little green monsters

there has been an invasion.

being a home owner, i took it upon myself to plant a little vegetable garden with some herbs. i've taken great pride in it over the last few weeks. the summer weather has been a struggle, but i've gotten to make a delicious salad with my tomato plant, yellow peppers and basil. i also planted cilantro and jalapenos, in hopes of making some delicious salsa!



first red one!

 a couple days ago, i walked outside to water my luscious plant, to find that it had been destroyed! as a first time gardener, i was baffled. i looked closer at the plant, trying to determine why all the leaves had disappeared. there they were...little green monsters! they were fat and full of my wonderful tomatoes. THIEVES! tomato horned worms. 11 of them.

the after



demon



 

these little buggers thrive in the extreme hot environments of the summer. to help with the circle of life, we made sure to put them out into the yard so the birdies could eat them.

moral of the story, use protection.