Pain is associated with congestion and acidosis (over-acid conditions). It is important to alkalize and detoxify the whole body with a raw food diet and herbal program. An acid diet creates acidosis Acidosis is the main reason behind inflammation Acids damage and mutate cells Your lymphatic (sewer) system is your main immune system that helps keep your cells acidic wastes from accumulating in and around cells. Acid-forming diets inflame the colon, kidneys, and thyroid (skin) thus, reducing their ability to filter ones lymphatic system, including the lymph nodes (septic tanks) As ones lymphatic system backs up, so do cellular, systemic and parasitic wastes. Thus, acidosis/inflammation builds up in many tissues of the body, head to toe. Lymph nodes swell, pimples, boils, abscesses and tumors are formed, etc. In time, normal cells move to A-typical then to cancer To cure is to reverse how you created it. Add a little "magic" from our little friends...the Herbs! Foods rich in astringent and anti-oxidants are high on the list in cancer cases. Fruits fit this need to a tee! Fructose is a much higher vibrational sugar requiring no cellular loss of energy in its utilization. In other words, if it were me, I would only eat raw fruits, vegetables, and herbs(ideally organic, but conventional will do). My mother has severe scoliosis, so I could tell you a thing about back pain.. She also has artificial hips, knees, as well as shoulders. She is in excruciating pain. Matter a fact, she just stopped taking her pain pills and other pharmaceuticals because of the "side effects", they were making her sick. I encourage her to eat more "healthy", trying to eliminate everything out of a package, junkfood, with more whole natural foods like fruit and salads. I also forage for dozens of herbs, one of her favorite, or should i say best pain relief is stinging nettle. I rub it on her back and the prickers inject phyto chemicals(plant medicine) into her, she says they help better than pain pills, she can't wait for them to start growing in another few weeks! In short, only eat healthy food(fruits and vegetables, preferably raw, uncooked), only drink healthy (filtered, pure, clean water), get adequate sleep, control your stress. That is key to all illness. It's what you eat, drink, breath, and put on your skin. Start reading all your ingredients, better yet, if it comes in a package with a list of ingredients, don't buy it. Again, it's what you eat, drink, breath, and put on your skin. Start making those things healthy, you will be healthy. It's really that simple. Don't wait for a magic drug cure, start living healthy right now.

Morning, Can't believe it's Tues!!! Planto, I think most ppl in the south kept/keeps their doors unlocked. My dh's family is from a little town, Tullahoma TN. After moving to Chicago, they were very comfortable keeping doors unlocked. Chicago!!!!! Guess after doing something all your life you get used to it. When I moved in, I wasn't used to unlocked doors, so made sure our part of the house was secure..Actually for more than one reason, lol. In your moms times, I'd bet most people kept thier doors unlocked and slept peacefully. Better times. I agree older homes have a LOT more charm, and better made. Walls are thicker for one. When we bought this house, electric wiring was wrapped in cloth. The only 'charm' was, it had 32 windows. lol. I remember some of the huge Victorians in GA..think Victorians are the correct term. ?? They're so beautiful. And big-many rooms. If we moved down south, in a huge house, away from neighbors I'd think the house was haunted..lol. Too funny. Maybe the Cracker Jack remark is an old saying. My dad used to say the same thing about drivers, He also called people who drove slowwwww, Sunday Drivers..On Mon, Tues, Wed, etc. lol. If 40F was the coldest it got in winter, instead of a Maple and Smoke Tree, there'd be a Palm out back. I agree with you. 40F is cold. Most in the midwest deem 40 warm. It's worse when temps drop from 80 to 40 like it did this week. 40F feels like 10F to me. I was born in the wrong state. lol. My grandma was born in NO's..perfect climate. Oh God!! The black stuff!!!!! What did you do? And yes, I can guess what they were..lol. Yuck. The only thing that'd be worse if the mound was filled w/spiders. But hundreds/thousands of ants is too much. I don't know much about Fire Ants except they bite. If one Fire Ant happened to crawl on someone, would it bite? You're so lucky having lizards for neighbors, lol. It'd be great looking outside, spotting the little guys/gals sitting on a plant. They're fast. What happened to the lizard that got in your house? I'm surprised he didn't jump off the plant while you were bringing it inside. He must have been as, if not more startled than you..Aww.. A 3-foot ant, I'd run as far away as possible! lol. My husband was in Nam. One day, the soldiers were walking through jungle. On one tree, not far from the ground was a 2.5-3' (that's 3-foot) CENTIPEDE. Instead of the crew walking a direct path, they circled the area, as far away as possible from this huge centipede. Imagine that scene. lol. Banana Spiders were common there, too. God only knows what other creatures lurked those jungles. No, don't think Hostas are exotic, but many are sure pretty. I'm partial to variegated plants, Hostas included. So, your Hostas are outdoors, in containers? Have you grown Hosta in containers in the past or this the first time? How do large or extra large Hosta do in containers? Are they evergreen or decidious? When you move, you can take Hostas and all. One advantage growing in pots. Are you looking for a house now or waiting? Spring is the perfect time. Moving is a LOT of work, and if temps were 40 it'd be too cold. Then again, summer might be too hot and humid. Humidity doesn't bother me, dry air does. I can't breath when air is dry. Yes, tropicals love humid air. Once you find a house, and add more plants, you'll notice the difference. Do you plan on moving in the same area? Futher south, plants can stay outdoors, year round. Your baby Hosta looks variegated, not blue. I'd like to see it when it's mature, too. I'd like to add large-leaf blue, pale green and a highly variegated Hostas in an area on the side of the house. Small ground-cover variegated Hostas have taken over. Don't know where the Hosta came from since I didn't plant it, but they've taken over the front, sides and back yard. I don't mind a few, but not thousands, lol. Digging them up shouldn't be a problem, but keeping them out, is. They're quite invasive. Five plants gotta go. Trumpet Vine, Datura, Ostridge Ferns, Lambs Ears and ground-cover Hosta. Not all, but everywhere and anywhere they're not supposed to be. Then there's the weeds. As of late Feb, a weed resembling Peperment has taken over. Every two weeks a new weed pops up. Soon Dandi's will take over. Worse, 'don't know what they're called,' but they remind me of IL Morning Glory..lol..They're vines, cling and strangle other plants, and crawl everywhere. I don't think they can be rid though. I researched and found the underground roots of this vine can originate several blocks away. Pulling is useless. They double. lol. Before you know it, they're sprouting pink/purple flowers..flowers look exactly like Morning Glory. In full sun, their blooms grow about 5". For the time being, perhaps you can either Google, buy or borrow plant books from the library...browse pictures. Choose plants you'd like to have. You'd be surprised. Do you like plants that grow large, minis, flower, fragrant flower, vines, uprights, succulents, grown for leaf color, etc. Also, there's many store-bought fruits that can be grown indoors. Beans, Avocado, Citrus, Apples..too many to name. If you buy these items, keep the seeds and sow. Randy, is Boric Acid the same as Borax? Last year we searched for Boric Acid in several stores, including HD, Ace, Walmart, Walgreen's and more. When we asked where it was located, the clerks looked at us as if we were asking for Cyanide. lol. Thanks. We found Borax in the aisle with clothing soaps. Moonie, the last three years, ants were everywhere. In and outdoors..even in potting soil. 'potted plants.' I normally don't care when ants are outside, but their population has increased terribly. If you set something down, ants cover it. Garden gloves, tools and plants..Forget a can of soda!! lol. I think they're eating plant roots. Definately Citrus Tree leaves..BTW, my citrus do not have Scale, so house plant insects are not what's luring ants. However, I'll phone a few Walgreen's, ask if they carry Boric Acid. Thanks. Planto, wish your camera took closeup pics. I'd have loved seeing your little visitor. lol. Toni I found Borax, but don't know if it's the same as BA. Would you happen to know?

>"I am getting some orange/rusty mold on my grass" Take a tissue or white paper towel and rub the affected area. If the paper has red dust on it - Lawn Rust >"I get a white dusty mold on my lawn in the spring" Powdery Mildew >"Is there something I can do for my lawn to prevent these mold outbreaks?" Both are common to KBG and the results of excessive moisture / turf not drying out. Irrigate very early in the AM, preferably on a bright sunny and breezy day so the turf has the rest of the day to dry at the surface level. Rain during the PM? Nothing you can do about that. Other options would be to over seed with more disease resistant cultivars - trimming trees, changing the grade to allow better drainage, etc etc.

Aphids can be a problem but they are fairly easily controlled with a sharp spray of water to knock them off the plants they are on. The Ants are not that much of a problem and usually do not require control unless they are coming in the house. Here is a link that might be useful: Aphid control