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Comments (5)There is a hook like structure being marketed as an aid to encourage hummingbirds to nest. Also there are commercial nesting materials for sale as well as providing cattalil and bulrush down, loose wool and raw cotton. I can`t get the link to work - try looking at www.hummingbird-house.com...See MoreWhats Hum, Hum, Humming In Your Garden?
Comments (29)This isn't about h-birds, and it's more about buzzers than hummers, but it seems like a reasonable follow up anyway. There's a narrow path along one of my borders, between a mixed bed and a small pool - about 25' long and only 3' wide (the path; the mixed bed is about 10' deep) and for over a month now the racket from the mixed bed has been astounding. This border is backed by old spruce trees and has a long row of evergreen euonymous (not one of the invasives, this is 'Manhattan' or a similar large-leaved variety) between the trees and a row of tree peonies, mountain laurel and azaleas, underplanted with gingers, geraniums, and various other perennials. Closer inspection revealed that the racket was coming from the euonymous, which has been blooming for weeks. After an even closer look, I realized that the buzzers were not bees at all, but flies. I can't detect any odor from these flowers, but there must be one, and it must not be anything that would appeal to people. Are there other plants that attract flies by the millions? These bugs (or are they insects?) don't seem to congregate anywhere else in the yard, and don't seem to be doing any harm. And, they don't scare anyone the way the bees that are swarming the clethra do....See MoreStarting from dirt- literally! A basement bath DIY Adventure
Comments (157)I did see this! And yes, I still LOVE it five years later. We still haven't begun the 2nd-floor bathroom, aka the 1925 Hall Bath/Faux Master which is our only bathroom on the bedroom level with a clawfoot tub & a shower ring. So the Starting From Dirt Basement Bathroom is still my favorite place to shower. So here's how to do the Starting From Dirt Basement Bath set up: Hansgrohe Ibox rough in Shower & tub fixtures - Hansgrohe Rain S Showerhead & hand shower S Thermostatic Trim with Volume Control and Diverter (tub to shower) Kohler HydroRail Shower Column and Diverter (showerhead to hand shower) Metris S tub filler The Tub Filler & Hydrorail are tied together at the Ibox by the diverter on the shower trim, the two showerheads switch between each other on the Hydorail. Run it all by your plumber - I don't know if all these parts (especially the hydrorail) are still available! Good luck! Also, here's a link to Part 2 of the Adventure: https://tinyurl.com/ydntvkzc...See MoreHumming sound from electric cable attached to house
Comments (26)We are also south-central Wisconsin :-). I did end up talking to family friends who work for the power company and they felt strongly this was caused by the electrical service wire being too tight between the transformer and the house. Within the last few weeks this person (quite experienced) had the same sort of complaint and it solved the issue. Wind across the 'thickened' power line (or the cold causing the line to shrink) causes a vibration that sounds loud inside the house near the line but nowhere else. I called the power company and they loosened the line yesterday. We have not heard the issue since and the freezing fog is back tonight so we'll see what happens!...See MoreJonathan Fitzsimmons
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