So!...the friendly garden Lion has a name...that's wonderful and congratulations to @fanyokani who came up with the name Dande-Lion.
I must say, I'm looking at dandelions in quite a different light now. I wont be pulling them out in a hurry anymore, my hubby thinks I'm crazy, had to explain what I learnt from Hive Garden Community on the benefits of having Dandelions in our garden...I think I've convinced him Lol!.
This year hasn't started well with my Garden plants. They seem to be dying on me, and I don't know why.
Last year my Aloes looked healthy and free of any diseases.
Omg!...this year...they look like this.
I've tried everything to save them.
I think they have some sort of leaf mite. It also could be the weather, we've had a lot of rain and aloes don't like too much water.
Actually, we've been having weird weather lately...very hot days, then suddenly changing to cold rainy weather...must be climate change or something.
I have one healthy aloe left and I'm watching it like a hawk.
As you can see it's raining again.
My lime tree has produced fruit for the first time in ten years, but only on the one side of the tree...something weird is happening in my garden, as for the lemon tree, I've given up hope of ever having fruit, so I grew my own little lemon tree from a rotten lemon, I stuck the whole thing in a pot of potting soil, and I managed to propagate five lemon seedlings.
Mmm...I'm quite chuffed with myself...well until you know what started interfering with the progress of the plant.
Yes, those blasted caterpillars are feasting on the leaves.
I'm not winning in my garden this year I'm afraid, the garden forces are against me for some reason...or is it just the weather.
I mean, I don't want to go killing off every little creature that's destroying my plants...just those pesty little worms and slimy slugs.
Any suggestions?
The grass is growing so quickly, just can't keep up with the weeds, hubby has to cut at least once a week, being under an acre of lawn can be quite a job in this heat...yes, with that little lawn mower Haha!.
We need one of those heavy duty ride on lawn mowers.
While working in the garden the other day, a little King Fisher bird flew into my bedroom window and stunned it self. At first I thought he was dead.
The poor thing knocked himself out cold.
Hubby managed to revive him with a little splash under the tap, I can imagine how he must feel, flying at that speed then bouncing off a glass window...omg!.
He sat in hubby's hand for awhile until he gained his strength before flying off into the distance.
I'm so glad my fur kids didn't see the bird first, that would've been a catastrophe.
Later that afternoon, we saw him perched on the rafters above our bedroom window, I'm sure he came back to say, thankyou.
Hubby is forever saving birds in the garden, especially when they get caught in the green house.
Lately, we've been having a lot of birds flying into the windows, for some reason, I don't know why they would want to fly into the house, I've already found a woodywood pecker on my bed and had to catch it and let him go through the open window.
Well, I told you weird things are happening in my garden lately.
I must say, I'm very happy to see lady birds back in my garden, I hadn't seen them for quite some time and was getting a little concerned.
I've also seen something new, a Blue Bee, for the first time ever in my garden, I was so disappointed I didn't have my phone with me to take a photo, it flew off never to be seen again.
So, although some of my plants are dying on me, and a couple of weird things taking place, there are some positive things happening in my garden as well.
Bees and ladybirds seem to be slowly finding their way back into my garden which is great to see. I just hope they multiply, especially the bees, I don't see enough of them around.
I found this little species too. I don't know where he's from or what he is...a Spider or a Beatle?...can anyone tell me?
At the moment, it's war against the Caterpillars, they're the most annoying little devils, them and snails and slugs.
My tomatoes and lemon seedlings are being devoured by them.
Maybe a little advise from *Dande-Lion the friendly Garden Lion hey!...what do you think?.
Well my Garden friends, that is all to report on my garden today, hope you all have a great year of gardening this year.
Happy Gardening.
Until next time.
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