Basil eating caterpillars

What started out as one...

 ...has turned into three!!

and then the little buggers moved on to the parsley!  They've about wiped it out.  Good thing I don't mind sharing.

Veggies!!

Even though it has been in the hundreds here and we have not had any rain since the one day the 1st of May, we have a few veggies...

 ... there are some more blooms on the yellow squash plants but not so much on the zucchini.  There are lots and lots of brown leaves but I am stilling watering twice a day in the hopes of getting more squash.  The temperatures for this week will still be in the hundreds (yes, every day!) and no rain in sight.  And it is only June!

Guess what the grandkids found when they were checking out my herbs...

... a basil eating caterpillar!  I think it will become a Monarch butterfly.  I hate to disturb him anymore.  He had an exciting two days in a bottle (with air vents).  The kids had a great time watching him eat and move around the bottle.  So he is back in the basil munching away.  I think I have enough basil for both of us.

How does your garden grow?

...definitely not "with silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row"!
But, there is progress and it has only been 30 days

And there is an abundance of herbs

but only one lantana made it

Overall I am quite please so far. Now if I could find some sandy soil to get the asparagus planted.

So you think you're a gardener?!

So once again I am going to try to grow something. Instead of flowers, I'll try some herbs. Wish me luck. The only green thumb I have is the aqua green color of my gardening gloves. The last time I tried the plants didn't last very long.

Ellie's not sure about this dirt and herb stuff.

And I even got some garden gnomes to guard the herbs.  Maybe they'll remind me when it's time to water?