tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2443192320809681580..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Animal: Chauliognathus pensylvanicus marginatusmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-21817223170029997382011-06-28T04:47:50.525-07:002011-06-28T04:47:50.525-07:00Cilantro is one of the plants often included in pa...Cilantro is one of the plants often included in packages of seed for encouraging pollinators in the garden. Once you have it may self-seed and you'll have it for years. If you like certain foods (mexican, chinese) it comes in handy for cooking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-2958764303231871882011-06-27T15:03:11.673-07:002011-06-27T15:03:11.673-07:00Love cilantro and coriander for seasoning. I'...Love cilantro and coriander for seasoning. I'd grow it just to be able to brush against it, didn't know it was so pretty. Funny that you've both tomatoes and cilantro coming up together, add some onion and peppers and you'd have a good start on salsa. I've read that the roots are good for freezing.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157968454131571365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68410098416182012892011-06-27T11:43:51.617-07:002011-06-27T11:43:51.617-07:00Stephanie E. Hagen:
I agree. I spent a long time ...Stephanie E. Hagen:<br /><br />I agree. I spent a long time looking at their respective pages on Bugguide.net (<a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/438" rel="nofollow"><i>pensylvanicus</i></a>, <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/2668" rel="nofollow"><i>marginatus</i></a>) to try to figure out what was consistently different (<i>marginatus</i> is variable enough to be confusing), and finallymr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-8406132208553433752011-06-27T11:34:53.529-07:002011-06-27T11:34:53.529-07:00So many leaf forms on Parsley. That would be a ha...So many leaf forms on Parsley. That would be a hard call.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-54638943058019736422011-06-27T11:15:09.743-07:002011-06-27T11:15:09.743-07:00I think that looks more like the margined leatherw...I think that looks more like the margined leatherwing beetle. Chauliognathus marginatus. looks more dull in color and has lesser spots...and that its active in early summer makes me think that....but i'm no entomologist!Stephanie E. Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865356863947982947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24680035826880141922011-06-27T09:36:50.790-07:002011-06-27T09:36:50.790-07:00I've never had much trouble growing Cilantro. ...I've never had much trouble growing Cilantro. I even grow it in windowsill pots in the winter. But this year for some reason I only have volunteer cilantro in my garden, the seeds I planted never grew. Can you dry cilantro for later use? it would be a good way to save the excess!Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-55122497322897253212011-06-27T09:32:24.884-07:002011-06-27T09:32:24.884-07:00People have trouble growing cilantro most often be...People have trouble growing cilantro most often because they do not plant it at the correct time. Otherwise, yes, it does grow very weedily.<br /><br />Good patch of it, too. I encourage all plant people to give a little back to the small plant allies out there.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-7378128451898692602011-06-27T08:25:40.090-07:002011-06-27T08:25:40.090-07:00Oh I fogot to tell you earlier, thats cilantro not...Oh I fogot to tell you earlier, thats cilantro not parsely. HeheheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-77794273458981095992011-06-27T07:29:16.702-07:002011-06-27T07:29:16.702-07:00Well at least now you will have plenty of Cilantro...Well at least now you will have plenty of Cilantro for seasoning and you most definitely share it with people. It has a very pretty ground cover look to it, and I wish half of the beneficial wildlife you had were in my yard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com