How do you talk spouse into getting rid of excess?
TxMarti
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Comments (5)Jan - the only thing I know to do is go to Lowes or Home Depot and get some poison. I have used the kind that is peanut flavored and is in pellet form. The only problem is you have to find an active tunnel. Go to the Gardenweb hosta forum and search for voles. You will see other ideas there. The link below describes my vole problem. For hostas, instead of just planting them in the ground, I now put them in large pots and then sink the pot in the ground. You can also protect the area by digging out the soil and placing chicken wire in the ground and replace the soil. When I was at Carter's nursery in Athens last week, the owner talked of terrible problems with voles and he has found no way to stop them. They are supposed to multiply rapidly. Here is a link that might be useful: Embarking on a hosta rescue mission...See MoreHow do you get rid of powder mold on grass?
Comments (2)You can try one part skim milk to nine parts water. Half and half would be too much. Experiments have indicated that the 1:9 ratio is fairly effective. By the way, powdery mildew should be prevented, if at all possible. Excess fertilization is a major contributing factor to PM infections in turfgrass (and other plants). Cut your grass as high as possible to encourage deeper and stronger root development, too. Try the milk applications and let us know how it worked. It will likely go away once you begin getting some warmer temperatures and more sunlight, though....See MoreHow do you get rid of polyurethane smell?
Comments (53)I'm sorry, I have not had a chance to get any charcoal. The smell is still there. Not as strong as it was a few weeks ago and after a month it is tolerable, but everyone who comes into my new room asks "what is that smell?" This is INSANE how much worse the smell is after this supposed VOC compliant crap. There is no way in hell this is better for you. for the first 3 weeks I could not even stand being in the room as I would get a headache after breathing this in for 20 minutes. I loved the old smell of the old stuff and it would be gone within a week. This smell is going on over a month and It is still lingering. I think we need to find another brand or get everyone to complain to these varnish companies to bring back the old formulas. Why did they even change it? How in the heck did they ever test this and Say "Yeah this is better!! You would have to have absolutely no sense of smell to think this stuff is good for anyone to breath or use. Do they really think by changing the smell or recipe of varnish we are saving the planet? It is ridiculous!! I'm so sorry I wish I had the answer for you. I just left my windows open a crack for days until it was tolerable. Also you could use a damp rid bag and hope that will absorb some of the smell. It is strong at first but I know at least these hanging bags smell better than the varnish!! You can get these at Lowes or HomeDepot in the cleaning isle....See MoreCan't stand BF's spouse. Do you get over it, say something, drop BF?
Comments (36)We covered this long ago. He said that she was looking for someone to side with her so it HAD to be a man to ensure some measure of impartiality. There were no male marriage counselors within a convenient driving distance. She said that male or female, it made no sense to go by herself because "fixing herself" wouldn't fix him. You see, she does want to complain but too lazy or powerless or combo to do anything about it. My decision was made long ago to not intervene. I was curious as to what others did. Postings have been interesting. One time she was crying, no, sobbing that her house was a mess and nobody wanted to help her. I was struck by her pain so volunteered 3 Saturday afternoons (in a row) to help her clean. We vacumed, laundered linens, moved heavy furniture from 2nd floor to bottom floor and grown children/a@@hole just looked on. A month later we went upstairs to discuss paint and the rooms were the same mess I had encountered the very first time. Nobody did anything. Lesson learned and I was so proud of myself that I said nothing when I really wanted to scream at the top of my lungs, lol. In her defense, had it been me crying about dirty home, she would have come, not 3 afternoon, but 3 entire days to help me. But she would do it as an escape from her house. It seems so ungrateful to question her motives but I've never asked her so neither here nor there. And she is really a lovely woman--warm, funny, smart, not a malicious hair in her body, but oh, what a hot mess, lol!...See Moretrixieinthegarden
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