Kaake Family Blog

What you may ask - Japanese Beetles! They have become my official enemy and it's survival of the fittest. I've looked into other methods - yes even spraying believe it or not. And those bags that claim to catch them - I've heard nothing but horror stories about those. Attracting more to your yard than you had before and definately not trapping them all. So, how am I doing it you may ask? Below is a link that explains what I'm doing. Yes, our children run out and help identify them. Jon is a great catcher of japanese beetles. This may be solely his job in a couple years. lol! The below article can be found in it's entirety at the below link. http://www.squidoo.com/Japanesebeetles Easy Steps to Capturing and Controling the Japanese Beetles 1. You will need a small bucket, some dish soap, and a small butterfly net. 2. Add a squirt of any dish soap into a plastic bucket. Fill the bucket with about 2 inches of water. Slosh the water around to create...

Well, it didn't start out that way. It's still my vegetable/fruit garden wtih herbs mixed in. I'm hoping it can totally be herbs next year and have another garden the size I have now for fruits and veggies. Last night was so incredibly fun. I went to a freecyclers house and got some lemon mint, spearmint and oregano plants. I just got those planted and they look so happy in their new home. I now have the following herbs growing. Rosemary Basil Thyme Oregano Lemon Peppermint Spearmint and Chives if you consider them an herb. lol. It's coming along and I'm so excited.

The lovely plantain plant. While camping I was sitting Jon up high on a ledge and noticed his leg did not look so well. The first picture below does not show it up very well at all. It was very red all over the swollen area, the sores were open and weeping, it was hot to the touch and very inflamed around the actual mosquito bites with dark circles around it. I showed it to the nurse at camp and she said to keep a very good eye on it because they had just had a kid with a similar looking leg go to the dr. and found out it was staph infection. Wasting no time we headed out to the local health food store. I was looking for clay or dried plantain to make into a paste and put onto the leg to draw out the infection. The clay they had was very expensive and in a large quantity and they did not carry plantain. Thankfully the woman there told me that plantain grows everywhere in the area and that she'd take me out to see if we could find any so I'd know what to look for....