Turnip patch planted and Wildflower Pictures!

This week we have our first tests in Genetics and Selected Topics ... on Tuesday.  We took practice tests on Friday and will review again tomorrow.  The Great Plant Growing Contest continues in Selected Topics.

We are on our final two problems in Karel and should wrap them up by Thursday in Computer programming ... small Karel test on Friday.

This weekend we had Hannah, John and Claire in for Friday night.  Hannah left for graduate school at the University of Michigan on Saturday.  I spent most of the weekend planting our "Uncle Burl's Turnip Patch" ... about a half an acre.  With the turnip seed (Seven Top and Purple Top), I added two types of mustard and some creasy (upland cress) seed.  Will have to wait on a rain now.

While planting, I had to move some equipment around and took some pictures of late summer wild flowers that are coming into bloom.  Pictures below ...

Wild Ageratum is blooming this week ... a great closeup of the blooms!


Conoclinium (Eupatorium) coelestinum
Wild Ageratum, Mistflower

Carolina Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense) is not a true nettle, but a member of the Solanaceae, or nightshade family. It is a perennial herbaceous plant.  (Wikipedia) ...  Horsenettle has been blooming for about two weeks!  

I like the thistle bloom and the bud ... appears a fibonacci number pattern on the bud ???

And finally several species of golden rod are blooming.  On little patch near where I was planting turnips was full of Ailanthus Webworm moth, Atteva aurea (prefers Tree of Heaven for larva).  I you look closely below at the goldenrod ... there are over a hundred moths on it.  Closeup of the moth is last picture.