For some reason an unused strip of yard next to my house sprouted a mass of jewel weed this year. Being a master procrastinator and since it was basically out of the way I never got around to pulling them up. Gazing out of my bathroom window one day I noticed the incredible amount and variety of bees and "flower" flies visiting these "weeds". The patch is ten feet away from my container garden of cucumbers, eggplants and tomatoes. I had been wondering if the stories about the dearth of local bees would mean I would be out there with Q tips in hand doing all the pollinating. Not to worry. After visiting the invaders, the winged army has been more than happy to visit my crops. One persons weed is an others gardening ally.
For some reason an unused strip of yard next to my house sprouted a mass of jewel weed this year. Being a master procrastinator and since it was basically out of the way I never got around to pulling them up. Gazing out of my bathroom window one day I noticed the incredible amount and variety of bees and "flower" flies visiting these "weeds". The patch is ten feet away from my container garden of cucumbers, eggplants and tomatoes. I had been wondering if the stories about the dearth of local bees would mean I would be out there with Q tips in hand doing all the pollinating. Not to worry. After visiting the invaders, the winged army has been more than happy to visit my crops. One persons weed is an others gardening ally.