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Apr 10th 2019, 3:33 pm
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Re: Home and garden projects

Raccoon?

Around us, it would be raccoon or groundhog.... They seem to like odd things like banana skins, eggshells, etc.
Sep 2nd 2018, 2:32 am
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Where oh where is Pulaski when we really need him? :confused: :( :rolleyes:
Jul 28th 2018, 2:59 pm
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When we returned from our trip to Blighty, I found my two cherry tomato plants had disappeared from their pots--either eaten or just didn't like the spot I tried this year. But the lettuce which had...
Jun 15th 2018, 7:53 pm
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Tomatoes generally do poorly in my garden, not enough pure full-on sunshine to keep them happy. I only started two tomato plants this summer & as expected they are looking leggy & less-than-fruitful,...
Jun 1st 2018, 9:19 pm
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Nice garden! :rofl: Wish mine would self-start like that! I have had lettuce that bolts, seeds, and comes back the following year, all without me doing anything to it, but never anything else. In...
May 25th 2018, 7:40 pm
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Wow, that's quite a herd of deer!! :omg_smile: I usually see only one or two (often a mother plus a youngster) & I get stressed out enough watching them graze my various perennials and...
May 25th 2018, 1:55 am
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After digging holes and planting 6 native shrubs, three native tree-lets, 24 summer bulbs, 5 baby herbs, and a few veg (that I sincerely hope the deer, chipmunks, groundhogs, et al. won't eat) over a...
Oct 15th 2017, 6:00 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

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The husband & I have managed to rake up all our fallen leaves, dethatch the lawn a bit, mow it all very short with the grass clippings going onto the mulch pile instead of dropping back on the cut...
Oct 13th 2017, 10:04 pm
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Periwinkle I can live with but not the dreadful "English" ivy. I have a modest patch of periwinkle holding up an otherwise erosion-endangered hillside, so I'm letting it live until I figure out how...
Oct 13th 2017, 6:41 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

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Beware....Burning bush--aka eunonymus alatus--is on the Invasive Species list for many areas in the US, including New England, where I am. It can take over a property very quickly as well as jump to...
Oct 12th 2017, 5:10 pm
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Holly trees are definitely a mixed blessing! I would think one too close to the house would be a problem, just due to their leaves.... Our holly tree has horribly sharp leaves, so I always have to...
Oct 12th 2017, 4:40 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Home and garden projects

What kind of bushes?


Good point! Planting depth is important, so you may need to google each type of bush you're planting for info on proper depth.

If your bushes are in containers, general...
Oct 10th 2017, 10:02 pm
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I love holly trees, & am still mourning that my next door neighbor has cut down one of a large pair that separated our properties. :( She had the right to, as that one was on her property, but they...
Jul 19th 2017, 6:30 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

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We do the same. We like to "touch up" or redo our walls, woodwork, baseboards, etc. Our doors are often in need, for some reason.... So we tend to keep paint around a long time, both opened &...
Jul 17th 2017, 7:42 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

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Maybe it's a Brit thing, this tendency to prefer warmer house temps in the summer?--except of course for Nutek & SoS....

We have no whole-house AC system here, but rely on two small window AC...
Jul 15th 2017, 5:37 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

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Oh I thought he meant the real hay-bale type of "straw", which is highly prized where I am for vegetable garden mulching. You buy a square hay bale, undo it, loosen it, then spread it over your...
Jul 15th 2017, 11:30 am
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Posted By WEBlue

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Why dig out the old mulch?? :confused: Just cover it up with the new mulch.

Mulch is like gold! If it's really old, it may already be enriching the bed with new organic matter. Straw mulch (if...
May 26th 2017, 3:23 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

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We need something like a pergola too. The husband broke down (our kids worked on him!) and bought a grill at the end-of-summer sale, but this spring has been so rainy that we have yet to try it out....
Apr 25th 2017, 5:58 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

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Oh good, thank goodness her lungs weren't affected by the PI fumes.

Winter/early spring is the time when PI cases are at their worst around here, my doctor said. The tell-tale 3-leaf clusters...
Apr 25th 2017, 5:50 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Home and garden projects

Interesting!! I've planted crocus bulbs, & had very mixed results. Some I planted in my regular garden beds were found & consumed by some creature...not sure who but I've seen the evidence. On the...
Apr 25th 2017, 2:09 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

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I love daffies too! They are just about the ONLY pretty flower that our local wildlife (deer, voles, mice, chipmunks, squirrels) will not eat. Well, I'm not completely certain about the...
Apr 16th 2017, 9:57 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

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Yes, peonies are pretty fussy; they seem to need a 'real' winter. Maybe yours liked that March freeze.

I planted several two years ago & in spite of our long winters with lots of freezing days...
Apr 16th 2017, 7:49 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

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Yes, we're just a couple of miles from the ocean. Weirdly, however, our high today was only 70 (in the warmth of the back garden @ 3 pm).

If your area hit 80 today I'll wager your green forest...
Apr 16th 2017, 3:58 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Home and garden projects

The differences are interesting, because I think your area & mine are only one full (?) growing zone apart at the most.... My zone is 7a, and from what I see on the USDA map most of NC is either 7b...
Apr 15th 2017, 9:58 pm
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Posted By WEBlue

Re: Home and garden projects

Daffs, hyacinths, and forsythia are blooming like crazy. Hostas & iris are sending up little leaves.

I got my peas planted, and a bit of lettuce. Lets see if the chipmunks, woodchucks, and deer...
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