Cwaizy Wabbit Jumps the Fence

After a hectic week - I came home and found lots of fresh veggies planted in different garden areas, thanks to my sweet hubby. It's a fun adventure every time I go out to find what's gone in today.


Newly planted tomato, eggplant, and
peppers among existing basils - this is
only one side of this raised bed garden.

New tomato, eggplant and peppers have been added to our super duper raised bed garden. Another garden area is full of zucchini plants and yet another area has cucumber plants - I'm amazed at how quickly everything grows once it's in the ground. We'll have our beans, broccoli, cauliflower and romanesquo plants ready for garden planting this week.

Butterfly Garden

Well the Cwaizy Wabbit has jumped the fence. The plants always look greener on the other side so our cross-eyed wabbitt has found a new place to watch over.

The Cwaizy Wabbit (CW) moved to the newly planted and mulched
hummer/butterfly garden. Can you see CW under a bush?
Porterweed, lantana, blue mist flower,
Mexican honeysuckle, Pato de Chivo and more butterfly
hummingbird attracting plants are here. I'm still discovering
something new every time I go out to check it.



Hummer taking a break amongst Red Porterweed shrubs.

Due to some family emergencies, the hummingbird feeder didn't get refilled this week. The hummingbirds are still helping themselves to the porterweed blooms and other flowering shrubs though and seem quite content.

Hummer Reports Coming In

Marylyn Ponder and myself (otherwise known as the "The Happy Gardeners") have been busy planning a garden party to welcome the Ruby-throated hummingbirds to her "El Jardin de Colores" garden here in Brownsville, Texas. In the process I'm starting to get hummingbird sighting reports from friends! How neat is that?

• Diane in Maine - Sunday, Aug. 22 - Hummers are feeding constantly. must be getting ready for their long journey. You will see them soon.

 

• Marylou shared her photos above - will check to find out when & where she took them - looks like a male Allen hummingbird but those aren't listed in our range.

• Rosalinda - has to start over - she made up her hummingbird syrup for her feeders and was letting her pan cool when someone came along and emptied it not knowing what it was. Gotta git em filled quick or see what happens.

• Lauran, West Brownsville -  Monday, Aug. 30. 10:10 AM - I probably have about ten hummers that are regulars. I have two of Dr. J.B.'s hummingbird feeders up. I see them all day--all buff-bellied--they chase each other like crazy and then take a guzzle out of the feeder and then chase each other again. It is one of my greatest enjoyments...they're just so beautiful!!!

• Lauran, West Brownsville - Monday, Aug. 30, 7:38 PM - Just wanted to let you know that I have now seen the ruby-throated hummers.....there are about 4 in my yard that I can see....now I have both buff-bellied and ruby-throated! Know you appreciate these sightings!

• Oh, I do. Love to hear more.

• If you don't have your hummingbird feeders up yet, there is still time to set them up and keep them filled. Marylyn recommends getting ones that include a perch for the hummers to rest on. See recipe in previous blog to make up your hummingbird feeder.

 

• For those of you who don't know where Brownsville is, it's the Tail End of Texas - as far South as you can go in Texas before going into Mexico the southernmost tip of Texas.