Comments on: Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:55:05 +0000

Some asshole I work with came in today with the flu (or something disgusting that has him a mess), because he has tickets to the game tonight and didn’t want to get caught bailing on work then going to the game. Seriously people, stay home when you’re sick. I have two jobs and literally can’t afford to have someone come in and get me sick so I miss work.

By: Kam

Kam — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:26:39 +0000

Thanks Pablo.

By: pabloraw

pabloraw — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:10:23 +0000

I checked flickr for photos of that place, and some of the photos were taken with DSLRs, good luck!

By: blithe

blithe — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:49:57 +0000

Rave: The value meals at Whole Foods. For lunch today I had grilled salmon, pasta salad with smoked mozzarella, and asparagus salad — with enough leftovers for a good sized snack. Yum!

Rave: Pool’s open!

Rant: Somehow several enormous flies got into my apartment — and I realized that with the newly installed screens, I couldn’t shoo them out the window. So, I took my usually crunchy-granola self to the store for some flying -insect spray — and killed them all.

Rave: Finally getting the hang of barre chords!

By: Bear425

Bear425 — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:42:01 +0000

I’ve read that they won’t stick around if there aren’t enough aphids (or other pests) for them to survive on. My plot is in a community garden so I’m thinking that there might be enough among all the plots to keep them around. Here’s hoping!

By: Anonima

Anonima — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:15:08 +0000

+1 to your rave. I can’t wait to see Alice In Wonderland this year!

By: thebear

thebear — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:59:28 +0000

@anon1:42 The first few years I lived here (before I started the garden), yellowjackets were a big nuisance…if I was eating outside, they would buzz around and even land on the food. Sometimes, a bunch of them would arrive and I would have to go back inside. I had one of those traps up for a while and took out a good number of them. When I put in the impatiens, though, they stopped bothering us. Now, there can be a dozen or more flitting around the plants, completely ignoring us.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:42:28 +0000

Yellowjackets? Erm, how do I get me some yellowjackets? Do they ship these? The thought makes me laugh but maybe they do. Do you have any suggestions for sawflies?

By: thebear

thebear — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:39:52 +0000

Forgot to say that I have found that yellowjackets are great pest control, especially in the impatiens. There usually is 1 or 2 of them crawling around in the foliage. If you don’t bother them, they won’t bother you…just use care when going to do maintenance (wearing gloves is a good idea) and your plants will be happy.

By: thebear

thebear — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:35:14 +0000

Most nurseries and garden centers carry them. They’re usually packed in what looks like a pint ice cream container with a breathable mesh on the cover. Frager’s might have them but I’m not certain. You can also order them online. I got some for my balcony garden (mostly herbs, some impatiens and a few other shade flowers) but I don’t think they stuck around for very long.