Showing posts with label Dragonfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dragonfly. Show all posts

Monday, 21 January 2013

Container Garden - An Insect's World Update!

I have been busy burying compost in the pots these past few weeks. And I sowed some okra seeds. 2 seeds have sprouted. I hope the heavy downpour today did not kill them.

The black & red squash bug!
Rain droplets on Periwinkle flowers!

Orange Dog Butterfly!
We had a family of 3 blue-breasted quails who came to sunbathe in the garden!

Dragonfly!
A closeup picture of a chrysalis which belongs to the orange dog butterfly!


Thursday, 5 July 2012

Container Garden - An Update

The garden has been drawing all sorts of lovely bugs to it. There were a few which I have not seen before. And they are amazing!!!

The familiar Periwinkle eater!
This little one fell out of nowhere as I was watering the plants and landed right next to my feet! Imagine if it had plopped on my head! Eeeeeee.....
Another beautiful golden, brown butterfly
This bug is covered in a transparent circle film! I have never seen this bug before!

Mating cucumber bugs doing the gravity-defying-dance!

The red dragonfly
What a beautiful flower! I think it mutated very beautifully!
The dragonfly which had completed its lifespan.
Both zucchini plants died as the cucumber bugs spread the bacteria wilt to them. :( I have never had luck with cucumbers and zucchinis.
The cherry tomatoes are doing extremely well!


Pak Choy in pots!
Pumpkin seedlings
Radish!

The corn plants and okras.
Red Periwinkle grown from seeds!
Periwinkles!
Sunflower seedlings
The Yellow-Banded Wasp Moths Mating!
The lemon tree is growing again after being ill for awhile. It was dropping leaves and growth was stunted. 
This caterpillar was attacking the lemon tree! It ate and ate and ate the leaves and strung webs around the leaves. A pest!!!
The beautiful Allamanda!



Friday, 13 April 2012

Container Garden - An Update!

6 pots of compost! 2 of which are done!!! YAY!
It smells earthy, which means it is a success! If it smells otherwise, then that means the composting failed!
Successful compost makes me a very happy gardener!
I was very happy to see the Garden Soldier Fly as they lay eggs in compost or rotting food. The eggs will hatch into grubs,  that eat the rotting food! Composting will speed up! *YAY!*
Kai-Lan!
Zucchinis!


Zucchini flower!
Allamanda fruit (It contains winged seeds)
Another smaller fruit!
The Ixora is finally flowering again!
A new pot of cherry tomatoes! I planted garlic chives in the same pot to deter pests! It seems to be working at the moment.


Okra bumper harvest! That makes this gardener VERY happy! Though I can't eat them, my family can. So that makes me happy!

A 2-day harvest!
I'm Popeye the Sailorman!
Siu Pak Choy!

Kangkung & Siu Pak Choy!
Pale Brown Hawk Moth!
Orange Dog Caterpillar!
The red dragonfly!

The big black ants which come by everyday to drink nectar from unopened Periwinkle flower buds.


I bought a few of these to brighten up the garden!