My grandfather had grapevines when we were younger and well… I gues she still does. Anyhow, he is getting too old to deal with them and they were talking about finally getting rid of them. So while I was over there, I snipped off a few pieces of vine and they have been sitting in some water.
FINALLY… we have some roots coming out, and so hopefully in the next week or two we can put that one in the ground and keep the legacy alive. See below for a pic of the grapevines finally getting roots.
We have a small Oleander on the north side of our house, we didn’t even know it was there when we moved in and found it like months without watering. It lived, amazingly - and now it has it’s first blooms and they look great. The color is awesome and hopefully we can get this big and tall like some we have seen around town.
Everyone hates Mosquitoes, unless you’re some weirdo with a fetish for the dart-like demons… if so, you might want to stop reading now. If you are like us, come summertime, fighting those bloodsuckers is just something you have to do. At least if you want a comfortable place to hang out with friends on a warm summer day. The reason we started looking for natural or organic ways to repel mosquitoes, is because of a few things. Two reasons really.
We are always looking for a “greener” way to do things, and usually half the time that “greener” way is cheaper in the long run as a bonus. Then the second reason being that… well, a no-brainer here - we don’t want the pests around when we have get-togethers or when we are enjoying our lives outside on the weekends. Respectable reasons, and reasons you are likely here reading this now.
Some people are just now transplanting tomatoes and we have some ripe on the vine. Our husky cherry reds are about to produce their first ones and then these guys, which are supposed to be the tiniest on the earth… ripening up nicely.
We are a little worried about the birds that frequent our backyard, there are so many old trees in our neighborhood and so it is just nature being nature. You would think that our “bird” dog would handle them… but she likes to lay in the sun and watch them peck at the veggies and walk around in the yard, far more than actually chasing/catching/eating them.
Who would have thought that we would have the best organic method of taking care of birds… yet it is broken?
Damn dog.
So we had heard owls were a good way, but I will be damned if I can catch one or even see one these days… so we went with the artificial one. It was a lot easier to catch.
We would like you to meet… Mr. Owl - the wisest bird on the block.
Kiss those pesky birds good bye, or at least that is our hope. We have heard this is a great method to organically control birds around your garden… let’s cross our fingers. If nothing else we can just have a nice pet owl that requires very little water and/or food… our kind of pet.
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