Besides insect repellent lotions or sprays. Is there anything further I should use to minimize insect bites? Mosquitoes are ramped in my area. And now that the weather is getting warmer, I'd like to some pruning and gardening. Is there anything additional I should do to protect myself and dear daughter?
Even if it's a little warm, you would be more protected by wearing long-sleeve shirts and jeans instead of shorts. Also, to protect yourselves from the sun, wear gardening hats to shade your face and head. If you're gardening, it's always a good idea to wear gardening gloves. You might also want to not garden during the hottest part of the day, when mosquitoes are more lkely to bite.
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What are some of the best gardening forums for fruits, vegetables and tropical plants?
I'm looking for a gardening forum that has many people and provides quick answers. I mainly garden fruits, vegetables and tropical plants.
Garden Web…. they've got forums for everything and the advice from their 'regular' folks is pretty darned good!…
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Ok, I'm trying to find flowers, that will grow in ireland, that are annual.
I'm trying to make windowboxes that never have to be changed, that old flowers grow when the ones before them are dying, that doesnt have to be reset and every year the flowers come again. I like daffodills, but they only last for a certain amount of time. Does anyone Know a collection of flowers I could stick into the boxes for a year round(or close to) annual flowering?? Plus I have hanging baskets if you have any annual trailing one?
Try some evergreens like lavender or rosemary together with some spring bulbs like daffs and tulips and some small perennials that are also hardy so will survive the winters.