11 2009-09-16T06:58:26+10:00 false My artichoke is starting to look really great. I think it struggled in the heat, but now that the super-hot part of summer is over, it's really looking cool. I also saw another praying mantis in the front yard. This time it was a green one, hanging around upside down on the outside of the window. I'm starting to wonder if the nasturtiums attract aphids which attract the praying mantises. I've seen mantises 3 times in my yard, and all three times it has been in the vicinity of a nasturtium plant. 10 false 68429 false false false Entry 2009-09-15T14:00:00+10:00 DMY 82382 Public 2009-09-16T06:58:27+10:00 1713 Overcast 79 F