Gardening & Landscaping
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Termites in wood mulch
Today, I was weeding a small flower bed (put in last fall) and found termites in the wood mulch (hardwood mulch). The bed is against the house, but at least 3 feet of foundation separate the ground and where the siding starts.
Is there anything we can DIY that won't hurt my plants? Or do I need to call an exterminator? Termites normally aren't a big problem in this area.
Re: Termites in wood mulch
We had termites in our mulch, too, and all we did was pull the mulch back from the foundation about a foot and put sand in the naked strip next to the house. Termites can't build tunnels in sand, (and they don't like being out in the open), so that keeps them away from the house.
We did this 6 years ago and have no termite damage to our house.