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Purple Martins have moved on
Doesn't seem that long ago when I was fretting because I hadn't seen a scout and was worried I wouldn't have any martins this year. We ended up with 6 nesting pairs. Sunday morning I walked out onto the back porch and counted 84 martins on the wires but couldn't… More
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Just got this advice!!
For those of us that are bothered with the pesky mosquitos:mad: , this is supposed to work! Take a spray bottle and fill it with Listerine then spray your chair, round your food table on your patio deck, round windowsills, door frames, etc. Supposed to work for up to 4… More
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Mosquito repelant
My neighbor told me a repelant to make to keep those pesky bugs away. He puts a little listerene in water in a spray bottle with water. I tried it the other day, kept biting flies away from my legs.I got a small spray bottle, put the listerene in it,then… More
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Peppermint Rub
...nt herbs? I heard the peppermint rub its good for mosquito bites and itching. I have a peppermint plant at home and would like to use it, but don't know how to create the rub. Any inputs? Thanks, More
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Building a screened in back porch
...be able to sit outside in the evening without the mosquitos, have some shelter from the sun, which hits our deck right at dinnertime in July, and… More
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Making Tea Barrel
... #4. Cut out top lid for Screen (you don't need a Mosquito Garden)… More
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"Rain Gardens on Clay Soil Sites"
Just read about Rain Gardens ("Bioretention Pond"). Didn't know where to post it (mods can move it, if it doesn't belong here. :D ;) ). Thought some of you might want to know about rain gardens also. http://www.for-wild.org/download/rainclay/rainclay.html With changing federal laws governing water quality, many municipalities are enacting storm… More
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Good evening!
...e black eyed susans and coneflower. Actually, the mosquitos are enjoying my garden a great deal more… More
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bug spray is it harmful to birds?
...with a long spout and I figure he is spraying for mosquitos as he's complained… More
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Memorial weekend camp trip
...pond and creek. It was hot and I got covered with mosquito bites. But my son and dogs had a BLAST!! More
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water garden virgin
...fountain or filter? what do i do when it comes to mosquitos? HELP! More
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Lemon Balm, Mint and Lavender Questions!
Hello! Last year was my first year with Lemon Balm, "Walkers Low Catmint", and Lavender and I have a few questions. I don't know if they made it through the winter. I have attached the 3 pictures of what they look like currently (spring). 1.) Do herbs come back on… More
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Greetings from lower michigan
...st from the lower michigan, the land of monstrous mosquitoes and vivid blue lakes. Talk to me about all things, but mostly about carnivorous plants and bugs that are beneficial to the garden. Its great being here. Happy Gardening.:p More
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HELP....don't know what this is
... I pruned the bush/tree/plant so we could control mosquitoes...everything was so overgrown. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jacquelin More
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Something's killing our cats
my neighbor Mike on the lower terrace has been feeding the stray cats in the neighborhood. he's a great guy and has pet cats of his own. he told me last week he's been finding 'his strays' with their hind quarters paralyzed and withered. shortly afterwards they die. he said… More
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mosquito bite helper stuff
...us what all garden wise is said to help with like mosquito bites i think aloe should but i have none here i grabbed the petals from 2 pink roses an the hips-up of 5 roses--all are pink-- i have some peppermint/spearamint leaves im gonna add some… More
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Mosquito Barrier
I just found this online, and I'm curious if anybody has used this product? I currently have a major tick problem, and I know the skeeters are coming soon- so a safe, effective repellant/killer would be great. More
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Anyone have a bat house??
...ld love to have one. Heard they love to eat those mosquitos!!! :) More
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knats in yard
...nk out of you. We get them early in spring before mosquitos. All you have to do… More
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Clean bird bath
... be used to keep the water in a bird bath free of mosquitoes and algae. It doesnt take very long for these to start in a bird bath in San Antonio weather More
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