Ticks, yuck.
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Comments (4)Global warming... I think my bulbs will be okay; it's the ticks (yuck) that I worry about. I hope we got a nice, somewhat-long freeze to kill them all. My hyacinths, and a few of the daffs and tulips, are peaking out of the soil a bit, hopefully they'll be alright....See MoreSafety in the garden
Comments (48)Ditto about goggles while weed whacking  also wear work shoes (not sandals) and preferably long pants. Take the time to reach for the right tool. Last year I bruised a tendon trying to pull a bunch of tough weeds with my bare hands. I often get poison ivy cleaning brush without gloves. Stand back and keep your legs out of the way doing any sort of chopping or slashing. Trim fence wires close or bend them back so that they can't poke or scratch. Kneel to do close-to-the-ground chores (weeding, harvesting, deadheading, catching slugs) rather than bending over and straining your back. Wear long pants so that you don't scrape your knees. (Always have a few pairs of pants that are clean enough to wear and unfancy enough that you don't mind getting the knees wet and muddy.) Check for bees before deadheading or picking flowers....See MoreTicks
Comments (25)Susan, We try so hard to peacefully co-exist with the wildlife, but every now and then they make it impossible. That bobcat has been keeping a low profile since the day it enountered our son in the garden. Maybe it has moved on elsewhere. Unfortunately, the coyotes babies will soon be large enough to roam, and then it gets really crazy for a while around and after sunset! We have friends and neighbors having HUGE problems with racoons killing and eating their cats and kittens, so I am feeling lucky that so far the coons have only eaten the corn. Of course, I put up all the cats inside at night. There are a LOT of racoons most years, and at least twice as many as usual this year. I think racoons are 'cute', but I HATE having them on the property. They are very destructive. Our birds have apparently taken care of the mosquito problem as we have fewer and fewer of them every day. We're having more ticks around the area, but partly that is because it has been too wet to mow lately. My guineas are so happily tick hunting that they don't want to come inside their coop at night. For ticks on a body, I have had luck coating them with any sort of oil....veggie oil, baby oil, orange oil, etc. I found a tick on me yesterday, but I had been going through the tall grass with the dogs, so I wasn't surprised. I check carefully for them every night. I have only had them on me three times, which is pretty good considering I am outside most of the day, every day. Dawn...See More~Cracked Pot Gardner's~ **March**
Comments (115)Hello Everyone! I got my box from Trina yesterday! I got plants! I got two brugs, one smells like lemon custard - can't wait for that! A pink plumeria, chocolate mint geranium. Lots O' Seeds! Lots of peat pellets, lots of seed baggies. I also got cute post its, notebook, sharpies, scissors! Thanks I always seem to need those. Two pairs of the dangley earings that I love, two magazines BHG and Martha Stewart (My hero). How did you do it! You really shouldn't have, but i am so glad that you did!! I feel like Linda, I squealed a lot when I opened my box! Thank you! Big giant hugs!! Oh yeah lots of chocolate too! Yum! So I was busy in the yard today, it is hot and dry here, my rain barrel is almost empty. doin' the rain dance!! I have been planting seeds daily, I already have lots of blooms! I am working on getting rid of the grass in my backyard, I want all gardens and paths. No more mowing in the back for my hubby soon! Sending out warm dry thought to you all!...See Morelocaleater
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