oddly enough, more zea and solanum ( with a side of asparagus )

there is an increase in activity in one of the patches of zea out back...

this turned up on a maize leaf a couple of days ago...

and, since the mantis seems to have shuffled off to better hunting grounds, this guy has taken up residence in the maize...

while amongst the teosinte plants there are a wealth of ears to be...

and in a sign that the season is getting late,teosinte ears are beginning to protrude from the stalks...

aa well as seeds appearing just below the flowers...a few more weeks and i will begin to harvest seed...

moving along with the late season theme this spud is clearly signaling it is done...

it rendered half a dozen michigan blue potatoes that weighed in at twelve ounces...not all that shabby for a container in a yard that is more shade than sun much of the day...

the asparagus is chiming in with some late season news about the relentless nature of dna...

a late summer spear has ferned and flowered...it may be a bit late...although, while the season for edible asparagus is rasonably short, the overall season can go on into november...

so it may produce seed as has its neighboring fern and they may actually mature...we will keep an eye on it.