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Fighting garden pests with dog fur

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Our puppy just finished going through a big shed. We’re talking handfuls of fur coming off her! Ughh … I spend a portion of each day sweeping or vacuuming just to get up all the hair!

Her shedding did give me an idea though! We have cats that like to pass through our garden. Heck, we’ve got a few raccoons that like to visit as well. So I decided to save the dog fur and try placing it in the garden in order to see if the dog smell scared the animals away.

Have you tried anything like this to keep pests from your yard?

I think it will work to some degree. At least it’s worth a try and it won’t hurt anything. Fur is organic right?





Snow’s melting fast!

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I didn’t think I’d be able to say this so soon, but our snow is just about gone. Oh yes, we still have a snow that’s close to a foot deep in the shadier areas of our yard, but clear grassy areas far outweigh the snowy areas now!

I’ve even seen signs of life in the garden. A couple of my crocus’ are bloom, the chives are up and other plants are beginning to emerge. I’m sure when I clear dead foliage and leaves from the garden beds I’ll find a few more surprises.

Now, as for the photo above. I’m not sure if that was a joke photo taken in an area like this with a ton of snow, or if it snowed in an area where it really snows and someone was actually trying to find people gullible enough to buy a few snow balls. I thought it was kind of funny though.

Lily flowering tulips

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Lily flowering tulip

I love the look of Lily flowering tulips. I only grow a few of these and I think that I’ll get some more for the garden this fall. They’re very delicate looking with their petals flared outwards.

I’m not sure why I’m so attracted to the more ornate tulips. I like regular tulips, but I’m drawn to double flowering tulips, Texas flames with their fiery colors, fringe tipped and lily flowering tulips. Perhaps since we go through a long dull winter here in Toronto I long for color and flowers with some flare when it’s time for them to finally grace my garden?

Do you have a favorite tulip or a favorite spring flower?

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Time to get fit!

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Once I get over this flu bug I’m going to start working on getting in good shape again. I’ve been so sick thanks to my Crohn’s for the last several months and I’ve gotten out of shape.

Chris and I eat fairly healthy so I think the main thing I need to do is start getting more active. The nicer weather of spring should help with that goal as I’ll be able to take longer walks with our puppy. If I can only get her to stop dawdling and smelling everything we pass I should be able to raise my metabolism with those long walks!

We have an elliptical machine upstairs too. I’m afraid it’s been gathering dust over the winter, but it too will fit into my plan. Perhaps I’ll even get some more fitness equipment. I’m not exactly sure what else I might need or want to get, but once I start working out again I’ll have an idea. certainly a pedometer would be useful so I can measure how far I walk each day.

Have you resolved to get fit too now that Spring is here?

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