On the web

We have lots of wildlife at the garden, some that visit, some unwanted and some that make the garden their home. 

There's a family of turkeys, mama and 7 babies that walk around the outside of the garden catching bugs for breakfast in the mornings.  Pesky groundhogs live next door to the garden.  Thankfully the chickenwire attached to our fence have kept them out.  No lettuce and beans for them anymore. 

We spotted this gal on the 8th.  She's a Black and Yellow Garden spider, just in time for Steeler season.  They are also called writing spiders, because of their unique zig zag design on their webs.  A good mascot for the blog. She spun her web in between a row of tomatoes.  Spiders are often beneficial to gardens, catching bugs like aphids or whiteflies.  This kind of spider is not aggressive or poisonous, so we try not to disturb her when picking the tomatoes.  Now all she needs is a name.