Mice and Slug Bait
We’re getting a jump on our gardening this year. We’ve already weeded all of the planting beds. The Man of the House mixed up a batch of his homemade fertilizer and worked it into the soil. It was the perfect … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Pest Control
Bed Bugs
Ever since my mystery skin ailment of 2007 I’ve been concerned about bed bugs. In my research I discovered that the little critters are almost impossible to get rid of. One exterminator I spoke with said it would be easier … Continue reading →
Goodbye Junior
This summer was the last stand for Junior the lemon tree. Here in the Seattle area lemon trees do fine outside in the summer but the rest of the year they’re indoor plants. The terms of Junior coming back into … Continue reading →
Trouble in the Mobile Orchard/Vineyard
We had a rude awakening this morning. I’d stumbled into the kitchen and was starting to make coffee. (That’s the morning’s MOST important activity!) I pulled up the blinds and glanced into the backyard and was greeted by a horrible … Continue reading →
Arachnophobia
I’m not sure what it is but recently there have been alarmingly large spiders in the house. This hairy-legged specimen was in my bathroom sink the other day. Earlier in the week I found another one in my bathroom and … Continue reading →
Junior’s New Growth
I’ve been waiting for a good opportunity to give Junior the lemon tree his next treatment of white oil. But the days have either been too hot or too rainy. In the meantime there is little or no scale. The … Continue reading →
Lemon Tree – Second Treatment for Scale
Earlier I described my plan for ridding my lemon tree of scale. I waited 16 days to apply the second treatment of white oil. Ideally I would have done this sooner but we were having a rainy patch. Before I … Continue reading →
Cabbage
In years past we’ve had a problem with slugs getting to our cabbage. This year we sprinkled some slug bait among the cabbages. The bait contains a small amount of iron phosphate. It’s harmful to slugs and fairly easy on … Continue reading →
White Oil
Earlier I wrote about Junior the lemon tree and his problem with scale. When I took a closer look at Junior I noticed that he was covered with things that looked like white grains of sand. There were also tiny … Continue reading →