberries, and they seem to be doing nicely so far! We collected 2 strawberries that were not quite ripe, and I let them finish ripening on my window sill. They were a little tart, but yummy!! Those little birds, squirrels, and bunnies need to keep away from them! I sprinkled some cornmeal on and around them, as this is supposed to help kill the fire ants. Fire ants are just downright mean, and destroyed my okra last summer.
I found a scary looking spider when I was digging and planting. I'm not sure what kind it is but it does not have any markings, so I'm hopeful it is not a black widow or a brown recluse.
As I came close to get a picture, I was a little nervous, I did not want it to jump up on me! I really don't care for spiders, at all!! Mostly I don't care if they are around, I just don't want to touch them. I do like them eating flies and other undesirable bugs! This is a time when I'm thankful for my gardening gloves.
Have a great week! Blessings, Rachel
Have a great week! Blessings, Rachel
No need to worry. That's definitely not a Black Widow nor Brown Recluse. It looks cool, though! (I like spiders.)
ReplyDeleteThanks Russ! I thought about it later, and wondered if I should have gotten rid of that spider, glad I didn't! :)
ReplyDeleteYikes. That spider looks scary! Like really scary!
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