| RE: Homemade Cherry Coke |
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If you don't want to buy the jar of cherries, you can just buy a bottle of grenadine, which is just the cherry syrup. We use it for Shirley Temples here- Sprite and grenadine- Mmmm!! It's sold in the same aisle at the grocery store as regular mixers, like bloody mary or margarita mix. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Outside Faucet Cover For Freezing Weather |
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Another way to prevent the pipe from freezing is to find the shutoff valve. We were terrified that our outdoor faucet was going to blow because it seemed to have sprung a leak that left us with a small glacier attached to the back of our house after the first real freeze. (It's also a frost-proof faucet like Harry's above) I poked around a bit and found that just inside our wall (in our mudroom with exposed pipes, but it could be just inside your basement wall) there was a shutoff valve. This prevents water from getting close to the outdoors where it can be disastrous. It gets way too cold here for faucet covers to work, so this was a lifesaver. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Susan |
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Feel better! You're in our thoughts- this website has become a part of my daily life. You're such a wonderful person for starting it, and helping bring so many of us together. We're all pulling for you. Lots of love. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Keeping Chrysanthemums from Falling Over |
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I pinch mine back every summer when they get to be about a foot tall, to about 4 inches. It's pretty extreme, but they recover nicely and don't tend to flop. If you wait to pinch them after that, you'll lose your flowers. (I've heard that you never should pinch them back after the summer solstice for that reason, but I just go by height) Same for a lot of other flowers like asters and bee balms. If they still get too leggy (mine did this year because we had SO much rain!) I'd stake them with bamboo and string. Sometimes if I want the stakes to be really subtle, I'll reuse bamboo skewers (like you'd make kebabs with) or wooden chopsticks. These can be hidden by the stems and leaves. Hope that helps! Happy gardening. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Using Gray Paint as Primer |
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Yes, gray is definitely the best primer for red. My husband and I found that out after 6 coats of paint in one room! I'll always remember to use gray from now on... Good luck! ... View related article. |
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| RE: Making a Sphere with Christmas Cards |
Oddly enough, the directions for making one of these was posted on here last year. I even bookmarked it, but never got to it. See if this link works:
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf88387830.tip.html
I hope it does. Otherwise, you should be able to search for it on here somehow. Good luck! ... View related article. |
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| RE: Hydrangea Flowers Have No Color |
Hydrangea flowers fade after blooming if left on the bush. That's just what happens, no matter how bright they were in the spring. If you want to preserve the blue color, then snip them off at their peak bloom and dry them. Otherwise, they'll fade- which is completely normal.
If you're interested in hydrangeas that continue to keep color after blooming, there are some selections that start out white, then change to mauve as they finish blooming. They stay a pretty dark pink for a long time before eventually fading all the way to brown in the winter. Blues won't do that, though. Sorry! ... View related article. |
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| RE: Keeping My Elderly Mother from Driving |
Hi there guys, thank you SO much for all the suggestions. We're going to try taking the tags off of the car next. We have no way of knowing how many copies of the car keys she had made, and until we can get her insurance to drop her, we're hoping that she'll get pulled over for not having tags. I love the distributer cap idea, but her car doesn't have one... We've also considered The Club, but really, anything that requires keys, she'll just call a locksmith and say she lost them. (She's a great con artist) Leaving a note in the car is a great idea, but we're afraid of thieves.
It's just so hard to get the message to her. Every time she goes to the doctor, she asks him if she can drive, and he says absolutely not, and she refuses to hear him. It really is a medical issue, and not just stubbornness, but it's still infuriating. You can't argue with her or explain the rationality of the situation to her- there's no reasoning left. She just wants to drive, and she sees no reason why she shouldn't.
Please don't stop sending suggestions. It's only a matter of time before she gets one step ahead of us. THAT part of her mind is still quite alert... Thanks again. ... View related article. |
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| RE: Planting Rooted Willow Tree Branches |
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You should go ahead and plant them in the ground. You still have plenty of time before the ground freezes completely, and the roots will get a good head start on the spring. This is the best time to plant, really. You don't have to worry about them drying out in extreme heat, and fewer critters are out to snack on them. Don't worry! And you're still worried about them not making it, cut a few more branches and stick them in the ground (without even soaking them!) next to these. Willows are super rooters, and are amazingly hardy. No worries! ... View related article. |
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| RE: Pests Eating a Sweet Potato Plant |
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The most common pest for the decorative potato vine is the very tiny tortoise beetle. They're hard to catch eating the plant, since they prefer to hang out on the undersides of the leaves. They'll destroy them pretty quick if left alone. I'd give the vines a good spray with any pesticide, and be sure to get the undersides as well. This is assuming you have a bit of time left before they die for the year... The pesticide will kill the beetles for now, but I doubt your plants will have enough time to generate new, prettier leaves before a killing freeze. Just be on the lookout early for the same damage next year. Good luck! ... View related article. |
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