Tips on how to care for your garden, flowers, fruit trees, roses, gardenias, how to make and use compost, etc.Winter Chat is allowed until Spring.
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Foxy Lady: Way more than double the trouble!! I never had to worry about pine needles, I always had an artificial tree. But I remember from when I was a kid those things get everywhere! Theres no play pen in the world will keep pine needles in!
BerniceC: Cats are much more adaptable than dogs, and I think they understand more too. Dogs are very loyal and stress more with changes. They also pick up on their owners feelings more than cats.
harley: I have just given him a shirt with a tissue in the pocket that I found in the bedroom..it was going to be washed before I dispose of his clothing and he seems to be sleeping happily, but we will wait and see. It doesn't seem to be bothering the cat altho he has gotten more smoochy with me LOLOL....He was Verns cat.
BerniceC: Aww the poor thing. It might just be a phase, its probably just him being sad thats making him do it. He'll be confused about why he isn't around now, and he'll also be picking up on your sorrow. Its a bad time for you both.
harley: thanks Harley I will try the article of clothing and see what happens....he pooped twice last night...once on a mat that I was able to wash (I put him outside, first time ever at night) and he got up this morning when I let him in and he pooped on the carpet :(
Thankfully I have a good cleaner and there arent any stains.
Foxy when my twins were little I'd put my tree near a wall, then get cotton or string, and in 4 or 5 places tie it around the middle of the tree so you can't see it and pit in to the wall behind. It stopped the tree falling on them if they pulled it.
ScarletRose: They sell a Pine scented spray you can spray the tree with.We usually put ours up about a week before,this year with the baby all over i'm thinking of putting the tree in the play pen.Safety reasons for the tree mind you.Nahhhh i'm worried about the pine needles and her grabbing at the tree.We did this with Gabrielle and it worked out well.
harley: I ended up buying an artifical one last year.. it is 7 foot tall.. but, I still enjoy the smells of a real one.. who knows.. maybe I will just buy some fresh garland or something..
Thankies for all the suggestions.. every year I dread getting that real tree only to having to get a new one a week before Christmas... due to the first one drying out so much..
Either that.. or I wait till a week before to get a tree..
Subjekt: Re: Holidays are right around the corner..
ScarletRose: My husband always re-cuts the tree after we get it home and gets it in a big pail of water.We never put it up too early the heat drys it out.SR we tried all the tricks even the aspirin but constant watering works best for us.Reason for re-cutting is the sap runs to the bottom and reseals itself.
BerniceC: It can sometimes help to put in their basket an item of clothing which would have Vern's scent on it. An old jumper or something. It might make him feel a bit happier.
Foxy Lady: wow we were lucky this year to get the rain we got which after 9 years of drought it was good produced a pretty Fall was cold for awhile but warm this week
amandalove:I'd leave the stawberries alone and when they start to flower next spring then place straw around and under them to prevent bugs eating them, thats if the birds leave you any.
Foxy Lady: Same here. Unreal the rain in the last few days and the wind is pretty bad too. We set up our halloween decorations friday and luckily all are in tact just rather soggy..
amandalove: I live up North and we don't cover our strawberry plants at all. Just let em do their thing. Are they still producing strawberries at this time of year?
can any of you members have any outside strawberry plants? I just moved and I have some growing outside should I cover them with Straw for the winter? I life in the north west?
Eriisa: Sure you can post it here........Our garden is all cleaned out and ready for next year........My rose bush is in rose heaven we had to dig it up.......Got our Lilacs pruned and fed.Our blueberries we left for the birds as the grapes.Were getting into some early cold weather and bet we get snow by Halloween.
now, Any one wanna see a pic of my coleus? I can take one and post it somewhere. Its amazing how they survived a tree falling on them. Except for the fact that they were 2 feet tall and now are about 6 inches, you'd never know! lol