Biting Flies

Finally!  I found an article for a solution to repel biting insects, including flies.  Here is the link to share with you all.  My eye balls about popped out after reading that there is a 190-proof grain alcohol.  Wow!  That's some dangerous stuff there.  

Herbs vs. Bugs:  Herbal Insect Repellant

We have been using our homemade oil mixture, for a tick repellant,  on our dogs for a week or so.  So far, it is working.  We are also putting a dab of apple cider vinegar in their water bowl, and that is keeping the fleas off of them.  So far they have not had fleas on them.  This has kept our pets healthier and we have saved almost $200.00/month on pet meds.

Excerpts from a Journal Junkie

from the Garden Journal . . .

     planted about 30 Kohlrabi and 7 cabbage plants.  Spaghetti squash and pumpkins have sprouted.  Sugar snap peas need picked.  Looks like we lost one more rhubarb plant.   Planted 12 zucchini plants after tilling up the seeds that never came up - first year ever for that.