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Comment on Basil Rules! by Michele Carroll

Michele Carroll — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:59:05 +0000

It’s a really easy appetizer and low cost too. Your friends will love it when you have your wine tasting parties.

Comment on In the Garden by Michele Carroll

Michele Carroll — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:53:20 +0000

Thanks for stopping in to my blog Vanessa! I’m always happy to get comments from new readers.

Comment on Basil Rules! by Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:36:38 +0000

Sounds delicious, I cannot wait to give it a try (especially when I can use my home grown vegetables and herbs for the recipe)!

Comment on In the Garden by Vannesa Quin

Vannesa Quin — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:43:31 +0000

I came to this site by Yahoo and just wanted to take some time to say thanks for writing about these excellent growing tips. I will be sure email this site to my friends. Thank you again!

Comment on Send Ants Packing by Michele Carroll

Michele Carroll — Sat, 22 May 2010 11:58:32 +0000

Hi Cecilia! Thanks for stopping in and commenting on my post. Maybe you can do a combo of the peppermint & the lemongrass. Not sure how that would smell, but definitely better than a commercial ant spray!

Comment on Send Ants Packing by Cecilia Villalon

Cecilia Villalon — Sat, 22 May 2010 04:10:08 +0000

Hi Michele, thanks for stopping by and leaving me a message on my blog. I’m so grateful I got to see this post. We have awful ant problems in the bathroom and the kitchen. It seems like our town (Ojai, CA) is built on top of a huge ant-hill. I have both peppermint & lemongrass so I will try one of those and see which one works. Thank you soooooo much for this awesome post!!

Comment on Send Ants Packing by Brian

Brian — Sat, 15 May 2010 18:10:46 +0000

I’m glad you found a solution. I always relied on harsh chemicals (which I hate to use) to rid ants, but will try the lemongrass in the future. I’d be interested in more details on the “formula” for aphids. Hopefully I won’t need it, but you never know in Florida. Cheers!

Comment on In the Garden by Michele Carroll

Michele Carroll — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:49:17 +0000

Super Thrive is a liguid blend of hormones and vitamins. You only need a little bit added to your regular fertilizer. Plants really respond to it almost overnight. As for Miracle Grow, I’ve always used it (the granulated fertilizer that you mix in water), but then the other day I read a post on “Dave’s Garden” and he said it’s synthetic and very acidic, bad for the soil…so I don’t know. I see they are coming out with an organic line now. I used their organic soil and the plants are doing fine. BTW Dave’s Garden has a lot of good info on insects etc. I guess living in Central FL we have to expect more than our share of bugs.

Comment on In the Garden by Brian

Brian — Mon, 10 May 2010 01:40:27 +0000

It’s Sunday night, and not one seed has been planted, much less purchased;-) I’m too busy reading online articles on organic and container gardening (the analyst in me)! That said I had a question for you. What is your opinion on products like Miracle Grow (I’m assuming Super Thrive is organic)? I’m worried about pests and any other problems that present themselves in sunny Florida. I’d like to go at this initiative organically with no chemicals and/or hormones. Any insight would be much appreciated. Cheers!

Comment on In the Garden by Michele Carroll

Michele Carroll — Sat, 08 May 2010 13:22:56 +0000

Good for you Brian. Keep me posted on your progress.
I guess I should have mentioned this in my post but I really like Miracle Grow products and for giving plants a boost: liquid Super Thrive. You can’t find it in the stores around our area, most of the sales people we spoke to never heard of it. Here is the link where we buy it on line. I highly recommend it.
http://www.nehydro.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=2&zenid=708e39e61f43f12b3ba1fea823e112bb