Sunday, May 6, 2012

Olive or Juniper Hairstreak- A miss for last year.

Hi, Today, while gardening, an Olive or Juniper Hairstreak landed on some freshly spread "Mushroom Soil". And you say "what is mushroom soil"? Mushroom soil is the growing medium in which mushrooms are grown in commercially . I live in what is known as the "Mushroom Capital of the World", the Kennett Square area. Mushroom soil is mostly old rotted hay from horse track bedding and/or old mulch grade field hay/grass/weeds. It is first composted commercially and then used as a growing medium for the mushroom industry. After mushrooms have stopped growing well the soil is removed and I get some of it too. GREAT STUFF for any garden! The Juniper Hairstreak landed five feet in front of me next to a yellow garden hose. The first pix had the hose and detracted from the shot and the mushroom soil is not a very good background for this pic either. Here is a beautiful butterfly rarely seen by most folks. Best to you , Denis

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