u/sitkaspruce1998 — reddlx

Fleas in the home - how do we eradicate them??

My cat unfortunately brought fleas into our house. He sleeps in my bed so I'm the one who has been getting bitten. He has had Bravecto to treat them but the issue is they're now in our environment. Does anyone have any tips on how to eradicate them without bringing in a fumigator? I've had my mattress steam cleaned, as well as the couch and had the carpets taken to be cleaned too. If anyone has successfully gotten rid of fleas sans fumigator, please let me know what you recommend!

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u/sitkaspruce1998 — 23 hours ago

▲ 2 r/vegetablegardening

What happened/is happening to my seedlings?

My peppers have been living in my mini Miracle Gro greenhouse, all in the same tray and they seemed really strong and healthy, then seemingly randomly a couple of them started to look a bit sad, I thought maybe they just needed some water or sunshine but they totally packed up within a couple days. The rest of the train is mostly fine, they look a bit sad too but show no sign of decline like the other three that were in the tray. They've been inside for the last few days so I can look over them. What happened? Is it possible for seedlings of this size to pack it up from damping-off?

u/sitkaspruce1998 — 5 days ago

▲ 3 r/naturaldye

How to get a dark brown on cellulose fibres?

I have been trying, to no avail, to achieve a dark brown on cotton. I first did a tannin bath with cutch at 15%, mordanted with aluminium acetate and then did a dyebath with black walnut at 100% weight of fabric, 1% iron and 15% sequoia. Sadly, the colour is still not rich enough. Has anyone successfully produced a colour like this and if so, how?! Thank you!!

u/sitkaspruce1998 — 8 days ago

▲ 8 r/DesignJobs

Hi! So the title says it all, I'm trying to create a quilt for the first time that incorporates curves. I don't have a quilt block pattern for it and am using this image as inspiration.

I'm just trying to create a balanced block that can be printed and used as a cutting guide for a 12.5" x 12.5" block. The quilt will be a 4 by 4 format, with each block resembling the second image here. I would use the image itself but the thing is each piece (pink backing, brown over-curve, khaki under-curve) is not balanced and I'd like to get it as balanced as possible so that I don't want to rip my hair out with frustration from wonky/uneven pieces when it comes to piecing it.

I can't imagine it's a very complicated design to someone who is experienced. I've been attempting it, but as an Illustrator novice, have found it basically impossible to create a balanced block. Also finding it incredibly difficult freehand so I figured I'd ask here. Please shoot me a message if you're interested and I can send you the design. Thank you so much in advance!

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u/sitkaspruce1998 — 15 days ago

▲ 31 r/vegetablegardening

I purchased a bunch of extra galvanised steel tomato cages (from Canadian Tire for any Canadian gardeners) today to support my squash and tomato plants. They were all quite inexpensive, and on the drive home, I got to wondering about the possibility of lead contamination. A few years ago I unknowingly bought a bunch of dishware that contained lead, so I got an at-home test kit and now try to err on the safe side. When I got home, I used my test kit on them, lo and behold they all were contaminated.

Just a PSA to be sure about the safety of metal bits that go into the soil! Lead soil contamination is practically impossible to eradicate and acidic veg like tomatoes really soak it up. Obviously most of us are growing veg for consumption so it's really important to stay safe ❤️

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u/sitkaspruce1998 — 18 days ago

▲ 6 r/vegetablegardening

I decided to start my squash and melons indoors this year in soil blocks and taking them outside in the daytime because we've had great sunshine recently. In previous years, my yield has been low, I believe due to root disturbance during transplant from a plastic pot. I foolishly overlooked how quickly they grow in such optimal conditions and the roots are already coming out of the blocks, I initially had them placed close together and some have even grown into other blocks. When I went to pull them apart and space them out, some of the roots broke. My garden guru Linda Gilkeson recommends doing transplants in the PNW climate, even though I've heard that direct sowing is the best option for such delicate root systems.

I really want a good yield this year (I've become a bit of a helicopter plant parent), considering some of these roots are already damaged, should I just start over, heat up my soil outside with some plastic sheeting and direct sow?

u/sitkaspruce1998 — 20 days ago

▲ 1 r/bugbites

I've been travelling recently and have started to get these insanely itchy marks on my lower abdomen, right above my hips, though I also have itches on other parts of my body like the meaty part of my tricep, fingers, back. They look like bites to me, does anyone have any insight?

u/sitkaspruce1998 — 24 days ago