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Comments (7)Renee, Go back to this forum's main page where all the current threads are listed and find the one called "Bt San Diego Names for Hannah". On that thread you'll find a list of the most common products that contain Bt "San Diego" and I linked a photo of one that is usually pretty easy to find. You can get them at nurseries that carry organic products, feed stores, and some big box stores like Wal-mrt, Lowe's, Home Depot, etc. If you have a local hardware store, they might have it. If you can't find it locally, you can always order online. The key is to get the right kind of Bt. There are many Bt products and three are commonly sold/relatively easy to find. Bt 'Kurstaki' is the one that controls caterpillars. Bt 'San Diego' is the one that controls leaf beetles, including Colorado Potato Beetles. Bt "Israelensis" (and I may not have spelled it right) is the one that you put in ponds and other areas of standing water to control mosquito larvae. Each form of Bacillus thuringensis is a bacteria that attacks only the pests listed on its label. That is one of the great things about it--it targets the pest but doesn't harm beneficials. Good luck with the CPBs. Just hand-pick them and either squish them by grinding them into the ground with your shoe, or drop them into a dish of soapy water (I use a Cool Whip bowl) as you walk through the garden. I don't like touching bugs with my hands, so I buy medical-type latex gloves by the box, and wear them for buggy chores. LOL Also, check the UNDERSIDE of leaves for clusters of CPB eggs. If you find them, scrape them off the leaf into the soapy water. I usually use a trowel to scrape them off. I'll link a photo of CPB eggs so you'll know what to look for. Colorado Potato Beetles can often be found not only on potatoes, but also on tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and even on related flowers like datura (jimsonweed). If not controlled, they can devour the foliage and destroy your crops. Dawn Here is a link that might be useful: CPB Eggs on UNDERSIDE of a Leaf...See MoreAnyone want to own an amazing guest rental property?
Comments (31)It's gorgeous, Jinx! We hiked Santa Elena, and the climb up the trailhead was one of the most harrowing things I've done in awhile. See those vertical cliffs? You go up them. On a trail that's "sort of" there, but not really. You scramble over rocks, and slip and slide over scree, and try not to think about how one missed footing and you're toppling into the river. (And yet, there were young and old alike doing the trail, so people manage not to die, I guess.) We did not hike the Cattail Falls trail. It's a very difficult hike, from everything I've read....See MoreThe most thoughtful and meaningful gift
Comments (63)Have you seen the movie "Love Hard?" It's a satire of online dating, where a woman gets involved with a guy who she made a great connection with online, but then finds out he's been using his friend's photo. The movie is a satire of the games we play, both in person and online, when dating. But one of the side plots involves the male lead, who wants to start a scented candle business geared towards men. He says, "It's an underserved market." Anyway, one of his projects is to try and capture the scent of his grandfather . . . eucalyptus for the essence of "Bengay."...See MoreYour First House?
Comments (41)What fun seeing your first homes. So many pretty houses. @jakabedy how heartbreaking the house was damaged. I'm glad the owner did not walk away. When we first married, we moved to an apartment near DH's mother that needed us nearby. Four years later when I was pregnant with #2 and #1 needed to start pre-school, we bought our first home in a city known for its excellent school system. We bought it from the original owner, "the cat lady" - the outside cat came with the house. It was a 1959 antique brick ranch. 3BR/2BA. One level with a two car garage/unfinished basement. The kitchen appliances barely worked. She worked in the yard all day and had a drinking problem. She often would drive by to see "her house." She never liked anything we did. We bought the 2100sf house in 1985, but this photo was taken a few years later after the playhouse was built up the hill in the back yard - its peak to the right of the chimney, and in the photo might be mistaken as a weird part of the house. Once we had three children, we looked for a larger house but couldn't beat our large rooms, layout and large corner lot. Since there was a set of stairs going up to the attic (never mind you couldn't stand up once up there!), we added a partial second story that housed the new MBR/BA and sitting area which made it 3100sf. I don't know how many azaleas we planted in the front and back yards, but I spent many many many hours gardening. We were there just over 20yrs and during that time we also gutted the kitchen and original two bathrooms, and added a powder room too. I cried when our realtor put the sign in the yard, but we were building our first custom home on a lake, so moving was easier than I thought it would be. The 3rd owners recently sold the house to the daughter that grew up next door to us. Her parents actually bought their house from the wife's mother's estate when she passed and still live there. Now the home will again have three small children, and grandparents next door - love that. But back to our buyers, they were not yard people. They not only cut down two HUGE Magnolia trees (one in the front, one off the kitchen side behind the fence), they removed all the foundations plants, cut down many trees and shrubs, removed azaleas out front and in the back. Perennials and wildflowers gone. Just breaks my heart. And they painted it GREY, because why not. The yard looks even worse in person. I hope the new owners will clean up the yard.... and repaint the house....See MoreJilly
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15 days agolast modified: 15 days agoI clicked on the Home Decorating link … look at this! 2002!
Ohhhh, I miss Gardenweb! And that plant. And the FLW quote.
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