Gold leaf has started flowering. Overall I think they are doing good. I have been finding small catipillars that I think are eating on leaves and building cocoons. I pick them out as I find them and I also have spiders that I have seen eating other insects so not sure if I should leave them alone.
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And that’s why I grow inside!!!
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If I saw this in my house I might have to move.
And if it is over an inch long I might set the house on fire as I left.
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Awww… He’s a cute little critter. lol. Spiders eat bad bugs.
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No some bug good spiders always BAD!
We have a spider down here called a “WOLF” SPIDER, I wont f with one of those with anything less than a 410 shotgun!!! Hell I can replace drywall.
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Spiders eat all the bad bugs. Just be careful they don’t web your buds up. And wash the shiiiiiiiiiit out of them when you harvest. Nice growing!
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I’d bring out the 12 gadge for that one. Shame that the propane tank is in the way…oh well sometimes you gotta break some eggs.
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Aww c’mon. The bouncers are cute and pretty social when they get used to you. It’s the wolf, widows, and recluses I steer clear of.
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I’ve seen wolf spiders big as my hand. They don’t bother me to much as long as I know they are there. It’s when I’m under the house fixing a pipe and one is in my face that’s when I loose my shit. Lol
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I call them writing spiders. They are cool to have in the garden
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THEY JUMP MAN then I jump, and under a house that just dosent work out real good. Even warring a helmet.
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I used to get at least one of these on me every time I mowed. Luckily, if you do somehow manage to get them to bite you it’s like getting bit by a mosquito. Mine have gotten smarter and build their webs much higher in the trees so they can’t be walked through.
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@Dwaacres64
If you see one of these LEAVE IT ALONE …it’s eating everything it sees
There’s also a red one but that is the larve of a lady bug,
this one is a green lacewing larve
I’ve had all kinds of pests since April 5th when it sprouted
But here I am because of this natural predator
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If I ever grow outside I’m buying a couple praying mantis egg pods and hanging on my plants. They eat everything, the good, bad, and the ugly. Hell I read they’ll even take a bird down. No pests ever on your plants with these things around.
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My wife said she will move out if I bring a praying mantis around. Apparently she was traumatized by one as a kid. Lol. I think they are awesome.
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Did you ever see one eat??? Google it. LOL.
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I understand. My wife actually bought a couple egg sacks off eBay and we hatched them in a little sack they give you with a window in it. Hundreds of the little bastards. We put them outside, then had a cold snap that killed them all I assume. It was actually pretty fascinating.
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Awsome, we have quite a few of those around.
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