Ej Cosme

I havent really seen many beetles. I've only seen little orange beetles that flew away or jumped off as soon as I got too close. Ill try to sneak up and see if I can catch one to get a good description.

I forgot to mention the green anole lizzards have moved in and are helping keep the bugs away.

I havent seen them turn yellow not sure when they are ready to pick. I found one that fell off the vine I'm going to wait a couple days then open it to see if they are ripe.

This is what the leaf damage looks like

I dont have any snails around here, if I do they arent prolific enough to ever see them. Ill post a picture of the leaf damage in a bit.

Im in Texas near Houston. I grew up in the north east. I dont miss that climate at all...

I looked around the plant at different times today and found leaf foot nymphs some tiny orange beetles and little black cone shaped bugs. The nymphs were easy to manage since they hang out with eachother. The little beetles flew away any time I got close. The little black bugs assended on the flowers at dusk, there were like fifty on each flower. I shook the flower in a jar and they all fell in. Im not sure what the best thing to do with these bugs. I was thinking about using DE powder, but my daughters have been loving the recent influx of passion butterflies, which we all thought were monarch untill today. We learned a lot today. any ideas on how to control pests without effecting the butterfly population or should I leave it all alone and let it manage itself???

Yes!!! I love passion fruit juice. I have never actually seen what the fruit looks like and had no idea it grew in Texas. Im certainly gonna save some seeds. There is something causing damage to the leaves. Ill take some pictures and maybe yall can help me keep this plant thriving.

Does anybody know what this fruit is? I found It growing in my yard. It grows on a vine like a melon or a squash. It is about the size of a lime and smells like pineapple. I've never seen this.

I was researching cob houses and the thought of a house built entirely of urbanite came to me. Has this ever been done?