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Recipe # 1 - Growing Moss in Shade

You can take some moss, put it in a blender with buttermilk or cheap beer, add ½-1 tsp of sugar, blend and then paint it on with a paint brush where you want it. You want to blend it long enough to break the moss down and mix the ingredients. We use this around ponds.

Recipe # 2 - Getting Rid of Earwigs

Compliments of: http://www.bobtanem.com/id2.html

Solution # 1
Collect containers, such as cottage cheese or yogurt. Punch holes in the top sides of the container and fill with 1 inch soy sauce and 1 tsp salad oil. Snap on the lid and place a rock on the top to prevent raccoons from tipping it over. Toss when full.

Solution # 2
Roll up wet newspapers and place in various spots in the garden. Unroll each morning and dump contents into a bucket of soapy water.

Solution # 3
Use shallow dishes and place a mixture of 2 cups of water, 2 tablespoons of flour, 1 tbs. sugar, ½Tbs dry yeast. Mix well and fill dishes to ½ to 1" deep.

Recipe # 3 - Stray Cats Becoming Pests?

Compliments of: http://www.bobtanem.com/id2.html

Solution # 1
Rose clippings on ground around area where they are leaving messes. Also bird netting spread over the area can deter them.

Solution # 2
Spray vinegar over area where problem exists.