In some parts of the world they are revered and protected; in other places they are captured and eaten for dinner. One thing is certain: They’re everywhere.
This article series discusses how to find where animals are getting into your building and how to keep them out, including bats, birds, rats, mice, and squirrels and even raccoons. This article series focuses on removing pet or other animal odors from buildings due to pet urine, pet feces,...
In fact, they are my favorite thing in the garden every year. My favorites are cherry tomatoes, but I love tomatoes of all kinds! Have a great week!Courtney Dunsmore April 16, 2015 / 6:21 pm Reply Such a great tutorial! Now-how to keep squirrels away from them?! Mine are always ...
We put multiple seeds into a single large container so we don’t have to keep track of lots of little containers. Then we separate the saplings out into individual pots during the fall/winter when the plants are dormantaftertheir first year of growth. ...
Any seed that fell on a fertile spot, and then wasn’t eaten by squirrels or other animals, will sprout in the spring once temperatures warm up…provided winter is consistently cold. This is actually tricky in really warm locations out west, where winter doesn’t get cold enough to break ...
As far as pests go, birds, squirrels and deer are the biggest problems. Be sure they’re in a fenced area if you want to keep the animals away from them, or plant plenty, and feed the animals and yourself. Sunflowers are resistant to most diseases, but they’ll occasionally get worms...
This is our view of the garden below. The corner that the rats enjoy. Note the lovely garden on the other side of the fence. That is the home of the squirrel-whisperer. It turns out, one of the other tenants feeds the squirrels. The rats benefit by eating what’s left. And we los...
My investment “strategy” is “opportunistic.” That fancy word means you keep looking. Mostly that means staying “NO.” By now I’ve developed real phobias about a whole bunch of things — from “professionally managed” funds (of all ilk) to airlines, from energy stocks to cannabis, fr...
Other tips to squirrel-proof your pumpkins Hillock said things like human or pet hair, soap, and other household products are not likely to be effective in keeping squirrels away. "If the pumpkins are in a small garden and there are only a handful, they could build cages out of a wo...
This is another useful weapon for those who are too nervous to kill bugs, one reddit user claimed their daughter went from being terrified of bugs to “the freaking Terminator” after using one. Important clarification: bugs are the only thing you should be shooting with a salt gun, keep ...