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Re: 17075 Leslie Street



"Spellcheck Patrol" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On May 21, 11:54 am, "Bob Worthy" <secur...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > "Spellcheck Patrol" <alarminst...@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >
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> > > On May 19, 10:14 am, "Bob Worthy" <secur...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > "Spellcheck Patrol"  wrote in message
> > > > > 17075 Leslie Street
> >
> > > > One of your late night haunts? <
> >
> > > My late night haunt is my garden & deck. I'm having a bitch of a time
> > > trying to keep the weeds and critters at bay. I planted over 2 dozen
> > > varieties of flowers, plus I planted spinach, lettuce, carrots,
> > > radishes, corn, dill, parsley, mint, rosemary (no my wife isn't named
> > > Rosemary but I'm thinking of planting her too), beans, pumpkin,
> > > cantaloupe, watermelon, squash, cucumbers, and like any good wop I
> > > planted my tomatoes.
> > > The grapevine is next year's project.
> >
> >  Check with your nursery about which flowers to plant around the border
of
> > your garden. Certain types of flowers will attract some insects toward
the
> > flower, rather than the veggies, and repel other types of insects all
> > together that are harmful to your garden. If I remember right, I think
> > marigolds may be one that works. Moth balls will work to keep most of
the
> > critters away. They don't work on deer, but I don't think you have a
problem
> > with them in the city. You just have to collect a lot of moths and then
> > there is the problem of getting their little legs apart. As far as the
weeds
> > go, tell the wife that you expect it done by the time you get home. Grow
a
> > pair will ya, Jeeesh!! <
>
> The weeds can't be avoided without causing the alkaline level in the
> soil to increase. That doesn't make for a good yield.
> The wife is unable to work in the garden because she's recovering from
> the massive ass kicking I gave her when she dared to talk to me during
> a Yankee game. The doctors say she might be able to walk again within
> a few years.
> The critters are skunks, and raccoons. The moth balls worked on the
> skunk, but nothing short of a pellet gun will work on the raccoons.
> I've tried lime, cayenne pepper, thorn bushes, and a shovel to the ass
> but those bastards keep coming back.
>
> I saw a commercial for that hanging tomato plant gizmo and it looked
> interesting so I'm going to try to rig something up along those lines.

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