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Apr-1-2005 22:24

He is having to pick up & move. It will be a very long time if ever that he will be back. Where is going Does not have modern technologies. So, he won't be able to be online. You will really be missed JoJo & best of luck. I hope everything works out.

Apr-8-2005 20:32

oops, didn't mean to take up so much space again..lol.

Apr-8-2005 23:29

Oh that poor baby. Prissy has to get eye drops & take a Benadryl every day for allergies. Her little eyes get so red. No, Amdro will not get rid of spiders. I will have to look & see what it was I used in my flowerbeds. Back when i could get down in them, I had the most beautiful yard in the neighborhood. That was my #1 hobby, it is so sad when I look at my beds now. I just wish i could take care of it. We did hire a yard boy to take care of weeds, trim the hedges etc. It's not the same though.
Anyway, ants take away your good soil & leave you with crap. If they have overtaken an area in your bed. Till it or hoe it. Call around to the nurseries ask where they get thier potting soil. It always comes from somewhere local that specializes in sells dirt for contracters. they also end up with really good black dirt with mulch & stuff mixed in. Get your husband to go up & load his truckbed down.
Throw it over your beds & mix it in with the crappy dirt. Go to WalMart or Dollar Store. Get a box of bone meal & a big bag of cow manure. Don't get horse it will fry your plants. Mix the meal & manure & then mix it in your dirt.
For fertilizer/plant food DO NOT buy the Miracle Grow. It will fry some of your plants. Get a jug of Schultz Bloom Plus. If you have roses I can tell you about that too. Banana peels, coffee grounds & eggshells are really good for your soil too.
The best mulch to get is Cypress mulch. It locks moisture in, doesn't float away easy & really helps with weed control.
One thing you can use for spiders etc. Is Ortho has a spray you can buy for roses in an aersol can or concentrate you put in a sprayer. I will have to see what the exact name was I used. It was a 3 in 1 product. That got rid of pests, fungicide, etc. For Aphids which no insecticide does any good on. You know the teeny little bugs that get on roses & stuff. Get Joy dishwashing detergent. Either take a big bowl full of water with some Joy or fill your sprayer with water & add the Joy

Apr-9-2005 21:32

Thanks for all the information. I might add a thread to refer people to this thread who might need help. You've been a great help to me. Again thanks.

Apr-9-2005 21:40

To think a conversation about me leaving ended with ant poison.

Apr-9-2005 22:49

Sorry JoJo Me & DaRu just never shut up. She started a post on the gardening stuff. Didn't mean to totally change the subject. Hey has anybody seen JoJo's webpage all about Sleuth. It is really cool. I've been playing for months & never knew what a twist was exactly. He explains everything really well. Can you paste the link here or tell everbody where to go. I forgot how I got to that link JoJo.

Apr-10-2005 16:41

jojo I think you asked me to check it out once, but I couldn't. Anyway, just wanted you to know that I think you're so talented and I admire your work.

Apr-10-2005 16:53

I love the fact that we're able to share thoughts, ideas, tips and have fun on the message boards. Just one big happy family, and we lv ya jojo.

Apr-10-2005 17:03

A twist????

Apr-10-2005 18:53

*saw the new thread for gardening - Thanks!*

www.shhl.tk for all ya'll wondering! That is the site TBird mentioned...

DaRu, a twist is explained there.

Apr-11-2005 12:40

Thanks jojo, I'll check it out after I'm done with cases today, and let you know.