our maine home – zone 5b
I don’t know what’s happening here, but something is really munching on this milkweed. And it’s not monarch caterpillars. Sam put the electric wire around it to try to preserve some of the patch for the monarchs. Who seem to be slow showing up this year.
I need to learn more about the weeds in the garden. A starter list:
A beautiful day, sunny and warm with a cool breeze. The garden is looking great, healthy and almost pest free- discovered our first potato beetles today and dropped them into a bucket of soapy water.
Some standouts:
