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I got up early and watered everything because it's going to be 99 deg. today. The bugs in my garden are earwigs. I found a recipe for them and it is helping some. Entire plants were disappearing overnight.
I did child care work and worked in a school for handicapped children.
At the library I do a little of everything. Check in & check out. Shelving and spot checking to keep books in order. My favorite thing is the story hours for pre-school children. This fall we are starting a Mom & Me story hour for children birth to three years. Dooley

 

Thank you for the welcome. We're going to be building a bigger house on the property. I have tons of ideas of what I want to do as far as landscaping goes. I'll make sure to take some pictures and post them as soon as I get them. Thanks again for the welcome!

 

New Member

Hi, to everyone. I am a new member and looking forward to visiting with others that have a passion for gardening and the great outdoors in general. I hail from Okla so I garden with the heat and humidity for most of year. I also enjoy greenhouse gardening and retreating to a summer cabin in Colorado. I am a teacher that is looking forward to retirement so that I can pursue all those interests that working full time keeps you from getting to. Hope to meet and make many new friends. D Carns

 

What's the recipe Dooley??? Share Share Share!!!

 

I got the recipe for earwig destruction from an internet site on earwigs. I don't know which one. It's 1 part vegetable oil, one part soy sauce and one part molasses. Shake it all together. Put it in small containers or lids. Place it where you see destruction from earwigs. if you are not sure you have earwigs, wait until dark and take a flashlight and scan the ground around the plants. My ground was covered with the crawly things. Ugh!!!
The containers were full every morning for days. Now, I only have to change it about once a week.

Dooley

 

Introducing Seattle Gardens

I am Alice and live just outside Seattle. I have a large yard that I don't really use much. In front of my yard is a communty garden filled with flowers and all kinds of pretty things. This keeps my neighbors talking to each other and to me and we all enjoy it. I planted many of the plants but others plant what they want and a couple of ladies do most of the work.

A couple of years ago I accidently buried some branchs of my lace hydranga in wood chips. When I pulled on the branches little plants were on them. I moved 4 to the community garden. My plant has always been blue but the baby plants are coming up pink. Now my plant is turning pink around the edges. I saw instructions for turning it blue but if I wanted a pink one how would I do that? What is the easiest way to get more plants off my big one? I don't have more wood chips to put under the plant, can I use peat moss to bury branches or some kind of air layering?

 

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."

I love this quote! Am forwarding to a friend who is having a rough time lately!

 

"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."

I love this quote! Am forwarding to a friend who is having a rough time lately!

Glad you liked it. I was hosting some abuse message boards and felt it looked forward more than back. Not much we can do about our past except complain.

 

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I think I may just have screwed this up- posting a reply instead of a new topic. Oh, well, I suppose I will get used to it eventually- and maybe you will get used to me! . Anyhow, thanks for inviting me to your community. I was searching a particular plant- hollyhocks- and found you all. I shall go back now and introduce myself in a new topic. Thanks again.
Ah! Didn't need to! Got it right for once. So hello to everyone. Hope I can help somewhere here. I have a bit of knowledge gleaned from my dad, who could grow a stone, if he wanted to! I am sure I will find more advice than I can give, but that, I suppose is what these forums are about. Anyway, hello again.