Thanks for the link. Very useful information. I like the vinegar idea, and will try it. By the way, it says bees don't like the smell of catnip....
Bumblebees sting if grabbed or stepped on, it's also safe to assume they would sting if sat upon. My concern is that myself or someone else who...
Don't bumblebees normally nest underground? What would an underground nest look like? How big around would the opening be to the surface of the...
I have several bright white, ornate metal bistro-type tables and chairs in the seating area of my garden. I notice, when I'm sitting on one of the...
All of my yarrows are in full sun. I don't fertilize heavily the soil around them, although I do add soil conditioners for good drainage, as...
I have ten Paprika Yarrow plants in my garden, at various locations far enough apart that none of them are crowded. They are in their second year...
And that's why this is so unusual. I didn't see the animal that chewed the stems, but discovered they had been chewed off when I examined my...
Between the horsetail in my garden and the surrounding areas, and the Canadian thistles, I'm digging all of the time. I'm also trying to minimize...
I won't even use RoundUp, and that's supposed to be mild. I have robins foraging for earthworms, mourning doves and juncos that eat the bird seed...
I have found that perennial groundcovers, no matter how thick, are ineffective at thwarting weeds of any kind, including horsetail. They just grow...
I have oodles and oodles of horsetail that comes up every season in my flowerbeds and in the surrounding areas. I won't use RoundUp, but diligent...
I've grown foxgloves in my garden for years, and nothing has ever touched them, except on two extremely rare occasions when deer have actually...
