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jenkinspestsanantoniotx · 2 years

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Why Pest Control Services Are a True Necessity

Pest control forms an integral part of responsible housekeeping. It is essentially required for living safely in homes for a long time. Householders are often faced with recurring pest control problems despite their best efforts in keeping the house tidy and free of clutter.

It is not unusual for homeowners to keep making efforts to eliminate the problem of pests on their own. Unfortunately, the only means available to them are ready-to-use sprays that seem to drive away the pests, but these unwanted guests simply reappear after a short gap, and in much larger numbers. That is because pests get used to the same spray, which gradually proves ineffective for eliminating them. Whether you are living in a mansion, an apartment or a condo, you always stand the risk of getting your place infested with pests of some kind or the other.

Well, that doesn't imply that you should learn to live with these creatures, allowing them to take over your house. Nowadays, there are many ways to control pests and you don't need to use harmful chemicals in all cases. At the same time, you should understand that certain types of pests can't be eliminated totally for good, but it is possible to manage them and have the situation under your control. However, you should know the options available to you for a successful control over pests.

This is where pest control services come into picture. Professional pest control companies have trained and experienced staff and, when inspecting your property and its neighborhoods, they can identify the kind of pests, plus their point of entry on your property. Once the cause and type of pests is identified, the company knows the best way of eliminating those pests. Other than offering you the most effective plan for eliminating the pests from your home, companies providing professional services will also give you helpful tips and suggestions to keep pests away from your house in the future. These companies have the required equipment and materials for liberating your property of pests.

You should know that pests get multiplied very fast. So their total removal will take some time. The pest removing companies know what they are handling, and they will come back after a definite period and offer re-treatment, if needed, at a nominal extra charge, or even without any charge. Their personnel are trained to handle special equipment and, at times, harmful chemicals, without exposing you or your family and pets to any risks whatsoever.

Competent companies offering to undertake pest control measures for your property have specific plans that take into consideration not only the kind of pests infesting your property, but also the size of your property. This means using the optimum measures while charging you accordingly, as well as the delivery of results as expected by you. That helps saving your money, as you won't have to incur expenses for repairs that might become necessary in case you decide to handle the problem yourself, or if your home were not inspected.

When looking for the services of a pest control company, you need to search for one that will precisely inform you of the treatment that will be offered and its charges, the products that they are going to employ, and the risks to which the occupants of the house may be exposed. A good company will also offer a guarantee and their employees will return in case pests continue to persist.

Read Full Article Here: Why Pest Control Services Are a True Necessity

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100yearoldcomics · 2 years

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July 20, 1922 The Five-Fifteen by E.C. Segar

[ID: Sappo stands at his campsite, a fishing pole under his arm and a can of worms in his hand. He talks to Myrtle, who sits on a folding stool with a rifle in her hands. /end] Sappo: I'm going fishing. I'll leave the gun with you in case any bears or tramps come around. There's only a few cartridges left, so shoot only in self defense.

[ID: Sappo sits on a stump by the lakeside, casually fishing. /end] Sappo: I've heard there are bears in this woods, but she'll be safe with the gun.

[ID: Sappo jumps up at the sound of gunfire. /end] Sappo: What tha!! SFX: BANG BANG BANG

[ID: Sappo sprints back to the campsite, worried. /end] Sappo: I told her to shoot only in self defense. Hope I get there in time to help her. SFX: BANG BANG BANG

Sappo: What'sa matter!!?? Myrtle: I'm out of ammunition and I missed him every time. Oh!!! A horrible, great big...

Myrtle: ...B-BUG!! [ID: Myrtle stands terrified, wailing as she points off-panel to the right. The rifle lies, smoking, on the ground. Sappo faints over backwards. /end]

#newspaper comics #vintage #history #1922 #the 5:15 #sappo #transcript available #1920s #tw: misogyny #tw: guns #the great outdoors #fishing #tw: shooting #pest control #self defense #camping

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organicdeliverysydney · 3 months

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Outdoor & Pest Control

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#Organic Delivery Sydney #australia #organic food #blue mountains #newcastle #canberra #sydney #organic #wollongong #pest control #pest control services #outdoors

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blueskylandscaping · 8 months

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zooophagous · 22 days

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I'm gonna be contrarian here for a minute and rant about "cats aren't even good pest control."

Which, one study that found cats don't do well against rats is not the be all end all of reality. A cat may not go after Norway rats, which are large and aggressive, no. An adult male wild Norway rat is large enough to give almost any cat a run for its money.

But Norway rats aren't the only thing that exist and get into houses and barns. It is very cold where I live, and while I see mice and packrats and voles, I have never once seen a wild RAT. Wild RATS don't get into my garage. Deer mice do. Bushy tailed pack rats do.

And you know what fixed it?

My cat. He's not even an outdoor cat. He's 100% indoors, or in the garage but only with the door closed so he can't leave.

He single handedly removed my packrat problem. I didn't need to resort to poisons and while I did set traps, none of them had even half of his success rate. Cats were domesticated primarily because of how good they are at catching small rodents. Their success knocked other animals such as trained ferrets off the popular spot for the task. Claiming a cat is useless as pest control is just plain not true.

Cats are decent pest control WITHIN CERTAIN PARAMETERS. They're good for certain types of small pest, and cats need ro be CONTAINED. Much like poisons, you can't just throw cats around willy nilly because they'll kill a shitload of non target animals.

A barn or shop cat is a good option for long term mouse control *if* it is actually confined to that barn or shop and not free to just leave. A semi feral cat that lives in a large warehouse and is vaccinated and desexed and vetted and kills whatever tiny pests get in to chew on stuff is the best case scenario for an adopted feral.

What I do NOT get however, is the insistence that terriers are better and you should just get one of those.

A dog is not an easy animal to keep and nor is it one you should go purchase because you want long term pest control in your barn. If you want a pest control solution call an externinator. If you want a dog that's intelligent and driven and needs dedicated training and care and you're happy to put in the energy to actually focus its chaotic energy into something useful then go get a ratting terrier.

These little dogs do not fill the same niche as a barn cat and their care is quite a bit more intense in general especially if the dog is going to be a house pet as well as a worker. They're intense and destructive and can and will pick fights, often fatal fights, with other animals. Stop telling people to go get one when all they need is to get some squirrels out of a shed. Buying a dog and buying pest control are not the same thing.

You could *hire* a ratter to do a sweep, but unless you're also removing the conditions that made your property popular with rats to begin with you're going to have to keep bringing them back.

The kind of people who leave feral cats outside to roam and breed freely are the last fucking people who have any business keeping a working line terrier.

#even a relatively easy puppy is a ton of work #i cant imagine trying to raise like a patterdale or jagd terrier puppy #or buying one and expecting it to live in and clear out my barn

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mosquitoauthorityrockwall · 2 years

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ms-scarletwings · 4 months

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Thought @onenicebugperday would appreciate this but so I had been working as a pest control technician for mosquitoes over last summer. Obvs that much time outdoors lets you come across a lot of critters, and I decided since i haven’t had that job anymore since November it’d be fun to put together a little highlight reel of the other bugs I came across on the clock.

First off we got an impressive katydid

A quite photogenic snail

My favorite local wasp species, a cicada killer

A much more common and large red wasp

Local hanging thief. Absolutely badass looking robber fly who somehow got into the office building

Another robber fly encounter, this one was busy having a snack on a red wasp it has caught

BMSB that I would usually not like to see, but this one was literally in the middle of molting into the adult form and I loved how it looked like a forbidden peppermint

What I am going to guess is a very handsome stag

And of course, my actual target. Mosquitoes are certainly no uncommon sight but I managed to catch this one freshly emerged out of the pupa and that’s kinda neat

(Asian tiger to be specific, not native here but they sure be flourishing)

#bugs #insects #mosquito #bug photography #wasps #mah pics

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bruh-anator3000 · 10 months

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CAT-astrophic

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A/n: *pushes rock I live under over and peeks out of the black abyss* Hey, have you guys seen a Car Wash Miguel fic anywhere? I don't know what happened to it but it's no longer here. Might've escaped... anyways, watch this cat for me while I look? Thanks. And don't mind the hot homeless dude who talks to him, they're bonding. *returns into the depths of the void*

Summary: A hot dude won't stop talking to your cat, it's kind of freaking you out.

WC: 1.7k, edited by google docs...

Pairing: Miguel x GN!Reader

Warnings: crack fic, Spider-cat's real name is Sir Jeffords bc i said so, clueless reader, pro outdoor cat (i'm not actually, keep ur cats safe pls), future-ish?, accidentally snuck in some world building, in Lyla we trust 🙏, Miguel in tight clothing bc I also said so, and wait wtf are you doing with a dead rat miguel, AND WTF IS THIS WHITE STUFF DUDE?!

Also no Spanish bc I've done some research and those who do speak it have asked non-native speaker to avoid it, to prevent bad google translations and maintain respect!

Okay, enjoy~

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You were about to head in for the night when you were not tripped by your cat for his dinner. After a quick search around your apartment, you sighed upon realizing he was still outside. Shrugging on a coat, mismatched slippers, and grabbing a flashlight, you went out to look for him.

Plenty of people told you to keep your cat inside. That it was vital to their health to keep them safe indoors. There were plenty of articles stating the cons of letting a domesticated cat roam freely outside with no supervision. They were also written 80 years ago. The world has changed since then, drastically.

Sure, it would still be smart to keep Sir Jeffords inside. Less late night searches for him, no more worrying if that scratch on his right paw was from running too fast along pavement or something worse. But he came from the life of an alley cat, and no matter what you tried, he had to be out there for a few hours a day. Last time you tried to stop him, he went under your radar for three days. You had a panic attack, worried he didn't love you anymore, but he did eventually come back. Chipper and eager, and he made sure you left his cat door unlocked.

The streets were cleaner than 80 years ago. The people were kinder. The city more accommodating to everyone, even stray animals. Sir Jeffords was mirco chipped, and even if it didn't work for tracking half the time, the shelter folks could scan his neck and drop him back home.

There were no pounds or pest controls anymore, just volunteers who helped poor animals stay warm. And find whoever left them in the streets. It was a crime to leave them now, resulting in 6 months of detention if caught dumping your animal friend into the alleys.

Jeffords was a smart cat. He knew what he was doing. You trusted him. In the event of something bad happening, you made him swore he would come find you right away. Though he couldn't speak, his tail wrapping around your pinky seemed solid enough.

You called out his name, followed by a few 'pspspsps's to really seal the deal. Your flashlight shining in the darker corners of the streets he may be hiding in. Cats and their dark, unreachable corners, Sir Jeffords fell victim to any cozy spot he could barely tuck himself into.

It wasn't until a few blocks away, a little past the bank, when you heard a meow. Very similar to his, you quietly sped your pace, wanting to grab your kitty and go home. The closer you got, it seemed more like he was responding to someone else more than you.

"-and your service is always appreciated." You heard a deep voice whisper. Their voice a grumble echoing through the alley they hid in. "You're one of our best." Your brows pinching together, you turned the corner of the bank, flashlight illuminating your fluffy orange cat. Who was rubbing up against the shin of a random man.

He looked up at you, eyes darkened as he blocked your flashlight with his large hand. They almost seemed red as he stayed squatted, Sir Jeffords head butting his knee. His face pure sharp angles, with a scowl permanently in place. His black shirt a tight, compressing fit. Clinging to each muscle and vein in his arm, stopping halfway down his bicep. His calves just as impressive. His shorts doing nothing but making him look even hotter.

Wait, no. This was a random man, he wasn't hot.

You lowered the light and gave an awkward smile. Seemingly unimpressed, his hardened gaze turned back to your cat. "He's yours?" He asked, voice rumbling low in his chest. With a nod, he added, "He's... cute."

Okay, maybe he was a little hot.

"Right?" Your smile smoothed into something more natural. "He's the cutest cat to ever exist." You lowered yourself down onto your knees with a soft baby call. Sir Jeffords trotting into your lap happily, orange fur swaying with his steps.

Your hand ran through his silky fur. Tension easing from you as you held him close again. Though his three day disappearance had yet to happen again, you still worried. He was your precious baby, after all. The one you shared everything with, and he never once judged.

Your fingers caught on something sticky, stopping short of his lower back. Pulling your hand away, strings of white followed, sticking to your fingertips. The feeling moist and far too clingy for comfort. A disgusted shiver ran up your spine at the horrible sensory.

The man stood then, tossing a tissue at you as he did. His gaze stayed on your cat, never faltering. He pushed his dark hair away from his face, still scowling.

Glancing between your hand and the man that now towered over you, you almost gagged. This wasn't... his, right?

"It was the rat." Like he read your mind, the mysterious stranger held out his other hand. A dead rat laid in his palm.

"That... doesn't make me feel much better." You suppressed another full body shake, quickly wiping your hand off. This guy may be extremely attractive to look at but the longer you stayed there, the more uncomfortable you got. "How would a mouse... And what is this?" You felt yourself getting sick as you held the tissue out, the white stuff now sticking to the paper instead

"Webs. And, it's a rat." He stated with a straight face. More angry at your confusion than anything. "Chased him through some spider webs."

You let out a soft 'oh.' But that didn't explain why he was holding onto the dead rat.

And he let it stay that way. Instead of reading your mind like he had been this entire time, he just... walked off. With a dead animal in his grasp. Without a word.

Your confused gaze turned to your cat, knees beginning to ache from the pressure of concrete beneath. Sir Jeffords purred into your stomach loudly.

"You're not allowed to hang out with that guy, ever again."

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"Christ!" Miguel tossed the rat at the wall, hearing him curse. The small animal glitched into a grown adult, body morphing sickly. "That..." The villain panted, rubbing at his neck. Bruises from how tightly he was held already forming there. "... was not what I was expecting."

Miguel squatted back down, balancing on his toes as the hologram of regular clothes shifted back into his suit. "You chose to become a rat, in a world whose Spider-Man is a cat." He slammed down a disk, red netting encasing the fool. "That was your own fault."

"It was the only way I could get into the bank!" The villain squeaked. Miguel tuned out almost immediately, eyes turning to his watch. Setting the portal to his universe, and making sure he wasn't needed elsewhere. He entertained the villain in a tacky grey suit with distant hums and 'oh, yeah, uh-huh's. It was best to just let them get it out of their system then try to shut them up.

"And I would've gotten away with it, too! If it weren't for you and your cat!" The shape shifter writhed in the nets.

"Sound like a damn Scooby-Doo villain." Miguel stood up with a huff. He would never admit it, but Hobie used the term so often, he had to look up what he was referencing. Only to end up watching the first few seasons. He had to stop around the third season, a sick sense of deja vu hitting him with a bat. The cartoons reminded him too much of the daughter he never really had.

With a sigh, "Lyla," He called.

The AI appeared before him, wearing a shit eating smirk. He opened his mouth to command something else when she beat him to it. "You should've asked for their number."

"What?" Miguel's head snapped up, eyes wide.

"They were cute, should've asked them on a date." She glitched to his side with a teasing laugh.

"Lyla, I... no." He grumbled, flicking at his watch.

"Oh, you know?" Miguel tried to smack her away, only for her to reappear on his left shoulder. "You should go back, then."

Miguel glared at her, ignoring how the tips of his ears began to burn. "I can't, its-"

"Not a canon event." They said at the same time. Lyla rolling her eyes behind her heart-shaped glasses, Miguel focusing on creating a portal. "You're such a loser, you know that?" She huffed and puffed, spawning with her back turned to him.

He tried to reach out with a heavy breath, but she moved further away. This time sitting with her arms crossed and pouting.

"They were cute." The villain nodded from his fetal position on the ground. Earning a glare from the two. Shrinking further into himself, the shape-shifter apologized.

Miguel thrust his forearms forward, his mantis blades catching on the fabric of time. Ripping them apart with a grunt. Orange and purple twisted in front of him, and he grabbed a hold of the red netting the anomaly was in.

"Meet me back at HQ," He spoke to his AI with a nod. Foot already in the portal, he turned to cast a menacing glance at Lyla. "And do not try anything."

She held up her hands in defense, watching the portal close behind him. It wasn't like she even had to do anything - not anymore. She already slipped his multiversal number into the collar of Spider-Cat. All that needed to happen was you either found it, or it fell out. Lyla just had to wait to see which option would be canon.

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#miguel o'hara #miguel o'hara x reader #miguel x you #miguel x reader #spiderman atsv #miguel o'hara fanfiction #bruh writes #spiderverse fanfic #x you

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jayrockin · 1 year

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without sounding as weird as possible, i'm curious about centaur bodily waste. since baby talita did not wear pants does this mean she just went anywhere?? did she use a......litter box? do baby centaurs wear diaper-adjacent clothing in their home planet to prevent messes or is it like a clean rabbit situation fhdjfjdj

TMI warning for discussion of bodily waste, but poop is a normal part of being an alive thing so here you go:

Humans and scuds are the only alien sophonts with liquid metabolic waste, and centaurs specifically have an excretory tract similar to a bird. So, in a healthy individual, waste is usually relatively compact and pellet-like with a white smear of nitrogenous solids. They tend to be dry poops as well, because their unidirectional respiratory tract sheds exhaled water vapor faster than ours.

In a situation where a centaur is over-hydrated, or their body is trying to void an intestinal pathogen, it can get runny. Also similar to birds, they have an occasional wetter poop that is actually them voiding a branch of their upper intestine called the cecum, which absorbs excess water from their diet.

As for babies: larvae cling to their mom for 5 months until they pupate, and during that time they do little else besides eat silk and poop. Their anus is at the end of a curly "tail" they that instinctively lift while pooping, so not all of it gets on their parent. Once larvae are large enough (rat sized?) for their waste to start being an inconvenience that early maternity clothes can't handle, they're positioned in a single fabric sling that supports their butts while they cling to mom. These slings get exchanged and cleaned regularly. For larger larvae individual tailbag diapers might be used, though the latter is a more common practice among settled centaurs than nomads. I drew some maternity clothes here.

After pupation, practices vary even more. Like a human baby, they don't have great control over their bowels, but unlike a human baby, they have the dexterity to wriggle out of garments they don't like. Diapers have to be acclimatized to, and imago who wore individual diapers as larvae are more likely to put up with them. These resemble chicken diapers, with a stiff "pocket" behind the butt. Nomads more often let them run around in the great outdoors naked, weather permitting. Settled centaurs prefer diapers but may also have a nursery room with fiber bedding and/or a training toilet that youngins are kept inside. Very young imago are sometimes let outside pantless with supervision to just… go wherever. Maybe the garden, free pest control and fertilizer! Put those infants to work!

Talita was put in human diapers as soon as she started tolerating them, but there was a phase where they were keeping her shut inside a room of the foster home with a tarp on the floor....

#cw unsanitary #runaway to the stars #jaytext #rtts centaurs

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kedreeva · 3 months

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Re: the outdoor cat post; I'm endlessly angry at people feeling entitled to living beings (in this case, cats), like their wish for company somehow overwrites the needs of an animal. The only grey area in my opinion is pest control cats because while that's not an ecologically good solution, at least a valid issue that needs to be solved.

honestly even pest control cats are not a good solution. A working ratting dog is more efficient, without the bycatch the barn cats are doing, not to mention that without the cats, other predators would be able to move into the space to help control.

#asks #indoor cats #I don't really want to talk about outdoor cats #that video just happened to cross my dash and some bozo the clown responded

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chicuahtliteotl · 15 days

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Notes as an indigenous farmer for other farmers, gardeners, looking to seek to perform land remediation, restorative agroforestry, etc.

First, look up historical weather and current weather zoning, climate change is real, the area may no longer be suitable for specific plants anymore.

Consider invasive plants, animals, worms(yes like bees there are invasive worms) , etc

Assess potential soil and water pollution sources then create a remediation plan depending on time and feasibility.

Work with the land, not against it, this is pretty simple, if you plan to create rain collecting channels for your small garden, then it's to slope where the land slopes for you.

Composting is great but you also need to understand microbial/fungal symbiosis and creating microbiomes that allow for effective compost break down.

You can buy cheap microbial solutions that are epa or environmental sound, back reference any microbial cultures with academic papers, if unsure how to do the research then it is fine with a variety as this simulates closely to nature.

Look into outdoor mushroom farming, this is pretty common in my community in our Chināmitl /mīlpan system, it's not as hard as most resources online will tell you, especially if you're sticking with native to your area mushrooms.

Avoid commercial strains for cultures especially if they're non native as this can lead to potential invasives.

Yes fungus /mushrooms can be invasive, please never put golden oyster outside.

You can also buy microremediating solutions for soil/water contamination.

Many universities offer resources to help find soil or water testing companies for accessible to no costs even, this is useful if you want to assess variety of conditions.

Additionally microbe /fungal based solutions are most used in our community as it helps reduced overall pests and diseases to our plants.

If you have tons of untreated wood ash (burn untreated wood, get wood ash) this is useful for variety of things, as this ties into controlled burning, true slash and burn, etc. Essentially nutrients are allowed to disperse back in the ground, be aware of heavy metal and other contamination considerations as always.

Indigenous seed banks do exist for non indigenous people, also look into seed conservation projects and seed banks that look to preserve seed lineages. While heirloom is nifty, it does only go so far back around an early colonial era.

#indigenous #Farmer #Gardening #Permaculture #Land back

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tea-withnofixinsplease · 1 year

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We're makin leaps and bounds with this whole sustainability thing since we moved from our apartment a few years ago. Whenever i feel like im not doin enough I lay out all the tiny swaps we've done on the table

we no longer by styrofoam cups and reuse the ones we have

We no longer use plastic plates, we either use glass or compostable ones (and throw the compostable ones in the compost)

Our building has solar panels for electricity

Our soaps are zero/low waste

My mother and I started our loc journey so its much easier to find all-natural, plastic free hair care

I use reusable pads

I don't buy new clothes often if at all, 4 shirts in the last 7 years

3/5 of us eat strictly plant-based bc we're vegan,

We have an indoor hydroponic system growing leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers and fruits, and we bought seeds in bulk. We're planning on swapping rockwool cubes with reusable and compostable hemp fiber cubes

Since the hydroponic system is so bright, and the led lights last for 5 years at a time, we use the living area lights much less, opting for natural sunlight if the hydroponic system is not enough or is off.

We have a bokashi indoor compost bin for food scraps, and an outdoor cold compost bin for the scraps that cant go in the bokashi bin to make our own soil

We started a kitchen garden, and a pollinator/tea garden, and as of 2023 we now have a plum tree, a grapevine, two blackberry bushes, 5 reusable grow bags, 4 big planters and 2 big raised garden beds, lookin forward to fruits and vegetables in the spring, summer, fall and winter. We're planning to buy one more steel raised bed to ensure that we are cycling through what we're growing each year to limit pest-control methods, even neem oil, and planning on purchasing a lot more perennials and native perennials/annuals.

This fall Im gonna purchase a mushroom growing chamber kit for more low waste vegan meat alternatives and to add some healthy mushroom soil to the compost cycle

Our laundry detergent is environmentally safe

Our washing machine is water-efficient

We have a fridge with a water filter for cooking and drinking water

We have reusable grocery store bags

Im gonna try to grow lufas next year to replace our kitchen sponges and steel wool scrubbing pads,

Our property is small, and our neighbors are not as social/gungho about bartering or Co-Op food gardening,

but I'm proud of wat we've done so far, and I can do a lot more, and I plan to do so, so any advice would be welcome

#garden #solarpunk #veganism #zerowaste #low waste #permaculture #gardenblr

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Can you share more about your degree? It sounds super interesting! Mine was just pretty straight forward (literature) lol.

sure!!

horticulture is never rlly easy to explain bc there's the basic definition of like "the art or practice of garden cultivation and management" according to the oxford dictionary (that i googled lol) but it's like. so many "hard" sciences and "soft" sciences mixed together. my first class was intro to horticulture and one of our tasks was to legit make our own definition.

i always explain it as the study of the art and science behind plants and how we apply them to our environments, human made or not.

i just have a two year degree bc i went to community college but it's skdkskd usually enough to get a job in the industry & work your way up. my degree was also very very hands on. during the 2020-2021 lockdown i had to go on campus despite the rest of it being closed (obv we were masked & stayed outside) but it was for classes like plant id courses, nursery production, etc

my fave classes were entomology (study of insects) & plant pathology (diseases caused by pathogens & environmental conditions!!). i also loved plant propagation (how to grow seeds!!!!) and it led to how i chose my certification in greenhouse production!! i learned basically how a greenhouse runs & how to manage it!! (i have a second certificate in permaculture (permanent agriculture in which you learn how to garden but it's a self sustaining ecosystem based on where u live!!) but that is based on a number of hours completed rather than taking a bunch of classes)

there is also a huge push for sustainability! lots of my professors had their docorates and masters in climate science and were very open & honest abt the way of the world & how gray it is in terms of what we make advancements in. (first class ever we talked abt gmos which are a touchy subject a lot of the time. they have their bads and goods. it's very messy as a topic & no clear answer on what to do bc they can't just get rid gmos but also? can't we do better with them?)

it's also learning abt how the industry in terms of sales & how plants grown travel. learning at shipments & the amt of mileage with a semi truck vs other forms of transport. how much each stop in the supply chain gets when you buy groceries (shopping local vs. big box stores).

i also did a project with my old high school in designing an outdoor classroom for them & learned abt designing a landscape (this was specifically one using mostly native plants!)

we would go to local forest preserves to learn about different ecosystems and biomes and why native plants are best but also how the majority of plants brought over, like, 80%, are not invasive. we did learn abt invasive plants as well and were very carefully instructed on proper control for pests (ranging from plants to insects to bacteria to virus... altho if your plant catches a virus... godspeed). chemical controls are ALWAYS a last resort.

we would go to local nurseries and greenhouses and farms to learn abt how they run!!!

it was just so much hands on learning and better understanding how the world works while also being told straight up where the world is heading (esp with climate change which will lead to inevitable zone shifting for what plants can grow where) and it's just augh!! so broad idek what to specifically go in on!! it's an amazing field!!

#i didn't even get into agricultural studies and arboriculture (trees) and landscape design & management (my least fave tbh)#we also had our own farm on campus that provided vegetables for the cafeteria during the warm seasons #and had a farmers market one day a week #we had a plant sale every year and our classes would basically be the ones that GROW THE PLANTS for the sales #literal hands on experience throughout #i am always sad i struggle with finding smth where i live now that's in my field but #i'm hopeful....#rose answers #evilwriter37 #thank u for asking!!!

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