Mama Kat Thursday: Pinterest Inspirations
The Mama Kat topic for today is "Pinterest Inspired!" So here are some Pinterest inspired ideas for the yard & garden that I'm giving a whirl: Adding copper pennies to my bird bath to keep algae out. The copper has a chemical interaction against the algae, so pennies must be dated 1982 or earlier for adequate copper content. I dug around in my coin jar and found several pennies from the mid-70's, including one for 1975, the year I graduated! Into the bird bowl it went. (I can't say this works 100%. After awhile the algae seemed to build back up, but it was less severe.) Banana Peels For My Roses: I actually started chopping up banana peel and digging it into the ground around my various roses a couple years ago, ever since someone told me that "Roses Love Banana Peels." What I'm going to try that's new is : mixing used coffee grounds with chopped banana peel and mixing that concoction into the soil before I plan...