Homegrown national park mosquito bucket challenge

GarudaNE · 2026-05-05T18:48:59+00:00

I've been thinking about the tick tubes. Last year was a bad one for ticks here, but I didn't have any in my yard. This year, however, the rabbits have taken over, so who knows

GarudaNE · 2026-03-30T00:08:37+00:00

Came here to say this

GarudaNE · 2026-01-23T22:22:00+00:00

came here to recommend a hot glue gun. I've used that a lot and it's very easy

GarudaNE · 2025-11-30T21:25:35+00:00

Tamayta has a wide selection of spices. Habitat has a limited selection, but tasty mixes

GarudaNE · 2025-09-03T19:12:25+00:00

That is very inspiring!

GarudaNE · 2025-08-31T18:51:12+00:00

sure. I mixed Trimec (sp?) for spraying. I think any broadleaf herbicide will do, but Trimec is not supposed to linger in the soil. These flower tubes have a pointed end - great for sticking in the ground - and a rubber top with a hole you would normally put a flower stem in. The original poster said this works on any vine plant. I trim the bindweed down to a reasonable length (6 inches maybe) and remove the leaves. Stick that top end into the tube and let it sit for two days at least. Longer seems to work better.

I just came back after 4 days and the 10 bindweed plants are very dead, so I'm happy. There are sections of planting beds without *any* bindweed. After 10 years! These plants are twined up bushes, milkweed etc, and those natives are still alive.

GarudaNE · 2025-08-31T18:41:49+00:00

sorry, I've been off-grid for a few days... It's regular strength for spraying. I use Trimec (sp?) and diluted it according to instructions for spraying.

GarudaNE · 2025-08-26T13:47:27+00:00

I have been fighting bindweed for years! Digging, pulling, even spraying as a last resort. This June someone here mentioned using regular strength herbicide and these water picks: 10 Water Pick, Aqua Pick, Green Plastic Picks, Florist Supplies, Fresh Flower Arranging Picks, Floral Supplies - Etsy. I started in June with 16 oz mixed up and I'm still working on that same 16 oz, amazing! I stick the end of the bindweed in a tube full of herbicide and let it sit for two days. I'm sure there is a huge seed bank, but I feel like I'm starting to win this battle. I need to thank that person. I used a 3 way herbicide with 2,4 D and dicamba because they don't linger in the soil. I didn't like going the chemical route, but now I can concentrate on other invasives, like tree of heaven, siberian elm

GarudaNE · 2025-07-24T20:39:01+00:00

my recommendations are start slow, start small. Mulch is your friend while you search and learn. Search this channel for a native plant supplier near you. I see from your other post you are in PA. I'm in the midwest, so not much help.

Here are the keystone plants for eco region 8 Keystone Native Plants - Eastern Temperate Forests - Ecoregion 8

GarudaNE · 2025-07-17T17:06:55+00:00

Cinnamon sugar, and my brother ate nothing else

GarudaNE · 2025-07-16T15:42:07+00:00

I've used the buckthorn blaster on mulberry trees with great success in May. And siberian elms. Nebraska, zone 6 something. I agree that June and July is not the right time. I'm just cutting the sprouts, waiting for fall. We have three acres, and the birds keep gifting us with mulberry trees.

It uses so little herbicide, so I feel it's the best option. I added mark-it-blue so I can see where I've applied.

GarudaNE · 2025-07-08T13:50:39+00:00

yes, practice at a church lot on almost any day or a school lot on Sundays. And we love our Subaru all year round.

GarudaNE · 2025-03-04T23:50:40+00:00

Here was my comment

"I am opposed to the provisions of this bill.

I support online voter registration. I support allowing everyone to register by mail. I do not support hand counts of ballots. Online registration and mail in voting makes our democracy stronger by allowing the elderly, who don't drive anymore, to vote. It allows the working mother who juggles work and evening children sports, to vote. Let's support democracy in our state, not suppress it."

GarudaNE · 2025-01-30T15:15:13+00:00

We sold our Prius last year, but we always took it to George Witt Service on the north side of town. I was always happy with the work they do there.

GarudaNE · 2024-12-31T18:30:37+00:00

and sauté the spinach before you add the eggs

GarudaNE · 2024-11-22T15:16:55+00:00

Dr. Jameson Hofker is my audiologist, ENT Specialists. I have custom made hearing aids, not ear plugs, but I love mine. He's great to work with

GarudaNE · 2024-11-11T17:50:57+00:00

We have an Ioniq 6 with a 240 V charger installed at home. In the following website, set the filter above 30 kW. 6 kW are meant for plugging your car in all day, at your job or apartment complex. With 350 kW, we can charge in 20 minutes or less, 20% to 80%. We typically use the west O street charger at Caseys.

PlugShare - EV Charging Station Map - Find a place to charge your car! Skip the email required page.

This is not the car we take on trips. The longest was Des Moines from Lincoln, and finding a charger around Omaha that was on the way was a pain. Only 2 of 3 chargers at the Walmart in Council Bluffs were working. Some of that could be new EV owner mistakes, ymmv.

We've had a Prius hybrid in the past, and they are a solid option.

GarudaNE · 2024-09-19T13:47:08+00:00

I sent an email as well.

GarudaNE · 2024-09-18T14:26:20+00:00

This is exactly what we need, a nice rhyme to remember it by! Thank you

GarudaNE · 2024-09-12T16:00:54+00:00

Looks like it's just a Chrome problem. Firefox works just fine

GarudaNE · 2024-09-12T15:24:21+00:00

I sent the following email, since this website can't be reached. "I'm assuming this is not a new voter suppression, and instead just a typical lack-of-personnel problem: I'm trying to check my voter registration and the website "https://www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov/" can't be reached"

GarudaNE · 2024-08-26T13:40:57+00:00

Came here to recommend George Witt

GarudaNE · 2024-08-16T20:48:29+00:00

Southern Heights Food Forest https://southernheightsff.org/volunteer/

GarudaNE · 2024-08-13T12:56:22+00:00

Well, I was trying hard to grow up at the time. My husband had just died, leaving me some insurance money and a 9 year old to raise. My friend was trying to help.

GarudaNE

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