September 28th – October 2nd, 2024 is Autumn – Middle of SHUNBUN (Autumn equinox)-47th KOU “Insects hole up underground.”
Yesterday was the first day in a while that we had blue skies, a good day for doing in my vegetable garden, such as putting away summer vegetables, planting some autumn vegetables. And the most fun was digging up the soil to check on the condition of the sweet potatoes😊
When I turned over the leaves and stems, all kinds of insects got scared and ran away around. There were crickets, ground beetles, stink bugs, pill bugs, and other insects whose names I didn’t know. There were lots of them. I also found an inchworm!
Today’s forecast calls for a high of 29°C. Dear insects, it’s too early to be hiding in the ground.