tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post2467427227682282418..comments2024-03-28T17:21:58.027+05:30Comments on The Urban Gardener: A gardener's dilemmaSunita Mohan http://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-77611117676954926472009-10-10T13:16:49.479+05:302009-10-10T13:16:49.479+05:30Hi Anonymous! Thanks for writing in . I thought th...Hi Anonymous! Thanks for writing in . I thought there were no hummingbirds in India ... could it possibly have been a Sunbird?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-46680765991199184202009-10-10T05:31:08.168+05:302009-10-10T05:31:08.168+05:30Sunita... I just wanted to tell you... I have seen...Sunita... I just wanted to tell you... I have seen hummingbirds in Kerala...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-11459987710501867992009-09-26T10:38:25.447+05:302009-09-26T10:38:25.447+05:30You have to admit they really are supermodels in e...You have to admit they really are supermodels in every sense of te word, IHM ;DSunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-84034879979238997102009-09-26T09:41:09.780+05:302009-09-26T09:41:09.780+05:30Mine to watch at will. Your babies will soon be my...<i>Mine to watch at will. Your babies will soon be my models.</i> I would have felt the same and bought a new curry plant :)<br /><br />Another beautiful post!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-84795317981280155912009-09-24T18:17:20.189+05:302009-09-24T18:17:20.189+05:30Rajee, you really do have a knack for saying and d...Rajee, you really do have a knack for saying and doing the nicest things. Thank you so much! :) :) :)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-22823168245719516042009-09-24T12:22:49.682+05:302009-09-24T12:22:49.682+05:30Hi Sunita,
Heres to one of my fav. bloggers ... an...Hi Sunita,<br />Heres to one of my fav. bloggers ... an Award for being ONE LOVELY BLOG ... hope you'll pick it up ... @ ...<br />http://rajeesood.blogspot.com/2009/09/sweet-returns-of-blogging.html<br /><br />RajeeRajee Soodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16461269886653644134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-31184341362625469462009-09-24T07:38:09.353+05:302009-09-24T07:38:09.353+05:30That was my plan, Jessica. My first plant was alre...That was my plan, Jessica. My first plant was already stressed out because another batch of larvae had been feeding on it a couple of weeks before this. <br />I wanted to lure them on to the second plant and give the first one time to recoup.<br />And yes, its fun watching them everyday and seeing the changes taking place literally before my eyes.<br /><br />Hi Kim! Its so good to see you here again :) :)<br />You're right. I dont think I could squish a baby butterfly no matter how ugly it looks or how destructive it gets.<br />And of course, any reason for a new plant is a good one ;D<br />They do look like Swallowtails, dont they? They have the same scalloped and curvy-pointy hind wings. I really like them.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-71841369525199614912009-09-24T06:24:09.104+05:302009-09-24T06:24:09.104+05:30Loved your post, Sunita! I could never picture yo...Loved your post, Sunita! I could never picture you squashing a butterfly, besides, just one more reason to buy another plant for your collection. Your butterfly reminds me of our Swallowtails...very pretty!spookydragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972127156968863571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-33464283858947003582009-09-24T04:20:30.710+05:302009-09-24T04:20:30.710+05:30Sunita, how lucky for you to have babies in your w...Sunita, how lucky for you to have babies in your window garden. I am so glad you went out and got the second plant. Hopefully you'll have enough to share when the caterpillars hatch. :)Jessica - Magical Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904593852245820885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-79371827764821374152009-09-23T23:26:56.635+05:302009-09-23T23:26:56.635+05:30Dont forget the snails, Tyra. They've definite...Dont forget the snails, Tyra. They've definitely got to go too.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-10427854817467903002009-09-23T19:32:15.586+05:302009-09-23T19:32:15.586+05:30Sunita what a wonderful story and yes it is a dile...Sunita what a wonderful story and yes it is a dilemma. I must admit that I did kill a few of those eating machines this summer but I didn't like it at all so next summer I'll let them live. The caterpiller that is the slugs on the other hand has to go.<br /><br />TyraTYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-36683901708288820632009-09-23T18:06:08.653+05:302009-09-23T18:06:08.653+05:30Parijat I really had to laugh at that picture of y...Parijat I really had to laugh at that picture of you shooing away butterflies! <br />A new garden ... that explains it! Dont you feel a little bit like a new mom? <br />I'm glad you didnt squish them though. I think Nature expects that a lot of caterpillars are never going to make it. That's why there are so many of them in each batch.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-30783400230468973952009-09-23T18:01:23.715+05:302009-09-23T18:01:23.715+05:30Uh-oh! That must be tricky, CG. Unless, of course,...Uh-oh! That must be tricky, CG. Unless, of course, you present the passion vines as part of your butterfly garden ;) <br />I wonder what it is about the passion vines that make them so very attractive to butterflies?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-92063064198963474782009-09-23T09:40:00.973+05:302009-09-23T09:40:00.973+05:30I, on the other hand, chase these winged beauties ...I, on the other hand, chase these winged beauties out of my container garden. A couple of months ago I was admiring these beauties only to find a few days later that my poor plants had lost a lot of their leaves to the nasty crawlies that followed the visit of the butterflies. Orange and black striped these crawlies had taken over my garden until I picked them up one by one and tossed them out, hesitating to squish them. My plants are safe - for now - but I have taken to chasing after butterflies. Sounds odd, rude and crude but true in my world today. I have taken to gardening just a few months ago and didn't realise until recently butterflies are pretty looking saboteurs.Parijatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-41133815574299952812009-09-23T05:33:32.707+05:302009-09-23T05:33:32.707+05:30I have the same issue with my Passion Vine, now co...I have the same issue with my Passion Vine, now covered with Fritillary caterpillers gnawing away at my purple beauty...and I'm on the Inside Austin Garden Tour in a month...I must admit, I've been moving them to other plants in the garden! Next year, they can have it!ConsciousGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12253940238405185012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-64532400995342707452009-09-22T14:15:35.317+05:302009-09-22T14:15:35.317+05:30I knew you would like my solution, Kamini ;)
Yes,...I knew you would like my solution, Kamini ;)<br /><br />Yes, that was rather ruthless-sounding, wasn't it Frances? Sorry! But I'm glad my solution seems to have met with everyone's approval. I wondered whether most would think I was being a wimp.<br />And yes, I agree. Getting new plants is a great thing, indeed :)<br /><br />Urban Green, you must've had such a charmed childhood! You sound like you had real fun.<br />I'm afraid I was a bit of a sissy when I was a child. Firstly I would rarely see what was happening around me as I always had a book in front of me. Secondly, if I ever saw a caterpillar I think I would've run a mile. There were way too many of the fuzzy itch-making ones around for my comfort! :PSunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-19352224958661774102009-09-22T14:10:05.220+05:302009-09-22T14:10:05.220+05:30Oh yes, Bindhu, we don't notice so many things...Oh yes, Bindhu, we don't notice so many things going on around us, especially at the insect-level.<br />And yes, there really are leopards in Mumbai but they're in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park which forms one of the biggest green belts in this over-crowded city. I find that such an amazing fact... which other metropolis in the world has a wildlife park right slam bang in the middle (well, almost) of it?<br />There was an unfortunate incident some years ago when a man-eating leopard scaled the Park walls and killed a child.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-80879866681267298672009-09-22T10:53:38.105+05:302009-09-22T10:53:38.105+05:30Sunita, your post reminds me of my childhood. We u...Sunita, your post reminds me of my childhood. We used to get boxes, punch holes, gather caterpillars and put them in, feed them leaves of their choice and watch them metamorphose into gorgeous butterflies. Great pictures!Urban Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753898797737223631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-62721053907690678052009-09-22T04:41:19.377+05:302009-09-22T04:41:19.377+05:30Oh Sunita, when you wrote the word squish I gasped...Oh Sunita, when you wrote the word squish I gasped! You are very resourceful and solved a sticky problem the very best way possible. Buying new plants is always a good thing. :-)<br />FrancesFranceshttp://fairegarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-39331205905476659442009-09-22T01:28:39.313+05:302009-09-22T01:28:39.313+05:30This post made me smile! I loved the solution to y...This post made me smile! I loved the solution to your "problem"!Kaminihttp://kaminidandapani.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-40326556313423713872009-09-21T20:47:25.427+05:302009-09-21T20:47:25.427+05:30Words fail me, Sunitha.
We all know that these are...Words fail me, Sunitha.<br />We all know that these are common things that we might see around us everyday. But it takes someone special like you to make us realize that even though we have eyes, we are truly blind.<br /><br />By the way, I still can't believe there are leopards in Mumbai as well.wanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00864855488441029322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-32263669178124897772009-09-21T17:57:38.942+05:302009-09-21T17:57:38.942+05:30I wish you luck, Becky. If you do get a Curry Leaf...I wish you luck, Becky. If you do get a Curry Leaf Plant, make sure you keep it in the warmest and sunniest spot you've got.<br />Of course, I'll add updates :)<br /><br />Thanks, Wendy! Luckily, I didnt have to buy one. I've got a mini-forest of Curry Leaf plants in my other garden so its just a matter of carrying it over.<br /><br />Okay, Mridula. That seems to be the unanimous choice here among all my readers :)<br />I think this is just going to reinforce my neighbours' idea that I'm totally eccentric, though!<br /><br />Isnt that terrible when your camera battery conks out just as you're getting ready for the shot of the year!<br />If you're getting the empty chrysalis case at least you know that its inhabitant is flitting around somewhere. Mission accomplished. Even if you didn't get to watch it. Better luck next time!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-88047895645740424092009-09-21T12:52:42.196+05:302009-09-21T12:52:42.196+05:30Sunita, your are way ahead when it comes to catchi...Sunita, your are way ahead when it comes to catching butterflies. I am never able to photograph the bigger ones because they are never still. Once there was a stationary one and this was because it was laying eggs. That's when my camera batteries conked out! I have only been successful at the caterpillar stage now and I am always left with an empty souvenir after the butterflies have flown off. I guess I'll try to heed Helen's advice and see how it goes. Meanwhile I wish you luck with the babies.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-13412689747382614522009-09-21T09:25:47.548+05:302009-09-21T09:25:47.548+05:30Sunita, do let them eat it!Sunita, do let them eat it!Mridulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899575209261241247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-6820352400232164422009-09-21T07:55:20.420+05:302009-09-21T07:55:20.420+05:30What a creative post! I love your pics and story....What a creative post! I love your pics and story. I think your solution was the best - just buy another curry plant. How simple was that? <br />Happy gardening!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.com