Lady Bugs

Every fall we have a flurry of calls from customers wanting something to kill lady bugs.  I never really understood the problem.  I always thought lady bugs were a benefical insect.  They are harmless.  Why would anybody worry about a lady bug. I sort of got an idea...

It has been a While

I can’t believe it has been almost two years since I have updated this blog.  I have been planning to get back to it for a while now but haven’t been able to decide what to write and how to tell all that has been going on for the last year or so.  I have decided to...

My Favorite Mouse Trap

Mouse season is here again and I am fighting the battle at my house.  It all started about a week ago when I got home late and was confronted, almost at the doorstep by the most un-afraid mouse I have ever seen.  We had sort of a mini standoff.  The mouse, unmoving,...

Lawn Update

I wanted to give an update on my quest to retake my yard.  I sprayed all of the broad leaf weeds with a Fertilome weed killer.  The wild violets and clover had to be srayed twice before they really started to die. You can see a big bare spot where the clover was.  I...

Spreader Sticker

I made another skirmish in the battle to take back my yard today.  I sprayed the weeds with Fertilome Weed Free Zone.  I will put up the results in a few days. As I was mixing the herbicide solution I decided to do a little experiment.  You know, anything to put off...

A Cool Plant

I had to drive 30 miles to deliver a trimmer last week.  It is a long story but we messed up on a special order.  It wasnt the customer’s fault so I thought I should deliver it myself and apologize. They had a really nice yard.  They had a couple of trees that I had...