The Chronicles of the Dubious Marriage of My R. and L. Brainedness

Friday, April 11, 2008

Granola Girl

I'm gonna do it. I'm going to make granola - right here in my kitchen with organic products. How hard can it be?

Someone please intervene if I start blogging about macrame plant hangers. . . and the same goes for crystal deoderants, patcholi and hemp products.

But rain barrels and compost heaps are okay. Because they are uber cool.

5 comments:

MonkeyMom said...

Is it possible to have a rain barrel without having a lot of mosquitoes? I'd be interested to know that...

MonkeyMom said...

P.S. Let's call real deodorant a "house rule" for your visit...specially if you're gonna use the treadmill. ;)

Labelmaker said...

Good question - I shall Google and find out.

Darn! I suppose no hairy legs and pits, either? What are you, The Establishment?

Labelmaker said...

http://www.rainbarrelguide.com/
answers the mosquito question at the end of the article. In general, the whole article is an informative read.

Labelmaker said...

from another source:
(http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/nvswcd/rainbarrels.htm)
Will I get mosquitoes in my rain barrel?
The rain barrels are capped with fiberglass screen that allows water in, but keeps mosquitoes from getting into the barrel to lay their eggs. However, if you are concerned about mosquitoes breeding in your rain barrel, you can add a whole or a half of a 'Mosquito Dunk' to the water in your barrel to kill mosquito larvae. Mosquito Dunks can be purchased at most garden supply stores.