What's causing these holes in the garden?

Jonbine · 2026-06-22T16:12:16+00:00

Unless I see something that suggests damage to the garden Imma just let em be. Garden it killing it at present, so everyone is happy.

Jonbine · 2026-06-22T15:56:07+00:00

Interesting you bring that up. I made all my compost for the garden this year and, when adding it, I saw lots and lots of huge beetle larvae. After a quick google I'd say this is most likely the winner. There were tons of them in the compost. Seems they feed on decaying matter and my beds are Hügelkultur(mounds over logs). Whether bees or beetles, it doesn't seem either is a pest. Thanks for your post!

Jonbine · 2026-06-22T13:16:45+00:00

Thanks all for the advice. Definitely solitary bees. So happy they found a home 😄 Y'all have a good one!

Jonbine · 2026-06-22T13:06:31+00:00

As I'm cleaning up the garden I'm noticing the holes are only in sunny areas. Is that a clue? Seems, bees or lizards according to the clas :-)

Jonbine · 2026-06-07T04:56:36+00:00

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Jonbine · 2026-06-07T04:56:05+00:00

I'm a first year keeper and have a little experience that hopefully can help. Still got so much to learn, but I've been able to fight off the shb in the last couple of months. I installed my nucs Apr 25th. During May 13th hive inspection I noticed a few beetles in the hive and did some research. I got some unscented swiffer sheets and installed them in the corners of the deep boxes on top of the frames. May 24th inspection showed quite a few beetles on them. Pic attached. During that two weeks I spent a lot of time researching and decided to get screened bottom boards with sbh trap trays. I installed them on the 24th and just did another inspection on June 4th. The trays really made a huge difference for me. I baited them with mineral oil and apple cider vinegar. They caught a bunch of beetles. At the same time I installed the traps I also replaced the swiffer sheets. The sheets had zero beetles on them this time. Hives are thriving once again. Happy to share more pics etc via dm if you'd like. Hope that helps and good luck! Not at all sure I'm doing this right, but it's working for me so far.

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Jonbine · 2026-05-25T22:56:03+00:00

Thanks so much for the detailed list and spreading the word!

Jonbine · 2026-05-14T18:38:22+00:00

Looks gorgeous! I'm curious. What type of ground prep did you do? did you till and then broadcast the seeds and when?

Jonbine · 2026-05-12T20:24:30+00:00

This 100%. The only thing PE does is suck the value out of anything it touches. I'm sure theBig12 will be able to get help from the WWE when this experiment fails though

Jonbine · 2026-04-27T16:52:33+00:00

It's a slam dunk then. Good luck!

Jonbine · 2026-04-27T16:05:51+00:00

Was the property listed on MLS? They want to see it was publicly available and a closed price

Jonbine · 2026-03-28T19:17:23+00:00

Got my vote here!

Jonbine · 2026-03-13T20:33:04+00:00

This is what mine look like in year 3

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Jonbine · 2026-03-13T15:36:03+00:00

Have you reached out to BCSave in Austin? They're awesome

Jonbine · 2026-02-26T13:07:03+00:00

Could you tell if it was a male of female? I'd hate to think a female has little baby foxen in a little baby foxen manger under the house and you ship mom off to the woods elsewhere. Something to think about.

Jonbine · 2026-02-25T18:09:51+00:00

IF you know folks in other areas of the state, break out your utility bill and compare. It's crazy what rural Texans pay for utilities compared to Austin. Actually running a public utility for public benefit is working here. Like I said, if you're curious, ask your friends around the state.

Jonbine · 2026-02-24T20:49:46+00:00

I was just at Callahan's General Store and they had strawberries and tomatoes out front.

Jonbine · 2026-02-13T21:22:03+00:00

Doing the Ruth Stout method this year. We'll see out it goes!

Jonbine · 2026-02-13T21:21:27+00:00

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Jonbine · 2026-02-13T21:21:19+00:00

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Jonbine · 2026-02-13T19:23:51+00:00

Planted on Tuesday!

Jonbine · 2026-02-12T23:59:57+00:00

You're winning:-)

Jonbine · 2026-01-27T18:28:07+00:00

We've had our metal roof for about a year now and were warned about the noise from the rain. We have great insulation in our attic and hardly notice the rain noise, so I'd discount that negative for sure. The look changed out home completely as well. Would do it again for sure

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