Transplanting the Kinder Garden, and a Praying Mantis Egg Case

Phyllis and the Amish girls, Mary, Mandy, Clara, and Iva, are transplanting the flowers and herbs from the Kinder Garden to other beds closer to the barn. They will be starting new raspberry plants in this plot.

Phyllis discovered the Praying Mantis egg case,which she thoughtfully transplanted to a blueberry plant. With any luck, and a watchful eye, maybe we can get pictures of the mantids as they leave the case in 8 weeks-or-so. Praying Mantises are friends of the organic garden, feasting on aphids and other opportunistic predators of the field.