I would have never thought of this myself but an glad that it is now a fact. Yes, I am a tomato growing fanatic!

I suppose we will be hearing from the 'Chili Heads' next and they will want a badge, too....

...shout out to Bob from Veggie Tales whoever he is...

I would like to buy stock in acorns, I think there may soon be a shortage on them.

@texaskitty: I'm sure you will earn a few acorns and I see that you purchased the "Tomatohead" badge but I sent you acorns so you can buy another badge of your choice.

No, like the gov, they probably print more

greene said:

...shout out to Bob from Veggie Tales whoever he is...

Bob is a talking tomato ...oh he also sings
...and his best friend is Larry (he is a cucumber)

@greene Bob and Friends: https://www.google.com/search?...

Quick, get over to Bumblyburg and see if Chili is willing to pose - we need a portrait for a Chili-Head badge.
(Thanks guys; I had no clue who Bob and Friends was. )

Is it too late to request an Insect or Spider badge? I've been finding all kinds of cool insects on my plants and many of them are spiders. I know, spiders are not insects... all because they only have two instead of three parts.

Here you go, the Spiders microbadge:

http://garden.org/special/badg...

Oh, I really appreciate that.

You are most welcome.

Cute spidey ... I'll be curious to see how many end up owning that badge!

That is cute!!

Not me!

Oh Sue, we think you are cute, too.

I like spiders, too. I'm the one who rescues them and takes them outside instead of freaking out or squishing them like all of my friends. I can't say it's exactly a badge I'm dying to have, but it looks cute. Now maybe if had been a dragonfly...I stop and stare at LOTS of pretty dragonflies in my garden. Or maybe a really cool beetle... Or maybe something like this guy that I found just chillin' on one of my daylily scapes the other day, LoL! (Just kidding.)




(What is he, anyway?)

That looks like an annual cicada.

Yep, I save the spiders, if I don't, my husband squishes them. I saw a mama Cellar Spider carrying her egg sac around while I was washing walls. I let her be as I didn't want to disturb the eggs. Oh and I counted 7 Common House Spider moms on the porch guarding their egg sacs. Baby spiders are coming out of some of them.

That's a Cicada. My dog thinks they are a tasty, crunchy treat.

Kim - thank you for confirming! That's actually what I told my husband it was, but then convinced myself out of it because I can't recall ever seeing a cicada...I just know a cicada is a big bug that makes noises and that doesn't show up too often. Is there a variety of cicada that only spawns/breeds once every 10 or 14 years or something like that?

By the way, two acorns your way - one for ID'ing my bug, and the other for saving yours! (I'm sure the mother spiders appreciate your hospitality, too )