Get lost! Last week I discovered Almanac.com, the official website of The Old Farmer's Almanac. It's a great website to get lost in and a wonderful resource to mine for Thursday Thirteen.
As I was tooling around the site, I noticed many posts began with the phrase, "How to Get Rid of ..." Getting rid of things is a hot topic with Almanac readers, and here are links to 13 of the literally dozens of posts on the subject.
HOW TO GET RID OF ...
1. Ants.
2. Bad Smells. This focuses on carpets, upholstery and appliances, but not ...
3. Body Odor.
4. Canker Sores. I read this one and have learned that there's a difference between canker and cold sores. Thank you, Old Farmer's Almanac!
5. Colorado Potato Beetles. "Despite their name, they don't affect only gardens in Colorado!"
6. Fruit Flies.
7. Groundhogs.
8. Head Lice.
9. Pantry Moths.
10. Scale on Plants.
11. Slugs and Snails.
12. Thrips. Until this moment, I'd never hear of thrips. I just learned they are, "sucking insects that can cause some damage to plants." Now I have a great new Scrabble word.
13. Voles.
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I got lost in that site for last week's 13, too! And thrips... that's a new one to me, too!!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if thrips are the things we call stink bugs. Interesting list.
ReplyDeleteOkay, not going to go anywhere near that rabbit hole. I imagine that website has days worth of fascinating stuff to explore. Nope, not going to touch it.
ReplyDeleteIt's been awhile since I have browsed that website. I love the weather lore section.
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of thrips or voles! And I'm surprised to see canker sores on this list as I don't usually think of them having much to do with farming.
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