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I have a philosophy about weather: I take it as it comes. Trying to anticipate every temperature change can drive a person nuts. We know it's gonna get colder, so just put the heater on a thermostat and relax.
The weather at my place has been very warm for fall, but since summer arrived a good month late, it's only fair that winter should be late too. I've been able to really take advantage of the warmer weather in the garden, getting a longer fall crop harvest. My broccili didn't start heading up until Nov 1st, and cabbages are just now getting a good size. Spinach is still going strong, but I'm not sure about the late pea planting.
I may not get anything before the snows blow, but they are trying. The lettuce has been very regular and tastes a lot better now, as well as the parsley. For some reason the parsley really likes the little round bed just inside the garden gate. It supported Monarch butterfly caterpillars this summer. I had a good show of butterflies on the flowers in late summer. The ladybugs were later than usual also. They are still around here in November, which is very late for them. I took this photo of one last week, and I want to know if anyone knows the old lore about how many spots a ladybug has on it's back-what it means, etc?
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Folklore and Lady Bugs Spots
MattM After reading your information on the German and French folklore about Lady bugs I couldn't help but wonder, since the spots are determing the species of the ladybug, could the type of ladybug species determine the destructive types of insects that are available for the Ladybug to eat and therefore determine the success of the harvest by the type of crops that draws the destructive bugs in which in turn draw the type of Ladybugs? Sounds like Mother Natures Circle of balance to me. I am just a little amazed at how we console ourselves by folklore that predicts good forune. Having said that I must admit that I love Folklore and find a little truth vein in it at the lest and life lessons in abundance if one paid close attention to the whole story.
Perhaps counting the spots makes clear the enemy lurking?
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I was curious after reading your article and found this site ladybuglady.com that has more than everything you need to know about ladybugs.
Seems like the common misconception is that the number of spots are determined by the ladybugs age, like the rings on a tree. But this is untrue, the spots are determined by what species of ladybug it is.
As to folklore, the Germans believed that ladybugs could predict the success of their harvest, if they counted fewer than 7 spots on one of these beetles then that means a big harvest is in the works. French folklore suggests that ladybugs are an omen of good weather on the way.