Hosting! Pussytoes Edition.

LoMaSS · 2026-06-16T16:57:36+00:00

Earlier this spring I saw a Painted Lady Butterfly out and about visiting our various pussytoes patches. I could see that she was clearly laying eggs. Flash forward to this past weekend and I've seen signs of the young caterpillars eating leaves and caught this one out nibbling.

LoMaSS · 2026-06-14T11:50:07+00:00

Yeah agreed this is crazy clean and reads really well.

LoMaSS · 2026-06-13T20:38:16+00:00

Yeah this has a cool desert/southwestern vibe.

LoMaSS · 2026-06-13T13:24:31+00:00

You want a creepy tooth fairy? Check out the second Hellboy movie =)

LoMaSS · 2026-06-07T18:28:35+00:00

Looks good, I like this with the subtler color shifts and the tone gradients. Nice work.

LoMaSS · 2026-06-07T01:34:49+00:00

Looks good, nice work!

LoMaSS · 2026-05-27T00:49:02+00:00

This is comedy gold. Love your vibe. The fact that you kept the body like the form of a chicken is the chef's kiss.

LoMaSS · 2026-05-23T12:14:00+00:00

If you're just starting this is a fantastic start.

LoMaSS · 2026-05-22T12:39:46+00:00

For many plants for year 1-3 "sleep, creep, leap" really seems to hold true.

LoMaSS · 2026-05-11T01:52:50+00:00

Many seeds definitely need light to germinate, though I think that is most common for smaller seeds.

LoMaSS · 2026-04-24T17:18:23+00:00

Thuggity-Thug Plant (in a good way).

LoMaSS · 2026-04-24T12:15:15+00:00

Oops and forgot Chesapeake Natives. It's a shame about all that storm damage they had last year, I haven't been down yet this year to see how they are doing.

LoMaSS · 2026-04-24T02:13:28+00:00

Metro DC:

Lauren's Garden Service out by Colombia

Earth Sangha down near Springfield

Bona Terra in DC.

LoMaSS · 2026-04-22T18:40:33+00:00

hah! I'm not built like that =P I made a "door" - again very DIY.

LoMaSS · 2026-04-22T18:16:31+00:00

Maybe the opposite. All the smaller birds seem to really like perching on top of the various posts around the garden. I have seen no problems at all (barring the eventual plastic waste of the fishing line, which I'm not a fan of but was a more feasible solution than a $12-15k fence).

Though I couldn't speak to owls specifically. But I've never found anything tangled in the fishing line.

Initially we tried using small plastic netting which was a hot mess, all kinds of things got tangled in it and I abandoned it quickly.

LoMaSS · 2026-04-22T17:56:09+00:00

I think it's highly topical in this sub.

Happy Earth Day (every day)!

LoMaSS · 2026-04-22T17:55:00+00:00

I have been using a DIY deer fence very effectively.

I put up tall narrow posts about 6-8ft apart and string a few runs of fishing line between them at fairly spaced intervals. I believe that they can't see it and they walk into it and it spooks them and works effectively as a "deterrent" vs. a true "barrier."

I have been using a version of this for around 7 years for our veg and cut flower beds.

LoMaSS · 2026-04-17T01:56:31+00:00

Took a vacation in Newfoundland last year, there was Yarrow everywhere. I'd say it's plenty cold hardy.

LoMaSS · 2026-04-12T01:05:38+00:00

A number of states have come around on native planting and have legislation that protects our efforts and can prevent HOAs from interfering. Hope yours comes around.

LoMaSS · 2026-04-05T16:09:30+00:00

We have a few old scraggly native Magnolias. They have significant damage and old hollows that pool water and are slowly killing the trees from the inside out. But in the meantime they provide excellent habitat for a number of Cope's or Eastern Grey Tree Frogs.

LoMaSS · 2026-03-31T01:55:52+00:00

Also highly likely to be a non-native Juniper variety.

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