by Lifeguardner | Jun 11, 2019 | Gardening
Diatomaceous earth (DE) kills a variety of insects: Earwigs, slugs, ticks, maggots, grubs, ants… anything that crawls over it. It also kills good insects so i use it on the ground first, away from my honeybees. I use my homemade spray (olive oil and Dawn soap)...
by Lifeguardner | Jun 11, 2019 | Food Storage, Gardening, Harvest, Healthy Living
Beet Peanut Butter Sticks and Greens Beet greens are something new to me. I have always liked beets but when it comes to the greens I always hesitate. My problem is that I harvest too late and I need to pick baby beet greens. The young greens are good in salad,...
by Lifeguardner | Jun 7, 2019 | Gardening, How-To, Products and Tools
I came out today to take a look at my newly planted tomato plants. I noticed there is aphids on the plants. So I have a 28 fluid oz. bottle of water. I use 1 tbs olive oil and 1 tbs Dawn dish soap and spray the backsides and all over. The ground and the top of the...
by Lifeguardner | Jun 6, 2019 | Gardening
Every year I try planting in my garden early and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. It’s better to keep your plants warm and safe from the cold. If you have the space indoors and are willing to bring your plants in and out, your plants do much...
by Lifeguardner | Jun 5, 2019 | Gardening, How-To
This is a quick update on my gutter system. Because my gutters lack the ability to hold water long, I’ve decided to add some Peat Moss to my soil mix. The gutters are not very deep and so the soil drys out quickly, making watering a choir. Peat Moss absorbs and...
by Lifeguardner | May 31, 2019 | Gardening, Harvest
Cut my onion tops today. They are the first thing you harvest and eat and I’ve been enjoying them since last month. If you cut them properly, you can harvest them several times. What I do is wait until the greens are 9 or more inches tall (they taste better if...
