"Mike" wrote:

Just got "America's Master Gardener's (r)" book _Backyard Problem Solver_
The guy with all the wacky schemes, you know. Like to keep cats away
sprinkle vinegar around where you don't want them. Anyways, he calls for
ammonia (highly diluted of course) as a source of nitrogen fertilization.
How do you buy ammonia?


My mother gave me his books and I found them to be too hokey and
silly. Hang dirty underwear around the garden-deer and other animals
will avoid human smells, but you should replace them periodically
cause the smells wear off. YES, I'm sure that's what my neighbors want
to see--dirty underwear hanging on stakes!

Some of his stuff you will find elsewhere. Making a tonic from certain
elements- onion, garlic, cayennes peppers and a little dish soap did
work well for killing an aphids infestation off. He recommends several
variants of that for several things--but so do others.


DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
2nd year gardener
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