--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F4200034 Date: 03/28/98 From: CHRISTOPHER GREAVES Time: 08:48am \/To: SANDRA PEAKE (Read 2 times) Subj: ground temp ready 4 plant SP> Somehow we tend to overlook soil temps, but that's why raised beds can SP> That's OK for most peas, but the instructions in a comprehensive AhHah! So when, this weekend, I plant my peas in my 15-litre ice- cream tubs, they have a good chance of doing well, as the soil is more likley to be at the air temperature than the ground temperature? FWIW I noticed that in yesterday's balmy 20C temperature, the floor of the underground parking was WET. I figure that the warm moist air hits the floor, which is still close to freezing, and the moisture condenses out. Christopher.Greaves@CapCanada.Com www.interlog.com/~cgreaves * 1st 2.00b #6263 * Don't Brake! --- PCBoard (R) v15.3 (OS/2) 5 * Origin: FidoNet: CAP/CANADA Support BBS : 416 287-0234 (1:250/710) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F4200035 Date: 03/27/98 From: ERIC PETRAN Time: 10:59am \/To: WANDA GUIN (Read 2 times) Subj: RE: NEEDING A JOB Thank you for your advise. Eric Petran --- TMail v1.31 * Origin: The Daily Planet BBS - Maui, HI (808-572-4857) (1:345/111) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F4200036 Date: 03/28/98 From: MIKE SPECHT Time: 10:40pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Mice I have mice in a row home around Philadelphia. I have tried poisoned food, sticums, spring traps, and the white poison. I accidentally caught ONE moouse with a sticum. They appear to occasionally eat the poisoned food. I don't want to get a cat, so does anyone know if those electronic pest removers (plug in wall type) work? Any other suggestions. Thank you in advance. Mike Specht From Home Base --- CmpQwk 1.30 #919 Vegetarians eat vegetables-Beware of humanitarians * Origin: The Classic BBS * Upper Darby, PA, USA * 610-394-9392 (1:273/416) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F4200037 Date: 03/28/98 From: BRAD CROCKETT Time: 05:52pm \/To: ALL (Read 2 times) Subj: Lawn drainage Hello All! Part of my front lawn gets bogged down in water over the winter. It seems as though there is not enough slope, so the water does not drain away. The slope of the lawn is slightly down towards the street, and the part with the problem has is drainage blocked (I suspect) by an area of shrubs sectioned off with lawn edging. I wonder if I can build up the height of the affected area somehow, with the largest buildup in the centre and then sloping away towards the sides so that the water will drain out to the street on one side or my driveway on the other. Or will that just move the problem further 'up' the lawn? How would you build the lawn up? Sand? Would you have to re-seed, or would it grow through? ...Brad! --- FleetStreet 1.22 NR * Origin: Building Supply BBS 746-1038 (1:340/201) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F4200038 Date: 03/27/98 From: SANDRA PEAKE Time: 11:25pm \/To: JIM VENEDAM (Read 2 times) Subj: Planting ditty JV>A friend on the MEMORIES conference is trying to remember the JV>words to this poem her father taught her. Anyone know it? JV> One for the cutworm, JV> One for the crow, JV> One for __________ JV> And two to grow. JV>I imagine it'll rhyme with "cutworm" One for the rot, One for the crow, Two for the bugs, And one to grow. :-) This is closer to the old Iroquois planting philosophy for corn. ...Sandra... --- * QMPro 1.52 * Mental Backup in Progress Do Not Disturb (zzzzz) --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: The Fire Pit BBS Paris Ont (519)442-1013 (1:221/1518.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F4200039 Date: 03/27/98 From: LAIRD KELLY Time: 10:54pm \/To: JIM VENEDAM (Read 2 times) Subj: Planting ditty JV>A friend on the MEMORIES conference is trying to remember the JV>words to this poem her father taught her. Anyone know it? JV> One for the cutworm, JV> One for the crow, JV> One for __________ JV> And two to grow. The version I remember is: One for the cutworm, one for the crow. One to rot, and two to grow. Hope this helps Laird * SLMR 2.1a * The opinions expressed above are the writers own. YMMV :) --- WILDMAIL!/WC v4.12 * Origin: Knight-Line! (1:138/239.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F4200040 Date: 03/29/98 From: BOB LOTSPEICH Time: 07:49am \/To: MIKE SPECHT (Read 2 times) Subj: Mice | Quoting from a message by Mike Specht | To All | About - Mice MS> I have mice in a row home around Philadelphia. I have tried poisoned MS> food, sticums, spring traps, and the white poison. I accidentally MS> caught ONE moouse with a sticum. They appear to occasionally eat the MS> poisoned food. I don't want to get a cat, so does anyone know if those MS> electronic pest removers (plug in wall type) work? Any other MS> suggestions. Thank you in advance. Mike, I've had my best luck using a commercial product called d-CON (Mouse Pruff II). Its a poisoned bait (pellets) that the mice will eat and take back to their nest and share. It takes a few days for them to die, as it causes internal bleeding. For mouse spring-type traps, one of the best baits I've found is chunky-style peanut butter. The mice can eat the smooth-style without setting off the trap, but when they try to pry out the peanuts in the chunky-style, they often press down on the trap trigger with their feet to grab the last crunchy peanut. To prevent pets from getting to the baits or traps, and to give the mice a feeling of security, I place the baits/traps next to a wall, then lean a 6"-8" wide board lengthwise over the food. ... DisneyLand: A people trap operated by a mouse. --- Blue Wave/386 v2.30 * Origin: The Circle Circus * Dale City, VA * 703-730-3115 (1:265/124) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F4200041 Date: 03/29/98 From: FRANCO RIOS Time: 09:28am \/To: MIKE SPECHT (Read 2 times) Subj: MICE In a message, Mike Specht wrote to All: MS> I have mice in a row Sounds like they are well trained MS> home around Philadelphia. I have tried poisoned food, sticums, MS> spring traps, and the white poison. I accidentally caught MS> ONE moouse with a sticum. They appear to occasionally eat the MS> poisoned food. I don't want to get a cat, so does anyone know if MS> those electronic pest removers (plug in wall type) work? Any other MS> suggestions. Thank you in advance. Oh, I get it now, mice in a row home! ;) Okay, my best results when dealing with mice have been: I clean up all food sources accessible to mice. Any spilled pet food, cereals, etc. on the floor in corners, under appliances. All food in pantry is stored in metal cans or thick plastic containers, not the thin plastic bags they are sold in. I use mice poison/bait in the triangular shaped box. With other food sources cleaned up, they will eat what is available, crawl away and die. I also use mouse traps baited with peanut butter and sweet cereal like honey-nut oat rings or fruit loop cereal. Check traps frequently, remove carcasses, replace with new bait and replace. Don't get a cat to catch mice. There are about as many good mouse-catching cats as there are good human carpenters. I mean, we all have the potential, but not all have the talent. Chances are you will wind up with mice AND a good-for-nothing cat. And a cat box to clean, vet fees to pay, clawed furniture, re-upholstery expenses, etc. :) Since I have satisfactory results with clean-up, poison, & mouse traps, I have never tried the electronic mouse repeller. I think you are on the right track, just keep emptying and re-baiting those traps and setting out poison. BTW, if you DO have any pets, be sure they cannot get to the bait or traps. Also beware of children and their access to same. Good Luck! - Franco Rios --- FLAME v1.1 * Origin: Electric Village-Nature & Science-Sacramento 916-362-5644 (1:203/23) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F4200042 Date: 03/28/98 From: VERN FAULKNER Time: 09:10pm \/To: PAUL ROGERS (Read 2 times) Subj: acidity calibration? PR> Litmus is quite accurate if it is carefully used and you have experience PR> knowing how to recognize the inflection point. As are all the other pH PR> indicators, methylene blue, methyl red, etc. But each has only one PR> particular pH point at which they change. The inaccuracy I was speaking An aquarium tester will cover a range from around 6.0 to 8.0 in PH, if not MORE. I just can't recall the precise numbers. --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: Fox n' Dragon Inn BBS (472-8313, Victoria, BC) (1:340/44) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F4200043 Date: 03/29/98 From: PAUL ROGERS Time: 11:06pm \/To: BRAD CROCKETT (Read 2 times) Subj: Lawn drainage BC> I wonder if I can build up the height of the affected area somehow, BC> with the largest buildup in the centre and then sloping away towards BC> the sides so that the water will drain out to the street on one side BC> or my driveway on the other. Or will that just move the problem BC> further 'up' the lawn? Or further back towards the house, which is the LAST thing you want. You might try a slight swale leading the water to where it can run away. BC> How would you build the lawn up? Sand? Would you have to re-seed, or BC> would it grow through? If you don't have to do so much that you bury the crowns. ... Would a homeless Bugs Bunny work for Fudd? --- Blue Wave v2.12 [NR] * Origin: Noah's Kitchen, Portland, Or. 503-977-3934 (1:105/37)