Companion Planting for Pest Control – Bugged Out With BFF’s
My seven year old daughter and I are besties. We pinkie promise each other every day that we’ll see each other after school. We do sleepovers in each other’s rooms on weekends, and we build and share...
View ArticleHow the Heck Do I Get Rid of Termites?
Termites. Even the mention of the word is enough to make wood tremble with fear. They could be in your home right now, munching away on your walls, ceilings and floors like stoners at a free Taco Bell...
View ArticleGarden Scourges – Coping with Typical Problems
Sometimes it’s not what you do or how you do it that’s the problem. Sometimes your luck as a gardener just runs out temporarily. The bug armies of doom invade, leaving your plants silently screaming in...
View ArticleHow to Keep the Rascals OUT of YOUR Garden
Awww! So adorable! Right? Wrong! Don’t be fooled! This sweet little hippity-hop-bun-bun is one of the most notorious scoundrels to ever descend upon the gardener’s plot. It’s the reason you need garden...
View ArticleAdjustable Window Screens – Just Say No to Zika
Our home is filled with traditional, double hung windows. Several are original to the home, which was built in the 1930’s (that’s prehistoric by California standards). One of the first things I did...
View ArticleAdventures in Live Bee Removal – Don’t be a Serial Buzz Killer
A couple months ago I unhappily discovered bees swarming our house. DISCLAIMER – DON”T try this at home. I then proceeded to get a very long pole, stuck a wad of steel wool at the end of it, and used...
View ArticleMurphy’s Naturals Mosquito Repellent Incense Sticks – Go Zen On Those Buggers
Mosquitoes can be the vectors for horrible diseases but, for the most part, they’re an incurable nuisance. In fact, I wrote an earlier post about using natural plants to ward off the pests. Home...
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