What’s going on in your garden (2025)?

Is it just me or do those green caterpillar things look a bit edible?!
You could eat them... They're full of tomato plant leaves so probably bitter, lots of alkaloids. Tomato plants are in the nightshade family but you'd have to eat *lots* of the plant to be affected.

Someone else might have input on eating caterpillars.
 
You could eat them... They're full of tomato plant leaves so probably bitter, lots of alkaloids. Tomato plants are in the nightshade family but you'd have to eat *lots* of the plant to be affected.

Someone else might have input on eating caterpillars.
Depends if you have any kidney issues then they're not your friend!
 
Cold and sunny here, just bought some herbs yesterday…then I noticed we have a frost warning coming up. When will I learn? Don’t plant anything before Memorial Day!
 
Up to 80 here today. Weeds growing like crazy between the plant mounds so it'll be tiller time this week. I'll grind it all up, layer on some mulch, till it again, and lastly cover with cardboard. I've been following this methodology for two years now and the soil is *really* becoming fruitful. Not that it wasn't to start with but I like a no chemicals approach. 😁
 
This picture makes them look much paler than they actually are


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Amazing the difference in climate zones - I’m waiting until the May long weekend before I plant anything tender. We were down to 1 degree C last night, the risk of frost is still there!
 
Amazing the difference in climate zones - I’m waiting until the May long weekend before I plant anything tender. We were down to 1 degree C last night, the risk of frost is still there!
This year I planted three weeks later than last year what with the lingering cold nights keeping the soil too cool. I found this chart I plant by. This is the first year of using it.

It's for the soil temperature.
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