Hi - I recently seeded, and was told I needed to run my sprinklers every day for 20 minutes. So, rather than mess with my regular schedule, I decided to use program B. I set the program A start times to OFF for all 4, and set up program B, with one start time, but...on the "days to water", it shows every day as "blank". no rain drop, no rain drop with a slash, just blank. If I hit the up arrow, it changes to a rain drop with a slash and advances to the next day, and down arrow switches it back to blank. never get a rain drop. is this right, is this going to work as I expect? (the manual doesn't mention blank, it only mentions rain drop or rain drop with slash!)

I'm going to pull the plug on this topic--please let it die. Thanks so very much for all input. I think it's interesting that there are such strong opinions, esp. as to the style being too dated. And yet, I see a new finished kitchen posted today on the GW with minimal Ikea pulls on a modern styled cupboard face and although not made of the shiny metals, they're cousins in style and function, straight out of the 60s-70s--yet timeless. I've learned that some viewers find the Omnia pulls truly "upscale" and some see them as opposite. I actually budgeted for pricey hardware because I've been able to scrimp on a number of other things and because my old handles came from an outlet store. But when it comes to pulling out the checkbook, I usually balk. I had planned to put granite or clear glass knobs on the cupboards but I found the Omnia one and liked it better. Then the project got dragged out and I got design fatigue and just abandoned the plan. Once we got the decidedly chromy-stemmed pendants with salad-plate-sized top plates, the eBay handles seemed to be appropriate. Yes, I've tried the bimetal ones. They're in display at Twin Cities Hardware and I drool on them every time I'm there. I imagine on the six upper cabs how it would look with the two D-shapes paired across from one another and on our many lowers they'd be mounted horizontally they would add some textural interest both horizontally and vertically toward the floor. Because we had to sell a 7-foot wide sideboard in order to modify a wall, the lower cabinetry on the right side just outside my photo above is my replacement sideboard--it will hold china, some glassware, napkins, candles, party stuff. Maybe it's because I come from such humble roots--these glitzy pulls have glamor for me. But, I'm going to pass. Thanks for the fun run, folks. countrycottageklutz, I screamed with laughter at your post. My tone deaf DH is on a different planet from your DH, I suppose, but here we are, mania-widows messing around with computer-induced friendships and conversations as a salve. marti8a, now you know the official name of the concept, you can invoke it: Hunter's Wife's Revenge. There are all kinds of other similar concepts: Fisherman's Wife's Revenge, Arctic Explorer's Wife's Revenge, whatever. Fill in the blank and have fun. My children still recall the November when they were small enough to fit into a grocery cart. A local store was going out of business with a dutch auction to incrementally increase percentage of price discount and we walked the aisles pulling all kinds of exotic things off the shelf. My girls got to pick out exotic ice creams, I got to try caviar, you get the idea. One of our first Revenges. mnerg: You have quite a memory. And you've got some good psych intuition skills also. buehl: I think I'll pass. I'm not THAT upscale and arty and rich. But I think those might be the handles that were the pick of the nutty old lady on the "Flipping Out" show I saw this fall. Thanks for that laugh--I needed it. cpartist: It's a good thing we don't live close to each other--we'd make a dangerous duo! And leela4 would be another bad influence! To all who voted for the "cheapies" I appreciate the validation, but DH will do so even more. Lotsa love, everybody!

Ah, gotcha. Well that seems easier to me than having "attractants" planted in the yard to invite them in. In that case, she can definitely try some of the minty plants I listed above and/or using the fertilizer lecorps4fun mentioned. I wasn't familiar with it and had to Google it, finding both good and bad reviews on using it as deer repellent. My opinion is that it probably wouldn't be very effective if it was used to deter deer from eating hostas in most of our gardens, but if used on the grass and any bushes they aren't interested in eating anyway then it just might be very good at keeping deer out of the area, if she's willing to keep reapplying it. Not sure if there are any "sonic" options that look like solar lights and would work. Also not sure if placing dog fur and/or poop around the perimeter of her property might help, but since some people have both indoor dogs that go out to pee/poop and still have deer pooping in their yards too then my guess would be no.

I started adding a shade garden around the quiet side of the house last year, still working on it but almost finished. I truly believe that the deer know my bf and his whole family are hunters so they know better than to come around our place! unfortunately theyre not so timid when it comes to hanging out and feasting on the plants in the shade garden. in the past 3 days theyve mowed down half of the hostas. it pisses me off bc I just spent so long planning, prepping, and planting but theyre just hostas, they can be replaced. HOWEVER!! They also took off the tips of one of my hydrangeas (annoying but I can live with it) and now theyre getting mighty close to a very sentimental hydrangea that I just transplanted to our yard last month from my bf's parents (his mother passed away recently). if any of those tick infested oversized rats even think about tasting that hydrangea I will hunt down him and his family and shoot them myself. Anyone have success repelling deer? Store bought spray? Homemade recipes? Motion sensor lights or sprinklers? ill try anything!