I saw the grass spider in my houseplant and honestly it was just too cute to have a spider in the spider plant. He was catching and eating the irritating gnats left over from a failed indoor herb planting, and he was not in the way.
However, when his web started extending past the plants and over taking the window, and he was looking a little gaunt because all the gnats were gone, I gathered him between two cups and released him outside.
Not just hard boiled, I suppose, but cooked in an Instapot for 5 minutes, pressure released, then the eggs placed in ice water. The eggs I cooked were laid within the past 5 days, and I peeled them an hour or so after they went into the ice bath. Not every egg peeled as easily as this one, but I didn’t have a single egg where the shell stuck to the white. They all ended up beautiful and smooth. Perfect for deviled eggs!
Griffin’s new boots arrived, so we put them on and took a walk. He had a small adjustment period, but settled into his new footwear pretty well. They certainly stay on better than old socks! And no stickers in his paws.
My nasturtiums bloomed! However, they are not climbing nasturtiums. I was rather hoping for a nice shady vine to climb up the chicken coop, but alas, no. These are about 18” high with no signs of tendrils or runners. I’ll have to try for something vining next year. However, they are pretty and smell nice. They don’t taste of much, though. The leaves remind me of lily pads.
I purchased some chicken forage seed to grow in the runs around the coop. It takes a little longer to grow, but I realized the rye seed I was using was coated for lawns, so uncoated seeds is a better way to go. The chickens love it.
The mix contains Ryegrass, Buckwheat, Forage Peas, Flax, Millet, Red Clover and Alfalfa Seed. I went to order another bag and the price had gone up, so I’m trying another manufacturer’s mix next.
