Hail, hail, the gang's all here...

[NorasMom]

I am so glad I didn't set out my seedlings this morning.

[CatsandCars]

Yuck! I wonder if we'll get any cicadas. If so, I hope it's not too many. I should probably do research as to whether they eat veggie seedlings, as I have some of my own. I want to just leave them outside, as my plant light is in the basement, and even with my hubby helping me, going up and down the steps is killing me.

[mrsmike9 in reply to CatsandCars]

We're supposed to get a double batch. Two different ones that come out at various years bot hit this year. I don't know that they eat much of our veg.

[CatsandCars in reply to mrsmike9]

We're supposed to get the two broods as well. I guess we'll see how it turns out! 😵‍💫

[falalalala in reply to CatsandCars]

I just read about them this morning. The won't bother your seedlings as they haven't a mouth and they taste like shrimp.🤢

[NorasMom in reply to falalalala]

Ew. Who taste-tested them?

[falalalala in reply to NorasMom]

They didn't supply a name.😆

[CatsandCars in reply to falalalala]

Thank you, falalalala! That's great news. I can kill my own seedlings, thanks, don't need any help! We have our favorites, which is why I grow them every year, even though there are often casualties.

If I tasted cicadas, I wouldn't give my name out, either!

[falalalala in reply to CatsandCars]

😆

[AquaZumbaFan in reply to falalalala]

The last time the cicadas were here where we live my husband actually did sauté some in garlic butter 😆

[falalalala in reply to AquaZumbaFan]

How did you like them??

[AquaZumbaFan in reply to falalalala]

Hahaha! They grossed me out pretty much just to look at them, but I did try a bite, and it was just basically something kind of crunchy in delicious garlic butter, lol! Kind of like the time on the cruise ship on our honeymoon I tried escargot 🐌.. how can you go wrong in garlic butter? 😆😂

[MSFlea in reply to CatsandCars]

My friend in Mississippi says that the cicadas are everywhere and extremely loud! We don't seem to have any yet here in GA, but it has been getting cold again, down in the upper 40's night before last. We are supposed to get two broods coming out as well. I hope they are not too loud, the frogs behind my house get loud enough!!

[CatsandCars in reply to MSFlea]

I hope it's not too bad!

[greaterexp]

Ouch! We resisted the urge to plant much until this weekend, but there are no guarantees!

[falalalala]

I bet!

Last year, we planted ours on Mother's Day and a huge branch fell on them.👍

We fixed that, then another branch fell on the garden.👍👍

I now wear a helmet when I pick tomatoes😅.

[NorasMom in reply to falalalala]

That may be me this year! I put my raised bed a little too close to an aging maple, and I swear there are new branches on the ground every time I go out there.

[falalalala in reply to NorasMom]

Threaten the tree with a bonfire pit.😅😅

I can't believe how much stuff falls in my yard!

This is what we came back to after a vacation....took a minute to notice it.🤣🤣

fallen tree

[Greentime in reply to falalalala]

😂

[CatsandCars in reply to falalalala]

😂 What kind of helmet do you recommend for gardening? I want to know so I can form a mental image!

[falalalala in reply to CatsandCars]

Styrofoam beer cooler, cheap and stylish.

[CatsandCars in reply to falalalala]

😆😆

[Greentime]

I am not sure what the picture is showing? I know it is nothing good, but is it that insects ate grass?

[NorasMom in reply to Greentime]

No, we had a hail storm. It covered the sidewalk and ramp completely, both of which are normally shades of gray. In fact, it was all still laying there 5 hours later when I finally went to bed.

[Greentime in reply to NorasMom]

That was my initial thought and then I read all the stuff about insects. 😆

[Greentime in reply to NorasMom]

I just got the title! 😂

[CatsandCars in reply to NorasMom]

I thought I was looking at bugs, sorry I kind of sidetracked that conversation away from falling objects. 😁

[NorasMom in reply to CatsandCars]

I don't know if bugs would be better or worse. I'm just glad it was little hail. We had some about 10 years ago that were baseball sized!

[CatsandCars in reply to NorasMom]

Ouch! Time to get out the beer cooler and make falalalala's helmet. 🤣

[Tazmanian]

🤣😂Isn't that fertilizer ?

[CatsandCars in reply to Tazmanian]

I guess it would be!

[KipAngCan]

I’m so glad you didn’t put out your seedlings!! I worked in a flower shop for 30 years(until MS took away my ability to work) and the general rule of thumb was plants were safe to go outside at Mother’s Day. I always put most of my house plants out on the porch. I’m dragging my feet this year as it’s still getting cold at night and some of the days are very cold and rainy. My son is graduating from college this week and bring a cat home. She was in my plants at Christmas and I was hoping they would be outside, out of her reach by the time she came for good. It’s not looking good. 🤣

[CatsandCars in reply to KipAngCan]

Indeed, cats and plants don't always mix! They love to chew on them so they can vomit green foamy stuff. So fun! And a lot of plants are toxic to cats.