What makes a neighborhood "go downhill?"
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My peas...going downhill..
Comments (15)I have never had any kind of poison in my garden or yard....It's not really something I want to do... Then may I suggest you get used to pulling things up before they yield and when a disease persists in the soil you just stop planting it? ;-) Yes, I am being a bit sarcastic, but the term 'poison' seems a bit much. There are products that you could use to clear up a fungal problem, but you would need a pesticide applicator license and training and protective clothing. If you called those poisons I would be inclined to agree, but something like wettable sulfur is simply a stronger dose of an essential plant nutrient, it occurs naturally in most soils and there are fungi that actually do better with it (not the plant eating kind). Rather than a poison, it's just tweaking the natural chemistry a bit to make it unfavorable for the pathogen. You aren't introducing anything that wasn't there previously, just increasing the amount on the plant surface. Does that help any? ;-)...See MoreNeighborhood Cat Violates My Potatoes - What Now?
Comments (24)Cats kill for fun. That is only your opinion. Robins have decided they like my raspberries so I gave their eggs to the local chipmunk-- that was for fun. I am sure we both enjoyed it. I'm not sure if this is a joke or not, but if so, it wasn't a good one, and rather immature. Robins are a native species, and belong here doing what they do, so your analogy has no merit. As for the cats killing for fun, it is indeed my opinion, and also a fact for most, but not all, cats. I know farmers who obtain cats for rodent control, and most say that the cats couldn't care less about rodents, that they go after birds instead. Then there is my parents, who live in a very rural area. The nearest farm building is over a mile away, yet they keep getting the farm cats killing birds at their feeders, which I've witnessed while there. Pretty easy to form an opinion when you have actual facts, but then again, facts don't matter when you don't agree, right? Noinwi makes a good point that humans have created this problem. Sure, it's not fair to the cats to suffer the consequences, but it's not fair to the house sparrows, starlings, asian carp, feral pigs, emerald ash borer, or any other non-native species that gets killed or trapped either. Yet, nobody will defend those species, or post sarcastic remarks in their defense. All in all, I don't care which way people choose to deal with cats, but passive methods will usually end in failure, as they have for me over and over. The problem never goes away until the PROBLEM goes away. Joe...See MoreWhat's your neighborhood's holiday style?
Comments (51)My neighborhood is about 1/2 decorated. We are an older neighborhood with quite a few people that are retired and others that do not celebrate. The neighbors next door to us and directly across the street have second homes, where they are spending the holidays, they did not decorate. No consistent decorating style of those who stay home during the holidays, both white and colored lights with one light shower. The light shower actually looks better than I thought it would, it would really work well if they combined the shower with some basic lights. No blow-ups, but a few attractive lawn decorations. Many of the neighbors have Christmas trees in their windows, probably the most consistent Christmas decor here. Unfortunately, we do not have windows in the front. One thing that we have that is a little unusual, is our side of the street backs up to a ravine/small canyon. Many of us on both sides of the ravine put lights along our decks or the top level of yard in the back. Looks very pretty. Our tree can be seen through our windows by some of our neighbors with homes backing to the canyon. My daughter who is 22 and I, go out for a night of viewing Christmas lights every year. We have some near-by neighborhoods that do fabulous displays....See MoreHELP! Tomatoes are going downhill!
Comments (11)My tomatoes do not look like thatat all. I had a fungus for the first time and it really took over my plants. I have small tomatoes but not like those. I cut the diseased foliage off and sprayed. The plants look better but worse than I ever had before. My tomatoes in the raised bed have always done great before. Next year I will be armed and as soon as I see one ugly leaf I’ll remove and spray the plants. I would like to thank everyone for the help. Sometimes the website is weird while I am on and the “say thank you” is not there for me to use. I do. Or want to appear ungrateful. My zucchini and cucumbers are still going strong with no fungus. They are in containers so hopefully they don’t catch that awful fungus. I am so disappointed this year with my tomatoes I’ll be pouring boiling water on the bed in fall. Haha...See MoreHappyladi
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