{"id":1192,"date":"2019-08-11T13:35:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T13:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wordpress\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2019-08-12T00:09:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T00:09:09","slug":"mosquito-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?p=1192","title":{"rendered":"Mosquito relief??"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every time I walk out the back door, within 5 minutes, I have just as many mosquito bites.  There is a creek that runs through the back yard, but it&#8217;s not sitting water so I don&#8217;t believe that is the source so I have systematically set out on a seek and find&#8230;checked for anything that would hold water.  I put a couple mosquito water disks in the gutters.  (And I also tried an organic yard guard spray). This did not help, so I looked further and possibly found the issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the deck, it looks like there are canals every couple inches apart (I will take some pictures before I set off on today&#8217;s project).  When it rains, the water from the deck drains and creates these gullys and I believe the water sits long enough to let the mosquito population increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8131-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1196\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?attachment_id=1196\" class=\"wp-image-1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8131-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8131-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8131-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8130-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1195\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?attachment_id=1195\" class=\"wp-image-1195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8130-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8130-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8130-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8132-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1197\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?attachment_id=1197\" class=\"wp-image-1197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8132-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8132-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8132-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After much research, I have decided to put rubber mulch under there for better drainage.  We stopped at Lowe&#8217;s yesterday and picked out the color (Brown) and today is the day that I start this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hurt my back last week and I am not at 100%, so I may just do this in spurts because I don&#8217;t want to reinjure.  But I want to start out by &#8220;Yard Guarding&#8221;,  I also want to replace the back yard garden hose that runs under the deck and move the firewood rack. (There are only a few logs left&#8230;so I may just push it over to give myself working room).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But first, I need to go stretch and cover myself from head to toe in bug spray&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After: Kinda&#8230; I need to get a few more bags  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8139-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1200\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?attachment_id=1200\" class=\"wp-image-1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8139-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8139-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8139-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8138-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1199\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?attachment_id=1199\" class=\"wp-image-1199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8138-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8138-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8138-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and we can&#8217;t forget my helpers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8137-e1565567302815-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1198\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?attachment_id=1198\" class=\"wp-image-1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8137-e1565567302815-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8137-e1565567302815-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8140-e1565567543490-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1202\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?attachment_id=1202\" class=\"wp-image-1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8140-e1565567543490-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8140-e1565567543490-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8142-e1565567419675-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1201\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/?attachment_id=1201\" class=\"wp-image-1201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8142-e1565567419675-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourhouse.ilearnedthehardway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_8142-e1565567419675-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every time I walk out the back door, within 5 minutes, I have just as many mosquito bites. 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