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Bar & Grill [Public] / Re: The Garden Thread that two people wanted
« Last post by Jeff Tanyard on June 19, 2024, 09:08:15 AM »Yard/garden update:
Blackberries have been disappointing. Not only is picking them a hassle due to the thorns, but most didn't get to any decent size, nor did they taste good. I guess I learned the hard way why cultivars exist in the first place. It's because the wild stuff sucks.
Anyway, I won't be keeping these weeds.
Joro spiders began to appear about a month ago. They're tiny, but their bright yellow coloring makes them easy to identify. The biggest ones are currently only about an inch long measured from toe to toe, and their bodies are about the size of a grain of rice. That's just the few biggest ones; most are smaller than that. They're numerous, though, as this species tends to go. I counted a dozen of them in one azalea bush. Joros are very tolerant of one another almost to the point of being communal.
I would request that everyone in the eastern third of the U.S. keep an eye out for Joro spiders and let us know if you spot any in your yard. It will be interesting to know how far they've spread.
Black cherry tree produced a nice crop of berries. I ate as many as I wanted, got tired of them, and left the rest for the critters. The tiny size of these things--and having to spit out the pits--almost makes them more trouble than they're worth.
There was a brown thrasher family living under a gardenia. I kept seeing a thrasher hop away from the bush, peck around for food, and then hop back and be greeted by a chorus of chirps. Pretty neat.
Blackberries have been disappointing. Not only is picking them a hassle due to the thorns, but most didn't get to any decent size, nor did they taste good. I guess I learned the hard way why cultivars exist in the first place. It's because the wild stuff sucks.
Anyway, I won't be keeping these weeds.Joro spiders began to appear about a month ago. They're tiny, but their bright yellow coloring makes them easy to identify. The biggest ones are currently only about an inch long measured from toe to toe, and their bodies are about the size of a grain of rice. That's just the few biggest ones; most are smaller than that. They're numerous, though, as this species tends to go. I counted a dozen of them in one azalea bush. Joros are very tolerant of one another almost to the point of being communal.
I would request that everyone in the eastern third of the U.S. keep an eye out for Joro spiders and let us know if you spot any in your yard. It will be interesting to know how far they've spread.
Black cherry tree produced a nice crop of berries. I ate as many as I wanted, got tired of them, and left the rest for the critters. The tiny size of these things--and having to spit out the pits--almost makes them more trouble than they're worth.
There was a brown thrasher family living under a gardenia. I kept seeing a thrasher hop away from the bush, peck around for food, and then hop back and be greeted by a chorus of chirps. Pretty neat.
