My Garden Can Kill You!

[revena]

I'm still getting to know my new backyard. On the critter front, we've got bats, toads, woodpeckers, mockingbirds and quail hanging around the yard. And while we were digging holes for trees and generally tossing soil around this afternoon, Jameson and I uncovered some gigantic, creepy-looking grub things. I think they are probably figeater beatle larvae. Neat.

For plants, we have two mature mesquite trees, one of which is carrying a parasitic mistletoe. Dunno what I want to do about that - first impulse is to cut off the affected limb, but I know that even though mistletoe is a parasite, sometimes it can be beneficial. I shall ponder. We also have a grapefruit and an orange, courtesy of my dad. Jimmy and I will get those planted tomorrow, I think.

And also, we have nightshade. Yep, really. If you eat my yard, you will regret it.

It's not, like, deadly nightshade. It is the less-toxic silverleaf nightshade. You still shouldn't be eating it.

Comments

[troubleinchina.livejournal.com]

There's a young woman living with my ex who occasionally decides to eat nightshade.

[revena.livejournal.com]

That is a strange decision to make.

[zinaya-y2kewel.livejournal.com]

So...no kids playing in the backyard. Got it. ;)

[revena.livejournal.com]

Definitely not without supervision, anyway!