Strain it. Add about 1 tablespoon of dish soap to the liquid, pour it into a sprayer, and spray the affected areas in your yard. Fragrant plants: Plant mint, garlic, chives, shallots, and onions around your yard
If you have a vegetable garden, berry bush, or fruit tree in your yard, it could be another major food source for your local raccoons. You probably don’t want to get rid of your garden just to prevent raccoons, but you can put up a barrier to keep them away. The most effective wa...
Rabbits also have an extremely high reproductive potential, so keeping them around might quickly cause a total garden infestation. They can produce up to three litters of six babies per year in the north and up to six litters of three babies yearly in the south. The first litter appears in ...
My reflux was so bad that it created serious inflammation in my gut. It manifested as gastritis, which means your stomach lining is inflamed. I devoted a year of my life to healing the physical symptoms of the reflux and heartburn. Then, when I thought I was in the clear, I hit anoth...
Grow cabbage in spring so that it comes to harvest before the summer heat or start cabbage in mid to late summer so that it comes to harvest during the cool days of autumn, winter, or early spring. Cabbages will grow in most soils. They prefer short days and cool temperatures. Mature ...
If you can believe it (I can’t), I once said (on this very blog!) and I quote: “Some raw food types grate them into obscurity or juice them in order to eat them, but I don’t recommend it. ” Ah, the ignorance of youth! Or at least the fears of a beet newbie. You know...
First, spend some time observing the squirrels in your yard. If you are concerned they may get inside your house, cutting back the branches they use to get to your roof might ease your worries. Keep in mind that squirrels can leap across a distance of up to ten feet and some species ...
Then just wash it off very well to get rid of the dirt, and cook as described above in rice-water until tender, in the skin. It's tender when you poke through the thick end with a skewer and the skewer goes through. This may take an hour, or less or more, depending on the ...
The same area once I’d planted and sown it with wildflowers. Though I say black plastic, I’m referring to the usual color of Visqueen. I’ve seen it in other colors, including light blue, which will work as long as light cannot get through it. That’s because plants need light fo...
The more hours of sunlight a plant gets, the larger and more fruitful it will be. Some things to consider when choosing a planting location are: Colder climates need more sun than gardens in the deep South. Fruiting vegetables require more sunlight than leafy greens. ...