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garlic cayenne spray for critters and bugs
Chipmunks have eaten all our strawberries, stripped some of the melons and parsley, and probably also the newly emerging carrots. And, after our dogs died, I am concerned about wild rabbits. So I found this: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Garlic-Garden-Spray#aiinfo So yesterday I bought lots of cheap garlic, a huge bag of…
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Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Wow! What a strange looking beetle! It's kind of beautiful too. Reminds me of the "eyes" on moths. Found it on my storm door. We were a little freaked out a first but then thought - it's day time so those nasty palmetto bugs aren't out yet. Went out and took it's picture and it never moved. Thought how weird - it looks…
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Mulch fungus
I have a section on garden bed that I'm letting rest for awhile. I covered it with wood chips as ground cover and to hopefully prevent a lot of weed growth while it is not in use. A few days ago we had a large amount of rain and now there are patches of fungus growing all over that bed. I have searched the internet and I'm…
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What's on my calendula?
I picked several calendula flowers today and immediately my hand was covered with tiny bugs. Anyone know what they are and how to get rid of them? I picked all of the flowers and put DE on the plants. Below are several pictures so you guys can see how tiny they are and how many of them there are. After letting the flowers…
