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The Rabbits Are Eating Everything-HELP
I just took my kids into the backyard after the long snowy winter. I found rabbit pellets everywhere and almost all of my plants have been eaten..."
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- I had the samne problem last year, and what really helped was pepper. Just put some pepper around your plants, it won't hurt them but rabbits hate it. The only thing ...
- prob not the best idea but we started putting veggie cuttings and stuff out and the rabits and squirels were distracted and ate that instead. of course, it could attra...
- Hello C.! Try using moth ball or "human hair clipping"....There is also a spray in your garden section that you can purchase that you spray around the plant and shr...
Does Anyone Have Any Advice for Growing a Small Vegetable Garden?
Read all 32 responses: "Ok - I have bought some 'small' vegetable plants and am looking to plant them. But where does one start from scratch?
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- I like containers. Get a "garden soil" mix from walmart, home depot...anyplace like that. It generally has the fertilizer in it already, good for 3 months, which is ...
- Hey there. Start with your basic soil and add MiracleGro (or whatever the latest fertilizer is. Follow instructions on each packet, but basic rule of thumb is to pla...
- My kids and I have done this with very little expectation and fine results. We just tilled up the soil (pull up all the weeds and grass and get the dirt loose) in a s...
Help with a Very Sad Looking Bamboo Plant
Read all 5 responses: "Hello ladies, long story short, I left my bamboo plant at work for about 3 months - hence, no water. A co-worker noticed right before ...
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- I had a friend in a very similar situation who saved the plant by putting it in a bigger vase. I'd at least consider it. Her vase was broken accidently. Is there so...
- I love plants, my job at home is to spritz them; because I am a very inconsistant about taking care of them. Consequently I have had a many rebounds and a few losse...
- I would recommend that you try a ph balanced water. I personally have kangen water. This may sound stupid but I also have a bamboo plant which is very preciouse to me ...
How Do I Mulch? and More...
What you do (so I've been reading) is to water plants in really well just before the first frost, and add an extra layer of mulch to help overwinter them. ...
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- My husband is in landscaping and here are his thoughts: You need to amend the soil as much as possible by adding sand, compost, organic matter, etc whatever you can...
- M., That clay is a curse for sure. Yes you can mulch now. A cheaper way to go about it is to wait until people have raked and bagged their leaves for fall. If you ha...
- Ellen gave some good advice concerning calling your agriculural extension agent, so try that. As far as mulch is concerned, it doesn't matter whether you mulch in t...
I Need Ideas for Prizes to Give Out to Winners at Baby Shower!!
What we did at my shower was have lucky bamboo on the tables as decorations and gave out the plants as prizes at the end of the party. I got the plants, ...
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- I don't think the prizes have to be big at all. Go to Michaels Crafts or Joanns and they have votive candles and cute candle holders for less than $1 each. You can g...
- I went to a shower recently where one of the prizes was a flower pot (about $2 at a discount store), flower seeds (about $1), and a little shovel and gloves set. The g...
- Check your dollar stores-our have some really nice things for very reasonable amount. Also you could assemble little baskets of sample size items from Avon-lotions, c...
Scratch Scratch Scratch -- Poison Ivy
I have a lawn service that removes the plants for me when I point them out, ... Even if we did hire a chemical spray company, next spring the plants would ...
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- Ahhh, I battle this twice a year. I also was on prednisone last year (after 3 weeks on no relief). I'd go to Whole Foods and pick up a bottle or two of "Poison Ivy...
- YES!! Tea Tree Oil, if you google Tea Tree Oil and Poison Ivy, you will get a remedy for it. My father in law just used it two weeks ago and he said it worked better...
- My oldest son seems to get into poison ivy every year. One of the best things our family has ever used for poison ivy is Bandaid Anti Itch gel. It used to be marketed ...
Keeping Kiddie Pool Water Fresh
I love the idea someone had to use the water to water the plants...get your kids some watering cans...my DD is always begging to water plants! ...
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- Try this: www.poolsolutions.com/gd/kiddiepool.html. Go to the kiddie pool calculations on this website and it will tell you how to determine what chemical mix to put i...
- I have never seen anything chemical free to put in the pool. I always fill mine in the early morning and if it's not warm enough by the time the kids go in it I add...
- From a saftey perspective I would empty it when not in use...either your children or someone else's (if you don't have a fenced yard) could fall in a drown...unlikely ...
What Are Your Gardening Secrets?
Plant a few things you LOVE, but keep in mind that any crop can 'fail' for many ... Mulching around your established plants will save a lot of weeding and ...
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- To help with the bug problem in a small garden, plant merigolds around and thru the garden. They help keep the bugs away and will give your daughter flowers to pick....
- I love to container garden. I love impatiens, they are easy, the colors are gorgeous. I love the dark vibrant colors, one of my favorites, is to mix the bright orange,...
- Hi~ I'd recommend going small the first time. Plant a few things you LOVE, but keep in mind that any crop can 'fail' for many reasons (animal invasion, draught, too ...
Knats
19 Apr 2009 ... Read all 10 responses: "Last spring/summer we had knats that infested our house. I bought spray for my house plants and sprayed all of them.
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- We had this problem last summer! I had never seen it before! It seemed that every time I would bring home banannas or oranges from the grociery store, we would be over...
- I dont' know about knats but this worked with fruit flies. Maybe it will help?? Leave a bottle of red wine open on the counter for a couple of days. Fruit flies wil...
- The pest control people told me that flys, nats, bugs need water to lay eggs so put bleach in your toilette, sinks, disposal and the bugs wont lay eggs there and they ...
Fruit Flies
We had the same thing at work (no fruit)& the landscape crew came in & told us to stop over-watering the plants. What we were seeing were gnats- not ...
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- put out little dishes of red wine where they are and they get the fumes/drink, get drunk, fall in and DIE!:)
- If you have bananas in the house, eat them up or make banana bread, and get the peels out of the house! That always seems to be the source of fruit flies when I get t...
- Are they fruit flies ;like little knats or tiny moth like things? I have had the tiny moths that are called pantry moths a couple of times and they are a big pain in t...
