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Help MBE grow his dinner 2012
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mbe, never heard of shield bugs ~ lovely looking things, they remind me of ladybirds??
Here's my 'raspberry' shoot ~ what does everyone think ~ is it a raspberry shoot or is it a weed?!
And my chilli (the big one ~ thought it was jalapeno but it's cayenne), another couple of peppers (I think), sweet peas & my slow-growing basil.
My 'indoor' marigolds :whistle:
And a horrible beastie looking 'thing' on a berberis leaf ~ anyone know what it is?!
'A watched potato will never chit'...0 -
pink_poppy wrote: »mbe, never heard of shield bugs ~ lovely looking things, they remind me of ladybirds??
These are immature - look quite different as adults - have a Google. ;o)pink_poppy wrote: »Here's my 'raspberry' shoot ~ what does everyone think ~ is it a raspberry shoot or is it a weed?!
Raspberry.
pink_poppy wrote: »And a horrible beastie looking 'thing' on a berberis leaf ~ anyone know what it is?!
Do you mean the orangey-thing? I've no idea!If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.0 -
mrbadexample;
That was clattering around inside my little greenhouse. It's flippin' enormous and I don't mind saying that it's freaking me out a bit. :eek:
I think it's some sort of wasp. I'll let you know when I find out.
Is this it? ephialtes manifestator"We could say the government spends like drunken sailors, but that would be unfair to drunken sailors, because the sailors are spending their own money."
~ President Ronald Reagan0 -
It's not horrible :undecided it's beautiful. I think it's some kind of tiger moth caterpillar.pink_poppy wrote: »And a horrible beastie looking 'thing' on a berberis leaf ~ anyone know what it is?!
Or at least it's definitely a moth caterpillar. You be kind to it.Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.0 -
Is this it? ephialtes manifestator
No but it's very similar - Rhyssa persuasoria. Good video though.
If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.0 -
mrbadexample wrote: »Raspberry.
Woohoo!! Really?! Woohoo!! :jLotus-eater wrote: »It's not horrible :undecided it's beautiful. I think it's some kind of tiger moth caterpillar.
Or at least it's definitely a moth caterpillar. You be kind to it.
On closer inspection (but not too close) it actually looked like orange eggs _pale_ I think I'll just put it back near the berberis & forget about it. Ewww.
Thank you both.'A watched potato will never chit'...0 -
Oh Looky! It's wind and rain!Just because you made a mistake doesn't mean you are a mistake.0
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No rain here today, only wind. The temp in the greenhouse has stayed above 20 since about 11am. Got aphids on my Peppers though and something has eaten some foliage off them too.0
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Gah! Wind wind wind...... my head is totally done in.
The village show is in 2 weeks and I have nothing, nothing, to enter. Maybe some potatoes if I'm lucky and that will be it.
I'll be thankful if I have any plants left if this carries on.Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.0
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