Other things blooming in May
Mexican bird of paradise, Passionflower, Dewberries (flowers and fruit)
Bees love bee balm
This is bee balm. I bought it last year and planted one plant. I always buy one plant when I do not have any experience with it. I let it grow for one full year before I decide whether or not to plant more. Well I love bee balm. It is beautiful and covered in bees. Next to it is dill. I planted that last year and it made it through the winter and is a giant this year. I guess it also spreads easily by seed because I have little dill plants all over my veggie garden. They are easy enough to pull out. I think I planted it to sacrifice it to the caterpillars…
Squash – 4 weeks later
Ok, so I’m not complaining. I’ve gotten probably 12 good size squash from this one plant…and I only planted one this year. But, here is the plant now. It is covered in stink bugs. I tried to vacuum them up and only got about 12 of them. lol. At least it was fun. I am pesticide free so it looks like the beginning of the end for this year’s squash.
