Remember this photo from my post yesterday? It turns out that this is a home for a small cynipid wasp. The perfect luxurious place for the wasp to live, surrounded by food and sheltered until it's time to leave in the spring.
The galls can't be treated after they have formed, but it turns out they aren't really too damaging to the plant. There are only three of them on my rose plant and I can prune the branch and it should take care of it.
When you have a garden, there is always something new to learn.
Smoke report: Another very socked in morning. Yesterday the breeze picked up and the smoke blew to the northeast, which made for a decent day to work out in my gardens. Maybe again today?
We will be celebrating Retired Mountain Man's birthday this upcoming weekend with visits from the "kids" and grandkids. That means it's time to pull out the recipe for the family dish, Chicken Paprika with Spaetzles.
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| Genius Kitchen photo |
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