Comments for Flying Tomato Farms

Comment on Last Minute Out-the-Door Soup by Penelope

Penelope — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:07:29 +0000

If only I had a crockpot or a food processor! Sounds good.

Comment on Crazy-Making by deondra

deondra — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:25:49 +0000

What price sanity? You’ve gotta try this stuff. It works and gives you and edge in fighting the residual fleas. Available on line and at the vet’s. Honest, I don’t have stock in this company. I’ve just “been there.”

Capstar (nitenpyram) is a once a day medication approved for use in the treatment of flea infestations on dogs and puppies, cats and kittens 4 weeks of age or older. Capstar is safe to use in pregnant or breeding animals. An adult female flea can lay up to 2,000 eggs in her lifetime. Capstar begins to kill adult fleas on the pet within 30 minutes and the effect lasts for 24 hours. Pets may scratch as a result of the fleas dying. It is not a reaction to the medication itself. There are no known drug or food interactions.

Comment on Dog, Cat, Fleas–the saga continues… by flyingtomato

flyingtomato — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:39:25 +0000

Yeah, that’s pretty much what I’m doing at this point. And I told H he needs to make an appt to get the cat shaved and flea-dipped. Her fur is so thick, I can’t get to the fleas. But I know they’re in there–when I brush her all their crud comes out.

Comment on Dog, Cat, Fleas–the saga continues… by Lindsey

Lindsey — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:59:04 +0000

ok, i read on….disregard comment above

Comment on Dog, Cat, Fleas–the saga continues… by Lindsey

Lindsey — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:52:48 +0000

I’m a bit behind on my blog reading and am reading in reverse chronological order, so I have not been following the saga. That said, I wondered if you have tried sprinkling with diamtomaceous earth? I’ve heard that’s helpful with fleas. Perhaps a two-pronged attack (chemicals and organic) might be in order?

Comment on Eat More Ham! by deondra

deondra — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:19:51 +0000

We like this a lot. It’s not too unhealthy either.
Ham and Corn Fritters w Chutney
1 cup self rising flour
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups skim milk
2 fresh corn on the cob, kernels removed or 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels
8 ozs ham, finely chopped
2 ozs low-fat cheese, grated
1 tablespoon hot mustard (French is ok if you prefer them not so spicy)
1 shallot, chopped
4 tablespoons any fruit chutney
Directions
1Place the flour in a medium mixing bowl.
2Combine the eggs and milk.
3Stir egg mixture into the flour with the corn, ham, cheese, mustard and shallots.
4Mix well.
5Coat a medium frying pan with cooking spray heat and drop 1/4 cup portions of the batter onto the pan.
6Cook on low for 2-3 mins on each side until golden.
7Serve with the chutney.

Comment on Evaluating the Evaluation by Claire

Claire — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:30:32 +0000

If it helps, most of what the person is actually watching is how your son is reacting to you and his comfort level in your house. As long as you aren’t a big ol’ loser, they don’t much care about your life beyond your son’s reaction to being with you. Having a person you aren’t supposed to talk to in the room with you does sound positively awful though, I have to admit I hope it all goes in your favor. I’ve been through some awful, awful custody stuff with my ex (and get to swing the bat yet again in May) so if you need an understanding ear at some point, feel free to get in touch. It’s a hard thing no matter the outcome. Just the process tends to bring out some pretty negative feelings, even when you’re trying to stay positive.

Comment on Remind Me… by flyingtomato

flyingtomato — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:49:17 +0000

A.–
Don’t count on the hardwood floors from saving you. I have no wall-to-wall carpet in my house and very few (one) area rug. My dog has never had fleas before now–they came in on the cat and now the dog has them, too.

Diatomaceous earth is a mechanical insecticide–ground up shells of diatoms that abrade an insect’s waxy outer coating and cause them to dry up and die. You want the grade that is used for that purpose and not pool-filter D.E. I bought mine at the local Ace Hardware–they have an employee (manager?) who is good about ordering some organic garden pest controls. The D.E. I bought from them is a Safer product and is OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) listed. I use the same stuff for flea beetle, cuke beetle, and cabbage moth caterpillar control on brassicas and cucurbits in my gardens.

It’s non-toxic to humans and other mammals, but you still don’t want to breathe in the dust. You should also be careful of where the dust goes in your gardens if you use it there–it’s not species-specific after all, and will kill other types of caterpillars (Monarch, Swallowtail, etc.) as well as bees. I don’t dust cucurbits when their flowers are open, and I don’t dust when it’s windy, either.

Basically, I’m using it right now to gain some measure of flea control until the treatment I ordered gets here–rubbing it into the animal’s coats. I’m also using borax powder, but I wouldn’t directly dust the animals with that–just around baseboards and in the one area rug (which then gets vacuumed).

Comment on Remind Me… by A. Dakota

A. Dakota — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:44:27 +0000

I’ve never had a flea problem either. I always assumed that it was because we never had carpet and there was less places for them to hide. I would like to hear more of this diatomaceous earth. Which store do you pick it up from? Grocery Store? Health Food Store? Tractor Supply or Campbell’s?

Comment on Remind Me… by Penelope

Penelope — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:44:29 +0000

Reading with interest your cat-and-dog-and-fleas saga. So sorry to hear about the fleas. I’ve heard that the daily fine-tooth combing can be effective, but that certainly takes time and patience (and I’m not sure why the fleas don’t just leap away from the comb)…

We brought my husband’s two mature cats into a house where a dog was already in residence, though she spends most of her time outdoors or on the porch. The cats were initially fearful but after a few exploratory sniffs the dog was mainly oblivious — focused on her food or her desire to go back outside. Recently we got two young cats: same situation. They were initially terrified of her, but she hasn’t paid much attention to them so they are becoming calmer around her. Maybe one day we’ll find them snuggling together…