Little Sky Wildflowers

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Plant list for tomorrow, Saturday June 20th at Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station from 8-noonHope to see you there!...
06/19/2026

Plant list for tomorrow, Saturday June 20th at Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station from 8-noon
Hope to see you there!

Veg, Herbs & Annual Flowers:
Marshmallow, comfrey, wild thyme, wild basil, rue, Hyssop, horehound, Basils- Thai, Red, Krishna Holy, Italian, Spanish Flag Vine, Butterfly Pea Vine, West Indian Gherkin, Armenian cucumber, Luffa sponge (SALE!), Birdhouse Gourds (SALE!),
Red salvia, Nasturtiums, parsley, fennel, calendula 'Resina', 1 fig tree, dill, borage, peppers (SALE!),

Native plants:
Columbine, Wild Mint, Anise Hyssop, Prairie Dock, Drummond's Aster, Rosinweed, Woodland Amaranth, Smooth Petunia, Frog Fruit, yellow crownbeard, Sensitive Pea, Great Coneflower, Grey Headed Coneflower, Big Bluestem, Smooth Aster, Common Milkweed, Wild Petunia, Wild Blue Indigo, Leafy Prairie Clover, Purple Prairie Clover, Wild Sedum, Wild Kidney Bean, Water Horehound, Late Figwort, Nodding Onion, Yarrow, Virgin's Bower Clematis, Lyre-Leaf Sage, Buckley's Goldenrod, Wooly Hibiscus, Marsh Marigold, Wild Four O'Clock
New this week: Fame Flower, Downy Wood Mint, Plains Oval Sedge, Plains Coreopsis
Pic: Common Milkweed

Last chance for: Luffa sponge plants, gourd plants, & peppers!

Pic: Frog Fruit blooming in my garden this morning

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." A week ago I observed this motionless Fall Webworm Moth on a Persimmon leaf in my ...
06/18/2026

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

A week ago I observed this motionless Fall Webworm Moth on a Persimmon leaf in my garden. She had died after depositing her eggs. As caterpillars they consume the leaves of many kinds of trees. I see them in my pecan trees every year. They're a terrific source of food for many birds and contrary to popular (old fashioned/out dated) horticultural systems of belief- they do not kill healthy trees. As adults the FWM lacks mouthparts to eat, lives only about a week, reproduces and dies.
I continued to be curious about the eggs and visited them daily during my garden walkabouts.
Today, I was lucky enough to catch the enemy of the FWM- a tiny parasitic wasp laying eggs within the eggs of the Fall Webworm.
THIS is how a healthy ecological garden functions. You leave the "disease" or "pest" (old terms that don't fit in an ecological garden) and wait for the predator to balance the ecosystem. Everything must eat. All of the native things play a role. With patience and a close eye, you may even get to see it happen. 💚🌎

Plant list for tomorrow, Saturday June 13th at Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station from 8-noonHope to see you there!V...
06/13/2026

Plant list for tomorrow, Saturday June 13th at Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station from 8-noon
Hope to see you there!

Veg, Herbs & Annual Flowers:
Marshmallow, comfrey, wild thyme, wild basil, rue, Hyssop, horehound, Basils- Thai, Red, Krishna Holy,
Spanish Flag Vine, Butterfly Pea Vine, Cucamelon, West Indian Gherkin, Armenian cucumber, tomatillo, Luffa sponge (SALE!), Birdhouse Gourds (SALE!),
Red salvia, Nasturtiums, parsley, fennel, calendula 'Resina', 1 fig tree, dill, borage, peppers (SALE!),

Native plants:
Columbine, Wild Mint, Anise Hyssop, Prairie Dock, Drummond's Aster, Rosinweed, Woodland Amaranth, Smooth Petunia, Frog Fruit, yellow crownbeard, Sensitive Pea, Great Coneflower, Grey Headed Coneflower, Big Bluestem, Smooth Aster, Common Milkweed, Wild Petunia, Wild Blue Indigo, Leafy Prairie Clover, Purple Prairie Clover, Wild Sedum, Wild Kidney Bean, Water Horehound, Late Figwort, Nodding Onion, Yarrow, Virgin's Bower Clematis, Lyre-Leaf Sage, Buckley's Goldenrod, Wooly Hibiscus
Pic: Common Milkweed

This little piggy will NOT go to market. 😄 It's staying home. Black Swallowtail Butterfly host plants include native and...
06/10/2026

This little piggy will NOT go to market. 😄 It's staying home.
Black Swallowtail Butterfly host plants include native and non-native plants in the carrot family, such as dill, fennel, parsley, and carrots. Here is one on parsley.
If you harvest any of these veg from your garden, please look for eggs and cats and leave them be. They will grow up into beautiful butterflies.

Grow your own sponges! Next week will be the last week I'll have Luffa sponge plants at Vine Street Market at O'Fallon S...
06/07/2026

Grow your own sponges!
Next week will be the last week I'll have Luffa sponge plants at Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station.
Don't miss them! $3
A chain link fence or 4ft garden fencing is sufficient but you can also grow them up a sturdy trellis like the one pictured.

Tomorrow's plant listVine Street Market at O'Fallon Station From 8-noonNatives: Sensitive Pea, Wild Four O'Clock, Lancel...
06/05/2026

Tomorrow's plant list
Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station
From 8-noon

Natives: Sensitive Pea, Wild Four O'Clock, Lanceleaf coreopsis, columbine, swamp milkweed, wild mint, leafy prairie clover, wild sedum, wild kidney bean, Buckley's goldenrod, wild basil, nodding onion, water horehound, smooth petunia, great coneflower, yarrow, frog fruit, yellow crownbeard, celandine poppy, wild strawberry, virgin's bower clematis, butterflyweed, blue-stemmed goldenrod, blue sage, rosinweed, prairie dock, grey-headed coneflower, big bluestem, Drummond's Aster, Wild Petunia, Blue Wild Indigo, woodland amaranth (endangered species), and wild sunflower (sale $1)

Herbs, flowers, veg: basils, tomatillo, wild thyme, marshmallow, cat grass, comfrey, horehound, chamomile, rue, hyssop, cukes, cucamelon, West Indian gherkins, XLong Dipper gourd, Spanish Flag vine, butterfly pea vine and calendula 'Resina'
Pic: Lanceleaf Coreopsis with Ligated Furrow Bee

Plant list for tomorrow @ Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station from 8 to noonVeggie/fruit:Tomatillo, Gochugaru chilies...
05/29/2026

Plant list for tomorrow @
Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station
from 8 to noon

Veggie/fruit:
Tomatillo, Gochugaru chilies, ground cherry, Alpine Strawberry, X Long Dipper gourd, trombocino squash, mixed winter squash, Richmond Green Apple and White Dragon cucumbers

Herb/flower:
Calendula, Spanish Flag vine, nasturtiums, comfrey, catnip, cat grass, chamomile, wild thyme, fennel, dill, parsley, elecampane, marshmallow, ginger, turmeric, basils- lime, Thai, Eritrean, Italian, Red Rubin

Native plants:
Wild sunflower (sale!), butterflyweed, swamp milkweed wild strawberry, virgin's bower clematis, lanceleaf coreopsis, rosinweed, prairie dock, Drummond's aster, frog fruit, yellow crownbeard, celandine poppy, blue-stemmed goldenrod, Buckley's goldenrod, Grey-Headed Coneflower, big bluestem, blue sage, great coneflower, yarrow, nodding onion, wild mint, columbine, anise hyssop, wild kidney bean, leafy prairie clover, wild basil, smooth petunia, wild petunia, blue wild indigo

Pictured: marshmallow

I've had a request for Cat Grass (in picture) and just happened to have some seed. It's ready and I'll bring it on Satur...
05/26/2026

I've had a request for Cat Grass (in picture) and just happened to have some seed. It's ready and I'll bring it on Saturday May 30th. Another plant also in the picture is Marshmallow, Althaea officinalis. The Latin translation is to heal or cure as it was once used in plant medicine. The entire plant- roots, leaves, and flowers- is edible. The roots and leaves are eaten like a vegetable often cooked with onions or garlic.

Thank you to everyone who has supported my stand at Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station. It's great to be back. I've ...
05/23/2026

Thank you to everyone who has supported my stand at Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station. It's great to be back. I've noticed plants put smiles on your faces. Mine too. 💚

I'm here! Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station from 8am-noon. All tomato plants $1!I forgot the Wild Sunflowers 😭 Next...
05/23/2026

I'm here!
Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station from 8am-noon.
All tomato plants $1!
I forgot the Wild Sunflowers 😭 Next week!
See last post for what I have.
Seed packets $3.

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