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Knats
19 Apr 2009 ... You put an ounce in a quart of water and water all of the houseplants with it. The gnats live in the plants and lay eggs in the soil. ...
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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 ...
Seeking a Pet Sitting Service (And Possibly Plants Too)
Anyway- they will water plants, bring your mail in as well. Their contact info is: ###-###-#### and they are located in Evanston. I am not sure how far out ...
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- I just hired a co. called "All Good Dogs Pet Care" to watch my cats while I am out of town. They came recommended to my by a friend. Anyway- they will water plants, br...
- you are better off having someone come into your home for the pet sitting. i do do some pet sitting call me ###-###-####
- If you live in the Lakeview/Lincoln Park area, we use a small dog walking/pet sitting service called PetCierge to come and take care of our kitties. Tel ###-###-####....
Sunny Area in backyard...what to Do?
Plumbago is a good plant that you could put there, it doesn't require a lot of care and with watering can grow about 4 feet tall. ...
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- I just planted Moonflowers to cover my unsightly electric pole in the corner of my yard. I put them in two terra cotta pots at the base. It says on the envelope that i...
- Be careful. Since you run an in-home daycare, do the kids go outside? A lot of plants are poisonous. Do plenty of research before you decide. We almost lost our dog to...
- you might try putting down some inexpensive pavers and placing different size (large)pots with various plants (heat tolerant) to hide the transformer. This way you can...
How Do You Grow Hydrangeas?
I'm no expert, believe me, I kill more plants than I keep alive. ... I water it some in the evenings in the summer when it's really hot & trim it back to a ...
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- I have had the best luck with hydrangeas on the North side of the house. They typically like the more shaded, cooler areas and the North side seems to meet that crite...
- I'm no expert, believe me, I kill more plants than I keep alive. I have one in my back that seems to do pretty well, we've had it 2 years now & it has lots of blooms....
- PLan in the shade when it is cool, they hate the heat. I almost planted my new plants too late this last year. After they bloo make sure you dead head all the old b...
Household Chores - Kids
water plants clean room with direction set table dust vacuum feed pets (depends on type of pet and how your comfortable your child is interacting with the ...
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- We use accountablekids.com and love it. I dont give my kids money to do chores, this is their house and they are responsible for helping. They arent going to get pa...
- I am evil mom and I do "pay" my kids for doing chores around the house but this is an allowance and they only earn it if they do the chores and they are not under the ...
- This is a list that my husband found off a Christian dad's website. It has really been helpful to me to have this. 2-4 year olds help dust put napkins on table ...
Cleaning Tile Floor and Grout
Is concentrated so there is less burden on water treatment plants • Is packaged in recyclable bottles. One bottle of concentrate makes four mixing bottles ...
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- Clorox Bleach gel works wonders on grout.
- K., I have been A customer of these new products that a friend of mine referred me to and so far it is by far the best products I have ever used. The best part is t...
- Hey K., I haved used Zep on my floors but it does require scrubing. It can be found at Home Depot. I recomend a open house and no kids for few hours while its being ...
The Rabbits Are Eating Everything-HELP
Spritz plants/etc with water and some tabasco. My MIL swears by it. Need to reapply with each rain which is a pain... 2. Spread blood meal around plants (I ...
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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...
Raccoons Problem
(we water the plants with the water) But we don't fill it or use it every day, either. Our neighbors put a heavy mesh screen over their pond to keep the ...
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- They completely shredded our wading pool two summers ago the ONE night we forgot to empty it. This year we opted of the hard-plastic version because we don't want to b...
- Your local animal control people may have a solution for you. Regards, C.
- Get a dog - better yet - get two! Meduim to large dogs(bigger than the raccoons) or they'll just get mangled! Teach the dogs (preferably males) to "go potty" aroun...
Sand & Water Table Recommendations
Read all 7 responses: "Looking for recommendations on a sand and water table ... The kids like to "plant" a garden. Beans or rice with cups and spoons for ...
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- I second the storage bins. That way they each have their own and don't have to share. Or they can share but keep the bins far enough apart so they don't dump sand int...
- We got ours from One Step Ahead. It has a cover that they can drive little cars on. It's pretty much just a water table because we also have a sandbox and when we fi...
- We have the Step 2 one and is a hit with kids of all ages. We have only used it with water - I feel like sand will get too messy. I can change the water often, which i...
Rabbit Eating My Plants
Blood meal is completely soluble and can be mixed with water to be used as a ... There are plants that rabbits don't like and they will give you a lot of ...
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- I was once told rabbits don't like Marigolds. I know it is very late in the season, but maybe you could plant a border of marigolds and that would prevent them from g...
- I have the exact same problem. I use Liquid Fence and it works. It smells AWFUL, but it seems to work. I spray it on the flowers just before I'm going in for the ni...
- My MIL found that peeling Irish Spring bar soap with a potato peeler works Sprinkle the shavings in your flower beds They don't like the smell of it
