New Life for Old Garden Tools
Sharpen the blades, oil the wood, lubricate the moving parts, clean off the mud after using your garden tools, then store away carefully in a dry place to prevent rust... who has time for all that?
Survival Kit in a Water Bottle
This clever kit puts all the survival gear you need for camping trips or — more hazardous yet, dorm life! — into a space that's only 8 1/2 by 3…
Garden Giveaway Winners
We have our Garden Giveaway contest winners! Email addresses of our 3 winners have been pulled from our usual Mexican basket-hat by He Who Hogs The Power Tools, and the lucky ones have been notified of their great fortune:
Thanks to Comtech, a CatStop goes to JCF (who apparently has a very specific pesky stray cat in mind for discouragement), a SquirrelStop to Queen Marlene (her songbirds will be happy!), and a SlugsAway goes to Peggie (they say everything is bigger in Texas, so I don’t want to see her slugs!).
Thanks for playing! Your prizes will go out in the mail this week, so cross your fingers for prompt and efficient postal service… And for others, less fortunate, who must now weep over their pest-ravaged gardens in disappointment: Better luck next time! And there will be a next time, you know it!
Original post 27 May 208
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Garden Giveaway: 3 Great Products to Control Garden Pests
Ah, Springtime in the garden... from Wordworth's dancing daffodils to Chaucer's "grene and lusty May," it's all good -- except for the harsh reality of garden pests. Slimey Slugs and…
Where the River Meets the Road – Flood Photographs
As those of you following the Canadian news (or my other River/Road post) may gather… we’ve had a spot of flooding, here in the St. John River valley of New Brunswick. And as I said yesterday,
When Nature gets nasty, know what we do around here?
We rush out and take pictures, of course.
Especially those of us who live up on high ground.
Here are the flood photos that He Who Hogs The Power Tools took yesterday and this afternoon, while I wandered about with the dog and chatted with other flood watchers:
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Garden Giveaway
Sweet spring in the garden, with all the fresh little green sprouts: it's like heaven from now until harvest! Except for the harsh reality of garden pests. If pesky slugs,…
Where the River Meets the Road
So, we're watching the river rise in the St. John River valley... feeling grateful for living up on very high ground... and the radio says this could be the worst…