Marilyn, I planted the topsy turvy's tomatos late.   They do have several blooms..............Jim took all the things out of the top of one of them that the birds had put in for a nest.   Before he got some fine screen on them, they had already been busy, filling it up again.   Persistent little things..................If you find the name of the granules , let me know...........Jim put down some the other day,  I think that is what drove them all over the place.  I watered to re activate the granules, but they were faster than I was.  Jim got his good ole' ortho spray out, and they aren't as many, but they are not dead either...................yuk !   sam Sam, Our Topsy Turvey Tomatoes are doing great also.  We have 8 tomatoes on one of them & the others have blooms. I'm so in a hurry for home grown tomatoes & cucumbers & peppers. My niece brought us a batch of Snap Peas & 4 cucumbers. They sure were good. My cucumbers aren't doing so good.  I had one of the Topsy Turvy's with cucumbers & they died.  Don't have a clue as to what happened except that maybe Don kept it to wet. Don gets a granular stuff for ticks & chiggers at MFA & it really works good. I find out what it is & let you know.   Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Loudermilk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 7:22 AM Subject: Re: [DOWN-HOME-CHATTER] Tick removal > Jenny, I didn't mean to say Walmarts. It is K-Mart we don't have here > anymore...........If you find any before I do, let me know. Otherwise I > think I am going to call an exterminator..............these are > terrible.......................I noticed , this morning, in my topsy > turvy, 2 birds are trying to build a nest in the top of one of > them..................gosh, don't these critters, and insects ever give up > ? lol.............going to have to put some screen on the tops of them to > keep the birds out..............my tomatos are doing great in > them............love ,sam. > > > > > Ortho spray will kill them back some but not like this Grants stuff....You > put a spike out every 15 feet around your house.....Haven't seen any since > I put them out a couple of weeks ago.....Jenny > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sam Loudermilk<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 12:55 AM > Subject: Re: [DOWN-HOME-CHATTER] Tick removal > > > > Jenny, all the granules, and sprays HAS NOT KILLED THE BLACK ANTS. They > have just toned down some but keeping comming...................is that > GRANTS ANT POISON ? We don't have Walmarts here anymore, but will see if I > can find some.................sam. > > > > > I found something that works wonder on those black ants...It grants ant > posin ...It's at k-marts...I had them going up my walls and all over my > roses... got some and hardly ever see one now....Had them for several > years before....I got the mole posin from wally world for my buffo > frongs....That seem's to be working too.....Jenny Anne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sam > Loudermilk<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3Cmailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:14 PM > Subject: Re: [DOWN-HOME-CHATTER] Tick removal > > > > Joyce, Dot Jo, I have heard of both of these. Don't know if they work, but > they both make sense..................seems the sprays and granules we are > now using, isn't working that well, as the harsh chemicals that were once > available, they became immune to. Now, with less fighting defense think we > are just stunning them. Black ants are horrible this year. We had a line > of them this morning, from a tree , across our back deck, up the side of > the house to our Hummingbird feeder that is on a shepard's pole in my > flower garden.........Jim turned the water on, to activate the granules he > put out yesterday. They disappeared, but not sure if it killed > them..........................can only hope. Snakes, more this year than > several seasons put together........YUK ! sam > > > > Joyce also I have heard to cover the tick with vaseline thus the tick > can't > breathe and will back out on it's own. I want the thing off me as fast as > possiable and don't take the time to do this. LOL just grab the thing and > pull it out!!!!!! know I shouldn't but I do. > I'm With Sam going out today and get something to spray the area with. I > have black ants, ticks, spiders so need something powerful. Ticks seem to > be real bad this year also snakes. All the wet Weather washing them out of > their holes I guess!!!!!! Dot Jo > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joyce" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3Cmailto:[email protected]>>> > To: "Down-Home-Chatter" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3Cmailto:[email protected]>>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:30 AM > Subject: [DOWN-HOME-CHATTER] Tick removal > > > > I received the following just this morning. Haven't tried it but it > > might > > work. > > Joyce > > > > > > > > > > I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way > >>> to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places > >>> where > > > >>> it's some times difficult to get to with tweezers . > > > > > > > >>> Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the > > > >>> soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the > >>> tick > > > >>> will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift > >>> it > > > >>> away. > > > >>> > > > >>> This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that > >>> was > > > >>> frequently), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier > >>> for > > > >>> me. 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