Lady Luck!

In many countries in the world, the ladybug is considered a symbol of good luck and some cultures even rear them as pets. The most likely explanation that ladybugs are lucky is because of their huge appetite for crop pests, like aphids, mites, and white flies. Farmers and gardeners welcome the presence of ladybugs and venerate the insect as a lucky symbol. They also say that if a ladybug lands on your hand on a Sunday, and stays there until you count to 22, then good luck is on its way.

One of our Gateway families was kind enough to donate over 1500 Ladybugs for our CMLC garden to help rid of garden pests! The Kindergarten class released them into the garden a couple weeks ago, hoping that the lucky ladies will fill up on garden goodies, lay eggs to create another generation for our garden, and make our gardens filled with beauty and luck! Thank you for the awesome contribution to our garden!

Over 1500 in this bag! 

Preparing the garden for the lady bugs with nice wet soil. 

The release!

Happy at home.