Argh! Weeds are growing rapidly and the temptation to grab the weed killer spray bottle is strong. That is, until I bought a gallon of 30% vinegar at Home Depot. But does vinegar really work as a weed killer? This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Vinegar The vinegar we use in the kitchen is typically a 5% ...
Read More | Pest PatrolVisiting Ohio in the middle of April, the white trees blooming prolifically caught my eye. Living in Montana for a longer time than my youth in the Midwest, I wasn't quite sure what it was from a distance. It didn't take long to realize it is the infamous Bradford pear. For years I’ve heard cries ...
Read More | Pest PatrolWhen I first started planting at our house, I would take anything. If it came with a warning about being invasive, all the better! Now I'm regretting some of those decisions, including the semi-wild roses given to me by friends. Between fire, digging, cutting and maybe chemicals it is truly the war of the roses ...
Read More | Pest Patrol“Leaves of three… run as far away as you possibly can.” The little ditty about poison ivy might not exactly go like that (it’s really “Leaves of three, let it be.”) but you get the picture. With my recent trip back to Ohio, I quickly remembered how poison ivy grows pretty much everywhere back there. ...
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