Lilli got some Painted Lady caterpillars as part of her 4-H Entomology project. The butterflies were very cooperative about emerging from their chrysalises on a day we were home to watch them. Here are two of them on the day that we released them. Another 4-H project of hers has been very informative - in the Vegetable Gardening group, the kids got to make a "lasagna" garden bed. So with the kids help, I now have a lasagna garden, too! It was very easy to do. We used cinder blocks as a border, laid down wire mesh (to keep the gophers out), cardboard, peat moss, straw and compost. As soon as I finish the fence (to keep the deer out), Lil can plants the seedlings she's got - cabbage, lettuce and squash. I'll post pictures when we've got something growing.
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