Garden Wearables Plus

Yes, mosquitoes are drawn to us when we exhale carbon dioxide.  However, I try not to go the extra mile by looking like a walking streetlight at dusk. I avoid looking like things, I can plainly see them being drawn to.   Dusk is an unusual time for a morning-person to do yard work. However, I headed for the field wearing all grays with my head wrapped in a blue scarf.  I used my heavy loppers (long handled pruning shears) to chop down the milkweeds under bushes around the field instead of uprooting them, which would've been best.  The loppers were definitely over-kill, but heavy enough for a good workout. On my way back to the house I looked down and there was a fat gray striped female mosquito on my thigh. I slapped her dead. I've read, mosquitoes like hanging out under bushes (shrubs) and such like. I probably brought her back with me from the bushes.  Also, I remembered, spraying perfume on myself after my morning shower. Had no intentions of going into the yard that day.  H

I read recently that there are debates on whether blue or yellow clothes repel flies.  Well, the answer is simple.  Ask yourself, which bugs bug you the most?  If your answer is a certain type of fly, then you need to dress accordingly.  By all means, wear yellow. I was watching television lately and saw a young scientist sporting a bold blue long-sleeved shirt with bright yellow wide stripes down the sleeves over a pair of gray shorts with burnt orange half circles on the sides of his shorts. The other scientist wore the traditional light gray and blue uniforms with logos.  I thought the younger guy could've been doing a sunrise-sunset look or something.  No.   Scientists have found that wearing yellow as opposed to blue will repel a certain fly.  Now that I know that, I can say that the young scientist knew exactly what he was doing.   However, flies are not my problem in my garden spaces.  The West Nile virus bearing mosquitoes are.  Plus, there are enough poisons being rained d

 Sky blue is my favorite color.  Recently, I was browsing  Amazon online and saw they sold a sky-blue long-sleeved workout shirt.  I was pleasantly surprised, because I've never seen my favorite color on clothing before. Excitedly, I purchased two of these shirts (one in gray and my favorite blue).    I've tested Aqua-blue, both medium and light tones. Some refer to this hue as "light turquoise." I regularly wear aqua gloves with whitish leather palms made of washable leather.  Oh, believe me, the white doesn't stay white long. This blue works for deterring flying bugs. Steer clear of the purplish blues. In Texas, you may appear to be a Salvia Azurea Blue Sage (wildflower).  Bees LOVE them.  This is a pollinator that can be found according to Wikipedia.org "from Utah east to Connecticut and from Minnesota south to Florida. This wildflower tends to be found in the eastern and southeastern portion of this range..."   Check out my favorite gloves,  if you

  Is wearing scrubs mandatory at your job?  Go from dirty to dirtier, feed the kids, cat, and/or dog, and head straight for your garden in your scrubs.  Unless, you'd feel more comfortable removing your scrubs for fear of bringing something highly contagious home.  Otherwise, if your scrub color's  right, you can have a bug-free time outside:  wind-down, relax, and get your necessary vitamin D, Girls. However,  if you want to minimize the presence  of flying bugs you should  steer clear of blues that are the color of any flower.  I'm really sorry about that,  because I love all blues, as well. I  know, the grays are blah and drab, but they  work to keep you comfortable in the garden by being a natural insect repellent. Do a little planting or weed pulling while you're out there.   Oh,  don't forget your airy garden crocks!                                                                                                     HAPPY GARDENING!

Be careful, Girls.  Steer clear of choosing garden outfits that bears BLACK or very DARK-BLUE logos,  zippers, spots, stripes, silhouettes, words, or such like.  Why?  Some insects venture i nto cracks and holes in walls of buildings to nest. Your outfit  may look like a place  to explore the possibility. Since the flying bug is exploring, it may  try to land on  you  to  see exactly what you are.   Be safe, Ladies.                                         Happy Gardening!  

Haven't used Skin-so-Soft since I was in my late teens when  men were  my focus,  not gardens.  (However, I did help my mom plant plenty of flowers around  her   house.)   Unfortunately, I've always had  sensitive skin.  I tried many   lotions to  see what  I  wasn't   allergic to.    Therefore,  going out of doors wasn't a daily concern as it  is  now at age 65.  However, I  remember many women  swearing that Skin-so-Soft was, also, good  for  keeping mosquitoes away as well as being a great lotion.  I purchased a bottle ( in  the  pic) to give Skin-so-Soft   another spin as a bug-repellent while gardening.    Maybe I'll rub it on  my clothes instead.   Hope it works!  I'll let y'all  know  this  summer.   Who  else  out there swears by this product?  Leave a comment.   Nonetheless, I was impressed with the following information about  Skin-so-Soft   from a fellow-blogger/ Avon dealer.  I thought some of the uses  were kind of  funny.                    

Kohl's is offering an excellent pair of plus-sized (1X-5X) loose fitting summer pants in GRAY.  Boasting, not only, 2 large open side pockets for packs of seeds, but an extra down the leg w/flap (this is where I'd park my cellphone combined w/a blue tooth or buds) to float comfortably in the garden. If you're not busty, you can easily wear a cool cropped tee.  Busty women should tuck a tee and look great, as well.  Work out, Girl!                                                                                 Happy Shopping/Gardening today!  

Good news!  This is information I received from a Master Gardener on television decades ago. Color is key, besides fragrances (soaps, lotions, oils, underarm and feminine deodorants, etc.).  You don't want to look and/or smell like flowers in your garden.  These are the things that draw bugs to you.  You are right...flying critters don't see well. What are the RIGHT COLORS for gardening?  Look up at the sky.  Your clothing should make a bug think he's flying up into the sky thus it will change direction when coming your way.  Light blues and lighter grays tones.  NO white, anywhere. Remember, you don't want to look like a streetlight at night either.  Yes, clouds are very bright white sometimes.  Yes, you are free to wear white, if you choose and don't mind swatting flying bugs. Flies love white. And remember, white shows fly vomit. Black is definitely OUT for gardening in spring and summer. The Master Gardener said that "bugs like shade too" (especially m