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Terrariums, Orchids and Ladybugs
Aug. 22nd, 2010 01:52 pmIt's been awhile since I've shown pictures of the cool metallic blue-green ladybugs we have in NZ. I think they're impressive. I like the red/red & black ones we also get but these impress me the most for their beauty. We also get yellow and black spotted ones. I had tried to get some shots yesterday when I was in the garden but the little critter was in a hurry to Get Somewhere and ended up flying away before I could get a shot. These picts are from a bag of limes our friends gave us last night. We had a hitchhiker! I managed to get 2 shots off before he/she flew onto the ceiling and then was escorted outside to the camelia.
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I've pulled in the 2 tomatoes I put in little pots outside last night. They absolutely didn't want the fresh air. I'll keep them in for awhile but not in the water cupboard so they can harden a bit more, then put them out.
I took my seeds yesterday to our friends' house and did a bit of a seed swap with T. T and I are the gardeners, our spouses are the mildly amused eaters. I knew T wanted some of my Red Kuri pumpkin and I gave her a couple different toms. I also had a separate small packet of the Phacaelia so I gave her that because I have something like 25 grams or 50 grams and don't need that much.
In return I took a pod of scarlet runner beans, a couple Roma tomatoes and a couple of a variety that is supposed to be good for hot, sunny positions. And when I shook 2 out onto my hand to put in my little baggie I got a bit of a shock.
Metallic ladybugs are fine. Nature made them. But cobalt blue metallic tomato seeds are frightening for me. I'm used to my heirloom seeds, or the beans that have a light powdery fungicide coating. I'm not used to coatings so obvious and so ....... sci fi. It was a surprise.
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(Terrariums, orchids & picts under the cut)
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I've pulled in the 2 tomatoes I put in little pots outside last night. They absolutely didn't want the fresh air. I'll keep them in for awhile but not in the water cupboard so they can harden a bit more, then put them out.
I took my seeds yesterday to our friends' house and did a bit of a seed swap with T. T and I are the gardeners, our spouses are the mildly amused eaters. I knew T wanted some of my Red Kuri pumpkin and I gave her a couple different toms. I also had a separate small packet of the Phacaelia so I gave her that because I have something like 25 grams or 50 grams and don't need that much.
In return I took a pod of scarlet runner beans, a couple Roma tomatoes and a couple of a variety that is supposed to be good for hot, sunny positions. And when I shook 2 out onto my hand to put in my little baggie I got a bit of a shock.
Metallic ladybugs are fine. Nature made them. But cobalt blue metallic tomato seeds are frightening for me. I'm used to my heirloom seeds, or the beans that have a light powdery fungicide coating. I'm not used to coatings so obvious and so ....... sci fi. It was a surprise.
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(Terrariums, orchids & picts under the cut)
( Read more... )
