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This rec directly conflicts with my previous rec about “making peace with having a few bugs inside.” I can deal with flies and gnats, but baby.. I draw the line at wasps. The warmth of spring has the wasps around my apartment stepping out in full force, and they are just dying to move in with me.
I read online that peppermint deters wasps, so I planted a ton outside on my balcony. I have not seen a single wasp in a WEEK! Also, I now have gorgeous and aromatic peppermint growing on my porch.
Me: 1 Wasps: 0
P.S. Mint in general is super invasive and will take over any other plants it shares soil with. It has to be planted in a pot to avoid spreading like wildfire.
May 1, 2025
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Gardening is one of the greatest hobbies you could ever start and I‘ve been really lucky in that the challenges I have faced have been minor. That was until the fungus gnats appeared. Every morning, waking up to 4-6 flying around, killing them, and yhen checking my plants to see if there’s any more (surprise! there always is). Then it’s the googling. Looking at every website and reddit post trying to find any kind of solution. Do you get the pesticide, maybe try cinnamon, a combination of things? And then it’s the testing, seeing what options are sustainable, not too harmful, all while being effective. Finally you see some progress, the gnats are dying, you’re finding less, and you feel good. Until you wake again to 4-6 gnats flying around until you kill them.
Jun 12, 2025
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going to ask my landlord if we can get our yard certified because i want to see bees and butterflies and beautiful plants all summer long 👹
May 2, 2025
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May 20, 2025
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If you can find a lover to do this with… woo boy! That’s 3rd base!!!
May 27, 2025
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What a fun detour! Might as well stop to enjoy the view, there’s no way around it!
May 19, 2025