Not to gloat – but I guess maybe I am – but a third fruit has set on the Aussie angled loofah vine! This baby is dangling from the horizontal part of the trellis that I dubbed “Phase 2” about … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2013
I’ve been wondering whether the loofah plants would bring back the yellow ladybugs, and they have. These little fellas seem to feed on powdery mildew on cucurbit plants, and I last saw them on our previous angled loofah plants – … Continue reading
It looks like the angled loofah plants have rested enough and are ready to grow more fruits. They always seem to sneak under my radar until the fruits have set – and usually where I hadn’t noticed fruit flowers, too. … Continue reading
We’ve noticed that in the day or two prior to blooming, the burgeoning Keng Hwa flower buds tend to exude something that attracts ants to them. The ants, in turn, attract something else… I’m not sure which gecko family this … Continue reading