As mentioned previously, despite the mesh cages I created around my broccoli plants, the butterflies still managed to lay their eggs on the leaves. Last week I found they were covered in very fat caterpillars, munching their way through the foliage at an alarming pace! Enough was enough, so I decided to pull out what …
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Lady in red
I have a new lodger – a lone ladybird – currently residing on my little spider plant. Ladybirds come in a variety of colours – most commonly red, orange and black, and each species sports a different number of spots. My visitor is red and looks to have the 18 spots required to be a …
Rambling Rose 