Fill flower beds with a thick layer of pine cones, rocks and cedar chips. If they can’t dig in the dirt, they’ll look elsewhere. Plants: They aren’t fond of Lavender, Marigolds and Chamomile. Also try varieties that have strong scents since they don’t tend to like them. A very ...
To prevent this disease, keep a close watch on your white pine. If you see small dead branches, remove them, cutting at least a foot further down, into healthy parts. The fungus spreads ahead of the dead sections. If you can make it more than a foot, even better. This will keep the...
Harvest pine nuts in the late summer to late fall. This is whenthe pine conesare ready to be picked. If the pine cone is open, the nuts can be shaken out of the pine cone immediately. If the pine cone is closed you must open it before you can remove the nuts. Harvest both open ...
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Dry cones for three to five weeks in a warm, dark, dry, well-ventilated area. The scales should begin to separate during the drying process. When this occurs, remove the seeds from the cones by shaking cones over a piece of newspaper. ...
There are so many ways you can customize a DIY pine cone wreath to fit just the style you’d like and add a festive touch to match your decor. Paint or bleach the pinecones For a snowy pinecone look, you can bleach pine cones to remove some of the color — or it’s even simpler...
Remove any extra food sources from your tree. If you nailed a bird house to the tree, or if your kids hung a bird seeded pine cone to the tree, you will want to remove them. Cover the bottom of the tree with metal sheeting. The squirrels will not be able to latch on to anything...
Do you need a garden spot that could be gated off from the rest of the yard at times? Plan for a pretty gate or other moveable barriers. Do you need to protect your vegetable garden from deer or other animals? Factor in fencing, raised beds or a garden structure with a covering that...
To decrease your impact on the environment, you should follow theleave no traceprinciple of camping ondurablesurfaces. Select an area that is relatively flat. You can remove surface stones, pine cones and sticks, but gone are the days of digging and excavating a tent platform.Do not dig tren...
Remove all dead vegetation, leaves, pine needles, etc. from the yard. Keep dead branches 10 feet away from your chimney. Trim trees regularly to keep branches a minimum of 10 feet from other trees. Create a separation between trees, shrubs, and items that could catch fire, such as patio...