What's the most interesting/unique thing you've ever grown?? Something that made someone say "Wow! That's so cool!" Or, "I wish I could grow that!" And if you don't have one, what's something you WISH you could grow?

Just found this cute little oddball strawberry in my garden! And no, your eyes are not deceiving you! You're looking at a strawberry plant ON a berry! This is called Vivipary. AKA - a seed sprouting prematurely. Usually caused by excess moisture, warm temps, and overripe fruit. We did just have a whole week of rain 🌧️ + hot, humid weather... So, makes sense to me! Bonus - if this happens to you, you can remove it and attempt to grow it out! How neat is that? Have you ever seen this before?

Praying Mantis Ootheca!! "𝑨 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘?!" An ootheca is the protective casing that a Praying Mantis lays her eggs in to insulate them through winter. They usually contain anywhere from 50-200 eggs! If you find one of these, you're in luck! Praying Mantises are friends of the garden and act as natural pest control. They are predators with a big appetite and eat things like aphids, thrips, leafhoppers, grasshoppers, caterpillars and more. But, with such a big appetite, comes a few cons as well. They are opportunistic and indiscriminate with their food choice, which means they'll also eat beneficial insects, including each other. (Yikes 😳). This is why they live a fairly solitary lifestyle outside of mating season. However, their benefits usually outweigh their cons. 🤷‍♀️ Have you seen one of these before? Do you have any in your garden? Congrats to @Katie Marie for being the first one to guess correctly on ✨this post✨!