Freeze proof containers?
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anybody found a way to squirrel-proof containers?!
Comments (3)I feel your pain. I came out today to find they had bitten off ALL my tulips, dug up and completely turned over my pot of green onions just sprouting, dug up and chopped off the heads of some potatoes. They have not been so bad in recent years because I put out feeding stations near the fences and that keeps them out of the gardens, but not this year. They have chewed on daylily and iris shoots as well. I have few covers I fashioned: just a rectangular wooden base with chicken wire attached all around. In some cases I closed the top but that's the only thing that works. I also place cut-off 2 litre and 8 litre containers and cover emerging plants. I put one of the covers over my angelique tulip bulbs which are just beginning to bloom. I wish I had a shotgun. One other thing I am planning to try is mouse traps. They will spring them and be frightened off, but will not be hurt. And to think we cut down our big trees to get rid of them and they still come!! Arrgghh!!...See Morefreeze proof tape
Comments (5)Sand bags and jugs of water will hold down the bottom edge of the plastic. But if you are trying to tape plastic at the corners, I found that spring clothes pins work for me. The silver tape came right off. I had to cover a large shade house for my orchid collection. I have several overturned garbage cans with a big rock on each to hold my tarps from billowing in the wind. We are in the middle of 10 days in a row with temperatures below 70 degrees. And Saturday is going to be bone-chilling under 50 degrees and rainy. Linda Leaf...See MoreAnt-Proof Kitchen Storage Containers?
Comments (9)Sugar ants can literally take over a home. You need to get granule ant poison and sprinkle around the entire perimeter of your home. If yours is a crawlspace foundation, you need to toss in some of the granules into the crawlspace vents. Empty your pantry, get a can of Bengal Gold, and spray a line of it all around the ceiling, all around the floor, and up every corner. You need to do this inside your cabinets as well. Bengal is the only thing that works, and it stays active for a year or more. Any air-tight container will work. Walmart has some clear off-brand ones that hold up great....See Moreneed help freeze proofing a freeze proof hose bib
Comments (9)Adding insulation, or a longer freeze proof hose bib, will only work if the garage is heated or otherwise stays significantly above freezing in really cold weather. Of course, the hose should be removed from the spigot before weather reaches freezing so that the water can drain. If the garage doesn't stay significantly above freezing, then you need to install heat tape or a shutoff inside the house with an air break so that you can drain/blow-out the line. Those are really your only two options -- other than completely relocating the hose bib to a heated part of the house. Relocating the hose bib would avoid a lot of maintenance problems later. Heat tape will require that you run power to it. Perhaps the new stuff is more reliable than the old stuff, but I've seen heat tape fail too often. Installing the shutoff and blowing out the line is reliable if you do it well-- but it takes time and is easy to forget. If you are going to stay there, relocate the line....See Moreprairiemoon2 z6b MA
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