Category: Animals

  • What’s Growing Now – January 2023

    January had a nice wet start giving us a good dose of much needed rain. We had a few storms with 1 to 3 inches of rain each. Some heavy rain at times, but no problems right around us. Now we are drying out, even had Santa Ana winds blowing a few days with humidity…

  • Green Scarab – Fig Beetles

    We have these very colorful metallic green scarab beetles around the garden. At this time of year (late summer and fall) they are easy to spot flying around the garden. Their bright green color makes them stand out, and they are big enough to be noticed. They really like the compost pile for a source…