Jilly is just plain downright neat. She is a motivator. I dearly love your personality Lestie. I doubt if I have ever read a post of yours without grinning from ear to ear. Yes, we do have a tremendous amount of power and influence, we need to use that as just and right as possible.


Thunderstorms. I do love to watch and listen to them. We camp quite a bit and we have been in some Oklahoma major storms in a tent. My husband sleeps right through them. I push the sides of the tent back out. I can't see what is going on outside, so if there is a tornado I'd have no idea. Come to think of it, we have been in some pretty severe storms while camping here too.

Ah Diana, now do I have to pay you more? For saying such nice things I mean? Okay, go to the smiley office immediately and collect your dues! Keep grinning and ... talking of serendipity -you will just have to believe it but it's 12h07 on Friday 20th April (my bedtime and more), and on the radio they are playing that favourite tune 'Smile'. Thanks muchly for the big one you just gave me!

Cheers now

The song on the radio station brought a happy shiver, wow. Sometimes, with good friends, life just doesn't get any better

Back to chasing my happy robust ants with ground clove. This just doesn't seem to be working lol.

Hey there,

Haven't been following that thread re the ants but have you tried ordinary talcum powder? It works for me.

Cheers

I don't suppose corn starch will work? Oh well, worth a try. No, I don't. I'll have to get some. They are really sneaky this year. I build barriers they won't cross and they find a new way through. They use to come from the top of the counters backs, now they are sneaking along the bottom edge, coming in on top of the built-in dishwasher. I even LIKE ants just not in my kitchen Maybe an anteater?

I am trying to find particles of my memories of companion planting. I am going to put the sugar peas in lines on each side of the Goji berries. The Snap peas will be done before the Goji's are too big to need the space. In the mean
time sense they are of the pea family, therefore a legume. They will be giving the spoil rich oxygen. Companion planting. Add a few beneficial amphibian, reptiles, and such the berries should be perfect! One more small problem to keep my squirrels, chipmunks, and rabbits from snacking as fast as they can munch.

My gojis are going to grow faster than your goji's. I am going to have rabbit munching problems too. They even eat my roses. I don't mind that so much because they can only reach so far. Are you goji berry vines as small as mine? Such tiny little plants came from 4 Seasons. Plus, one is broken up pretty badly.

I am going to transplant some raspberries today. If you want some I have quite a few suckers.

You are right about companion planting. You can scare some bugs away by planting basil, garlic. Yes, planting legumes enriches the soil with oxygen and other good and wonderful things. I still have a bunch of mulched leaves I covered the plants with. Get some leave mold going. Plus it will keep moisture in and weeds down.

Yesterday I ran into a goldmine of frogs. We had some heavy rains. We went for a drive in the country. Many of the farm fields and areas next to the road are flooded. (We have had heavy flooding the last four years, not too bad this year - yet) There was the beautiful chorus of croakers all over the place. By the sounds of things, it will only be a short while before there will be plenty of tadpoles.

I would think these choruses would make good mosquitoes eaters. Which spread disease. Hmm wonder if they eat ticks? Happy healthy frogs with an appetite are sounding better and better.

Thanks for the nice words, you two! I really like you both also. Being here in this community is such a treat.

I have used diatomaceous earth to keep out ants. It works better than borax for me and is nicer/safer to use. Use the food grade kind from feed stores. It has hundreds of uses. See my thread in Frugal Living about DE for more info.