Jourdan Townsend

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Stories By Jourdan Townsend

  • Structures
    Structures By Jourdan Townsend November 4th, 2022

    Attaching A Hanging Planter To A Cinder Block Fence

    Attaching a Hanging Planter to a Cinder Block Fence. Many yards are surrounded by concrete cinder block fences. While they are fantastic at providing privacy, they are not generally attractive. Adding hanging plants to your concrete cinder block fence is one way to soften its look and brighten the entire area. But it is slightly more complicated to attach plant hangers to a concrete cinder block wall than to one made of a softer material. Masonry anchors solve this problem. To buy masonry anchors that will be strong enough, weigh each plant and divide the weight by the number of provided screw holes in each plant hanging hook. Select masonry anchors that can each support this much static shear load and are small enough to fit through the holes of your plant hangers.

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  • Trees
    Trees By Jourdan Townsend November 4th, 2022

    How To Keep Bees Out Of Grapes

    How to Keep Bees Out of Grapes. You’ve worked hard to produce a beautiful grape crop, and suddenly the fruit is withering on the vine before you can harvest it. You may have observed flying yellow and black insects attacking your tender fruit. It is very unlikely that these are bees, however, as bees do not have the anatomy to sever the fruit. Yellowjackets, with sharp piercers, will pierce the fruit to gobble up the insides and leave the grapes open for scavenger flies and, yes, bees to slurp up the leftover juice. Get rid of the yellowjackets and protect your fruit from all of these insects.

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