[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday

[Jolene Nemeth]

i know squirrels hate cayenne pepper.

On Sun, Apr 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <
nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Courtney.  Very interesting.  I wonder if I could spray peppermint oil
> around my planter’s edges and discourage squirrels from going after my
> seedlings.  Could be worth a try.
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> Tracy
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> *From:* NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Courtney F. Smith via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 27, 2025 2:36 PM
> *To:* List for Blind Crafters and Artists <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Courtney F. Smith <cmfulghum at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday
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> To help with ants in your mailbox, put a few drops of peppermint essential
> oil on a cotton ball and stick it in the very back of your mailbox. In just
> a few days, you’ll have no more ants to deal with. We had a similar problem
> several years ago and I did this and it worked. Also had ants coming in
> through the window in our laundry room and wiped down around the window
> with peppermint oil.……… No more ants! You can also mix up some of the
> peppermint essential oil with some fractionated coconut oil and put in a
> spray bottle. Spray around where you notice ants and that should get rid of
> your problem. This works for most bugs and rodents.
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> behalf of henry osborne jr via NFB-Blind-Crafters <
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> *Sent:* Sunday, April 27, 2025 12:19:22 PM
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> *Cc:* hosbornejr at gmail.com <hosbornejr at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday
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> Hi Cindy, how about you putting ant traps in your mailbox.
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> *From:* NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 27, 2025 1:39 AM
> *To:* Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org
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> *Cc:* slery <slerythema at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday
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> Well, I did finish my gauge swatch and I cast-on the cardigan today.
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> Since Tracy mentioned the outdoors, I am on a super tight budget so I
> bought one planter box for my porch railing and plan on buying one each
> year until I have the number I want. I will be planting black and yellow
> striped petunias if I can find them this year, or just yellow petunias and
> a row of yellow marigolds. I will be deciding this year what I want to do
> next year around my mailbox. This year, we will kill off the grass and put
> out something to keep the ants out of my mailbox. The previous owners left
> a mailbox that was infested with ants.
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> Cindy
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> On 4/26/2025 10:38 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:
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> It’s Successful Saturday!  Have you started or finished a project, or
> achieved a goal?  Share it with us and we’ll celebrate with you.
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> I’m just doing a lot of work in my yard, getting seedlings ready to put in
> the garden, getting the garden organized, putting out the fountain,
> organizing hoses … There’s a lot of work to do.  Good thing Spring gives me
> a shot of energy to do it.
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> And several plants I wasn’t sure made it through the winter have started
> to leaf out.  I’m very happy about that.
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> Tracy
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