Workday opportunity: There will be a workday at the Peace Garden at Eagle’s Wing on Tuesday, June 30th, from 2 to 5 pm. Volunteers will meet at the Community Center. The workday will be for weeding and path cleanup. Seven volunteers are needed.
Parasitized bean beetle larvae: The parasitic wasps have been released in the plots of gardeners that volunteered to host them, and soon we will begin to see them attacking the bean beetles. Rather than the live, yellow larvae of the Mexican bean beetles, the larvae parasitized by the wasps are brown. Please don’t crush the parasitized larvae if you find them on your beans! These are exactly what we want to see, and more wasps will hatch from them.
Creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides): This is an extremely invasive plant with a purple flower that is currently blooming. While it does have a nice flower, it will quickly take over. If you see this flower in your garden, please remove it right away and don’t allow it to flower or go to seed. No parts of this plant should go in the weed piles. It should be bagged and put in the trash. Photo here: Weed Guide
Thanks, and happy gardening,
Lily
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