tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post1230732032870146728..comments2023-11-22T03:20:54.467-08:00Comments on Cozy Thyme Cottage: Happenings in Garden and Home this Week!Cozy Thyme Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-43867767884439270592012-10-24T20:17:59.490-07:002012-10-24T20:17:59.490-07:00Hi Kathryn,
Thanks for your input! You would t...Hi Kathryn,<br /> Thanks for your input! You would think I would have been familiar with a praying mantis by my age! Come again! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-45671490374441146622012-10-24T18:09:18.492-07:002012-10-24T18:09:18.492-07:00a praying mantis...we had to do a bug collection h...a praying mantis...we had to do a bug collection here in NC in the 10th grade, I think...love some bugs and he is a GOOD one!!Kathryn D. Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671838816883792856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-47905469848597806352012-10-16T17:37:00.588-07:002012-10-16T17:37:00.588-07:00Hi kitsapFG, We will enjoy the lettuce for awhile ...Hi kitsapFG, We will enjoy the lettuce for awhile longer yet! Not sure if the praying mantis is a good thing here or not because of the dog and I read they eat butterflies. Thanks for visiting and come again! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-64808053939727104212012-10-16T17:34:14.216-07:002012-10-16T17:34:14.216-07:00Hi nutmeg gardener! Thanks. Probably lettuce and ...Hi nutmeg gardener! Thanks. Probably lettuce and carrots will be the only things I will be harvesting now. Will definitely miss all those good veggies and raspberries! Thanks for visiting! Come again! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-65758658883625928812012-10-16T05:15:31.400-07:002012-10-16T05:15:31.400-07:00Lucky you having some praying mantis in your garde...Lucky you having some praying mantis in your garden. They are definitely a good bug and so interesting to look at too. <br /><br />The lettuce looks crisp and yummy!kitsapFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120640838501186514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-26999142653838995382012-10-16T05:05:34.581-07:002012-10-16T05:05:34.581-07:00Your lettuce really looks great and so do those ca...Your lettuce really looks great and so do those carrots! nutmeg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497061826533988682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-12043397736212491552012-10-15T17:25:22.513-07:002012-10-15T17:25:22.513-07:00Hi Cheryl, Sorry I missed seeing your comment earl...Hi Cheryl, Sorry I missed seeing your comment earlier! About all that I will be getting from my garden this next week will probably only be greens. I hope I can keep them going! Thanks for visiting! Come again! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-73934945841947443852012-10-15T17:13:28.642-07:002012-10-15T17:13:28.642-07:00Hi Shawn Ann, We got rid of the praying mantis. I...Hi Shawn Ann, We got rid of the praying mantis. I wonder if I will have more next year as it was pretty big! This is the first one I have seen here. My raspberries are done! Will miss all the good things from the garden come winter. Canned and frozen just not as tasty as fresh. Thanks for visiting! Come again! NancyCozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-24449364922656370712012-10-15T16:53:49.068-07:002012-10-15T16:53:49.068-07:00I always stick a praying mantis right in what ever...I always stick a praying mantis right in what ever bed has the most bug problems. I hope your garden keeps on putting out stuff as long As possible. This time of year always seems like such a drag when there isn't much left to be harvested! I got a nice pile of raspberries today too!Shawn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242486533549946479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-63358973831991950852012-10-15T14:19:58.503-07:002012-10-15T14:19:58.503-07:00Hi Jenny, Thanks for the info. I am wondering if I...Hi Jenny, Thanks for the info. I am wondering if I want them in my garden as when I got out my bug book it said they can eat butterflies and other beneficial insects? I am also afraid our little Coco might try to get it and get hurt. What do you think? Hope you will come again! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-65970613410723017832012-10-15T14:15:28.302-07:002012-10-15T14:15:28.302-07:00Hi Sue, Thanks for the info. I thought I had read ...Hi Sue, Thanks for the info. I thought I had read that praying mantis was a good bug but bloggers told me what it was I got out my bug book and found out they eat butterflies and other good insects too! Thanks for visiting and hope you will come again! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-25774410269116242152012-10-15T14:11:27.834-07:002012-10-15T14:11:27.834-07:00You are still getting some good vegetables. It is...You are still getting some good vegetables. It is nice to have some fresh salads from the garden.<br /><br />We do enjoy watching the praying mantis' around here. Have a wonderful day.<br /><br />~CherylCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434122745045956799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-57850552830897903972012-10-15T13:59:00.182-07:002012-10-15T13:59:00.182-07:00Hi Dorothy-Life with Boys, You are right. I shoul...Hi Dorothy-Life with Boys, You are right. I should have gotten out my bug book sooner! I didn't think they were that large tho. Thanks for visiting and I hope you will visit again! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-37795783088238758592012-10-15T12:30:18.678-07:002012-10-15T12:30:18.678-07:00nice selection of greens, and your bug is a prayin...nice selection of greens, and your bug is a praying mantis - you want to have them in the garden as they eat other bugs so they're benefitian to your plants.Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-80883854598001057612012-10-15T12:29:56.836-07:002012-10-15T12:29:56.836-07:00Praying Mantis--one of the GOOD guys! You should b...Praying Mantis--one of the GOOD guys! You should be happy to have a visitor like that.<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8258071793517912248.post-1671042397786892842012-10-15T11:27:27.679-07:002012-10-15T11:27:27.679-07:00Your insect is a praying mantis! =)Your insect is a praying mantis! =)Dorothy-Life With Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699859607138279117noreply@blogger.com