Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for August 05, 2012

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    NE1956  over 12 years ago

    Vicki would have been much more convincing.

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    Zero-Gabriel  over 12 years ago

    You gotta LOVE Garlic…

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    Cloudchaser  over 12 years ago

    Put powdered cayenne pepper in with the birdseed. Birds are immune to capsicum, so it won’t hurt them and squirrels will quickly learn to not eat the birdseed

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    LeoAutodidact  over 12 years ago

    “Put powdered cayenne pepper in with the birdseed. Birds are immune to capsicum, so it won’t hurt them and squirrels will quickly learn to not eat the birdseed”

    I’ll try that. Thanx!

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    Puddleglum2  over 12 years ago

    How did those ras’skulls’ get garlic breath?

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    Weakstream   over 12 years ago

    Think about it for a moment, you`ll get it.

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    chazandru  over 12 years ago

    In a desperate attempt to get more use out of her backyard, my wife begged me to contact one of the mosquito control companies that she had heard about. Being afraid of chemicals and concerned about the environment, I was pleased to learn one of them uses a very concentrated garlic spray which we have used three times so far this summer. For the first time in the 30 years we’ve lived here we’ve had NO mosquitos. Our neighbors joined in with the same results, even tho local news is warning of mosquitos in the area, we only see them when we are at the parks or other folks’ houses. The bees, butterflies, and…sadly…the flies, are unaffected. The squirrels dont’ seem to mind the garlic as much as they do the goldendoodle puppy.peace.C.

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    OldestandWisest  over 12 years ago

    Until I looked closely, I thought she was throwing brussel sprouts at him!

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    ewalnut  over 12 years ago

    Vicki’s garlic and pepper breath would have knocked that squirrel unconscious.

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    amaryllis2 Premium Member over 12 years ago

    As I type a squirrel is eating my neighbor’s tomato on the fence. The local paper says to hang bright red glass Christmas ornaments on the plants to change their minds about that. Tasty.

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    amaryllis2 Premium Member over 12 years ago

    @C Downs: put something out that the birds can use as a birdbath, an inch or so deep is plenty. They’ll take care of your flies.

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    Elderflower  over 12 years ago

    Wow! Thanks EVERYONE for the really great yard management tips.

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    fishbulb239  over 12 years ago

    The next time you’re in San Francisco, go to the Stinking Rose. Their two slogans are “it’s chic to reek,” and “we season our garlic with food.” Fantastic food, but rumor has it that taxis refuse to pick people up from the restaurant.

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    Doctor11  over 12 years ago

    Been a while since we’ve seen the green skulls of doom garlic breath.

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