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Published on Saturday, Sep 12, 2009
I'm a sucker for frugality.
So when a couple of readers e-mailed with instructions for homemade versions of the fruit fly trap I wrote about last week, I paid attention.
Lynn Drumm of Wooster reminded me of the trick of putting four tablespoons of cider vinegar and a couple of drops of Dawn or Joy dishwashing liquid into a custard cup. The bugs are attracted to the vinegar but get caught in the soap and drown.
But Pam Zimmerman of Cuyahoga Falls said she's found that some of the flies manage to sip the vinegar from the side and avoid the soap. She passed on this idea from her son, Jim: Put some vinegar into a plastic container, poke holes all over the lid and snap it on. The insects fly in to get the vinegar, but their little bug brains can't figure out how to escape.
I should mention that if you have a big problem with fruit flies, you should clean, cover or eliminate potential breeding sites. They like moist areas with rotting organic matter, such as drains, wastebaskets, overripe fruit and liqueur bottles.
Grandparents free
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is marking Grandparents Day on Sunday by offering free admission to all grandparents.
Admission includes a self-guided tour of the Manor House as well as access to the Gate Lodge, the Corbin Conservatory, the Barkitecture doghouse exhibit and the grounds.
Next Saturday, the estate is marking a Family Friendly Day. All house tours will be self-guided, and History First Hand will bring the mansion to life as it was in the 1920s.
Stan Hywet is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Mondays. Information is at http://www.stanhywet.org or 330-836-5533.
Events, programs
• Bird walk, 9-11 a.m. today, Secrest Arboretum, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster Township. Free. Meet at the Seaman Orientation Plaza on Williams Road. Information: 330-263-3761 or http://secrest.osu.edu.
• Herb Fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Quailcrest Farm, 2810 Armstrong Road, west of state Route 83 in Wayne County's Wayne Township. $2 per car. Information: 330-345-6722 or http://www.quailcrest.com.
• Quail Hollow Herb Society meeting, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Quail Hollow State Park, 13480 Congress Lake Ave., Lake Township near Hartville. Program: Floral Arrangement. Information: 330-877-6652 or visit http://www.quailhollowpark.org.
• Good Gardening Workshop: Living Flower Arrangement, 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. With bulb expert Brent Heath. Members $55, others $70. Fee includes parking, materials and admission to Heath's lecture (see below). Registration: 216-721-1600, ext. 100, or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Bulbs as Companion Plants, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. Lecture by bulb expert Brent Heath of Brent & Becky's Bulbs. Members $20, others $27. Registration: 216-721-1600, ext. 100, or http://www.cbgarden.org.
• Healthy, Beautiful Basements, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Home Builders Association headquarters, 799 White Pond Drive, Akron. Free, but seating is limited. Reservations: 330-869-6800.
• Cascade Quilt Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 20, the Bath Church, 3980 W. Bath Road. Judged exhibition of more than 100 quilts in a variety of styles and sizes, sale of quilting-related items and demonstrations. Cascade Guild members will be available to help identify the patterns of old quilts, estimate when they were made and advise on preserving and completing heirloom quilts. Information: http://www.cascadequiltguild.com.
• Fall Gardening Forum, Sept. 26, Portage County Gardens Center, 5154 S. Prospect St., Ravenna. How to Evaluate the Landscape You Already Have, 10-11:30 a.m., and Enhancing Your Landscape with Garden Additions, 12:30-2 p.m. $15 per session or $30 for both. Box lunch with two-session fee only. Mail-in registration form is at http://portage.osu.edu/master-gardeners (click on ''Flyers, Forms, and Documents'' and then ''Upcoming Event Flyers''), or request one at 330-296-6432, ext. 17. Deadline is Sept. 21.
• A Place to Take Root, through Oct. 27, Corbin Conservatory, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Open till 8 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Admission $8-$25. Information: 330-836-5533 or http://www.stanhywet.org.
Mail notices of classes, programs and events two weeks in advance to: Home and Garden News, Features Department, Akron Beacon Journal, P.O. Box 640, Akron OH 44309-0640. Please include name and phone number. All events must be open to the public.
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Mentor, OH
Posted 02:39 PM, 09/12/2009
My favorite way to get rid of fruit flies is to use the hose on the vacuum and suck them all in. It works!
