by lazybfarm | Jun 19, 2013 | Bugs
Several days ago, I posted a picture of a bug, a really tiny bug, but the picture off my iphone was fuzzy. These aren’t 🙂 I’ve searched to identify it but can’t find anything so I’ll put it out here again to see if anyone knows anything about...
by lazybfarm | Sep 15, 2011 | Beekeeping, Beneficial Insects, Uncategorized
I was working my hives the other day and had a visitor… For some reason there seems to be a greater abundance of these creatures this year. As with everything else this year, we’ll blame it on the weather. Better yet, we’ll call him an opportunist!...
by lazybfarm | Jun 22, 2011 | Beneficial Insects, Gardening
I was walking up to the front porch this morning and saw this sight… Two things about this made me smile. First, the orange and black bug is a Florida Predatory Stink Bug – a benenficial. Second – he was eating a cockroach. I REALLY dislike...
by lazybfarm | Jun 7, 2011 | Bugs, Gardening
I was out in the garden and noticed this bug on my tomato plants. At first, I thought it was a Lady Bug metamorphasizing. But it’s not. I’m not sure what it is actually. They remind me of a tick when it’s swelled up and they’re very messy...
by lazybfarm | May 19, 2011 | Beneficial Insects, Gardening, Uncategorized
My cabbages are coming along nicely so far. The weather’s been perfect but it’s supposed to hit the 90’s by the weekend. Since cabbages are a cool weather crop, we’ll see how they hold up. I was really hoping to make sauerkraut this year!...
by lazybfarm | May 13, 2011 | Beneficial Insects, Bugs, Gardening, Guinea Hens, Homesteading
This year I tried something new with my cucumbers. I’d seen in a book where the person had used a bed frame as a trellis. Only it was a horizontal trellis. This is a left-over bunk bed frame. The idea is to get the plants to grow on top of the frame and the...
