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I found it! (was Insect I.D. please)

Aha! Thanks to all of you and your advice! I found it via Google. . .a green tiger beetle, Cicindela sexguttata. I've b...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ctyankeebulldog
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by ctyankeebulldog

New yard, over run-

Hello- I'm hoping someone might point me in the right direction- so far I have: ascending, tap root, continuous pith, o...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by purduephotog
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by purduephotog

What the heck is this monster?

A friend posted this on another newsgroup. He saw it yesterday while on a bike ride. This is scary. http://www.imagedump...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by FragileWarrior
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by FragileWarrior

Insect I.D. please

This morning while I was hoeing my garden, a beetle type insect came out of the soil the likes of which I've never seen...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ctyankeebulldog
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by ctyankeebulldog

Wasps building nest in my attic

I have a bay window extending out over my deck and I have noticed wasps regularly entering and exiting the ventilation...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bslusse
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by bslusse

Mulch that may have a fungus

My bag of mulch has white specks in it that looks like powder. I don't recall seeing it on there last year. Could it be...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by littleboyblu87
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by littleboyblu87

Terra Cotta Pot manufacturer website

Does anybody here know the name/manufacturer/website for the company that makes the classic terra cotta pots? The pots...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

Tree Protection Idea

I've staked the apple trees and several other trees using steel fence posts and wire inside of rubber hose. A few of th...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Charlie
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by Charlie

Startling mantis photo

If you haven't seen it yet, check out alt.binaries.pictures.gardens for a photo of a mantis eating a hummingbird. It's n...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by FragileWarrior
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by FragileWarrior

Tree advice needed

Without going into all the detail I need a tree to plant off of one of my patios. We are moving a privacy fence from th...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dog3
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by dog3

This is What It's All About

We picked the first bunch of chioggia beets, an Italian heirloom, also known as bulls-eye. Very mild and sweet. Had the...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Charlie
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by Charlie

Hosta

What causes a variegated hosta to revert back or turn all green again?
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rbauer
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by rbauer

Pink blooming shrub

OK - I only caught a quick glimpse of it, but does any one know a shrub/small tree that looks like a pink flowered hone...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cherylisaak
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by cherylisaak

SRM Mulch

We (my wife, as I said she was nuts) did an experiment with tomatoes and red SRM mulch this year and I am eating crow....
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by arf
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by arf