Repell-em Blog

I’m beginning to pack away some of our summer clothing, and guess what I’m putting it in before I throw it in the back of the guest room closet?

Repell-em trash bags, of course.

When I unpacked our heavy coats the other day to see if they’d  see us through another winter, and they smelled wonderful and were absolutely and 100% free of moths or ANY unwelcome guest, I realized then and there that I would never again pack away an article of clothing, a blanket, or ANYTHING made of fabric, without making sure there was some Repell-em in there somewhere with it.

So, I got out my last box of Repell-em trash bags - time to order some more! - and started putting away our shorts and all of the sleeveless shirts.  I put the swimsuits in a piece of Repell-em tablecloth, as we might need those once more, but everything went into those fantastic extra-large Repell-em trash bags.  Mmm, I love the way they smell!  They have a fragrance that reminds me of expensive candles, or potpourri.  It’s no wonder, either, since some of their 100% natural ingredients are the same thing that goes into expensive candles and potpourri.

Anyway, I know that when I unpack our summer things next spring, everything will be in perfect condition.  I can trust Repell-em for that.

And so can you.

I’ve only got four Repell-em trash bags left, so I need to order some more TONIGHT!  Oh, I’m not desperate yet, and there’s an almost-full box of Hefty bags under the sink, but I don’t use any other brand but Repell-em since I discovered how good they are.  I use the lesser brands of bags to line the cat’s litter box, but they’re not good enough for my family, in the kitchen, especially.

In my kitchen, I use only Repell-em bags.  They’re thick, strong, and they repel insects and animals.  Their fragrance, so repellent to bugs and raccoons, is like fresh potpourri to people.  When I walk into my kitchen in the morning and smell that fragrance, I know that Repell-em has been working all night long, keeping my family safe from vermin and insects.  This is a good feeling, folks.

So off I go, to order more Repell-em bags.  I especially like the 33-gallon garbage bags.  I use them in my kitchen wastebasket, and I love it that the bags are so big, I can also stuff more in them even after I remove the bag from the wastebasket.  I buy the kitchen-sized Repell-em bags for other rooms in the house, but in my kitchen, there’s always something else to put in the trash after I lift the bag out, so I like the bigger bags in there.

Try Repell-em trash bags.  You’ll love them, too.

I don’t what what kind they are, or why they’re there, but every summer, I get these disgusting little bugs under my kitchen sink.  It’s dry under there; no leaks or standing water.  The pipes are dry, too.  I don’t keep any organic substances under the sink; just soap!  Where do these bugs come from and why are there under the sink?

Rather, why WERE they under the sink, is more like it.  This summer, I wrapped a Repell-em bag around the U-pipe, and so far, not a single bug of any kind has shown its scaly face under there.

When the weather gets hot and muggy, the insects are in paradise.  Stick a Repell-em bag in all those enclosed spaces; they smell great to people, and you won’t be troubled by insects.  I’m serious.  I use nothing but Repell-em bags now, and not only are they the best trash bags ever, they’ve got so many other useful uses, I should write a book!

I showed you my pest-free tomato garden last Friday. Today, I’m going to show you how I grow tomatoes on my deck - upside-down.

You read it right. I grow upside-down tomato plants on my deck. AND, like the tomato garden in my back yard, my upside-down deck tomatoes are also completely pest-free.

NOTHING bothers them. No insects. No animals. I’m not going to spray or dust any of my plants with anything, either; I’m going to depend on Repell-em to take care of any and all mites, fungi, and living pestiferous things of every kind.

Here’s a picture of the upside-down tomato. This is a really fun project; I wasn’t sure it would work, but I found the idea on Steve Spangler’s blog and it looked like it would be both fun AND easy, and so far? BOTH! If you look closely at this picture, you can see the big tomato garden in the distance.

Here’s a close-up of the upside-down tomato. Here, you can plainly see the strip of red Repell-em that I wrapped around the top of the bucket. Not only is that little strip of Repell-em keeping all the bugs and animals away from the tomato; it’s also keep the mites and flies away from the petunias - even when there’s standing water around them!

Item: honeybees are not affected by Repell-em products. The wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets are held at bay, but the honeybees don’t seem to mind Repell-em at all. This is, of course, a GOOD thing! We WANT the honeybees!

I suggest that you all do to your gardens - big gardens and the little deck and porch pots - what I did to mind, which is: wrap strips of Repell-em around them and watch your vegetables and flowers flourish!

We plant our tomatoes in a railroad flat, and every year we fight Mother Nature and all her minions for the fruits of our labor. I’m not sure who gets more tomatoes: Bambi and his mother, or all the nasty little worms and insects that feast on the tomatoes and then devour the plants down to the roots.

As you can see, this year I’m fighting back. The cat (her name is Millicent) won’t go near the flat, and so far, neither Bambi nor his mother, nor any of their woodland friends have bothered the plants.

As you can see, each tomato cage has been wound with a strip of Repell-em, and between the scent, the ends waving in the breeze, and the large Repell-em piece acting as a scarecrow there on the end, I really believe we’re going to get some tomatoes for ourselves this year.

I don’t have to worry about “insect repellent” touching my food and contaminating it in any way, because Repell-em products are made of 100% natural ingredients and are completely harmless.

The cats were used to playing in that railroad flat all winter, and it’s really funny to watch them go running toward it and then stop short, look around with a bewildered expression, and then turn and walk away.

Here’s a closer shot of a few tomato cages, so you can see in greater detail what I’ve done with the strips of Repell-em. It’s nothing fancy, obviously, but so far it’s working like a charm!

There are so many uses for your Repell-em products. So far, every experiment I’ve done with them has been successful!

I put tomato cages on all my tomato plants this afternoon, and I decided to try another experiment with Repell-em trash bags while I was out in the garden.  I don’t have to worry about Repell-em products touching food, because Repell-em is 100% natural.
I already have a Repell-em bag on a stick, waving around in the breeze and scaring all the birds and animals away.   But as I was working, I thought,  it’s not always going to be breezy, and one Repell-em scarecrow in the middle of the plot might not be enough.  I need to put some Repell-em bags in my garden in such a way that each individual tomato plant will be protected against, not only deer, possums and raccoons, but also the bugs and worms.

So, I wove a Repell-em bag around and around each individual tomato cage.

The results was actually very pretty, and I KNOW nothing will bother my garden now!

On Monday, if it ever stops raining here, I’ll post a picture of my pretty, decorated tomato cages.  In the meantime, Bambi and his mother and all of his relatives, along with Thumper and all the pesky critters that never had names, had better steer clear of my garden.

When they get close to it now, they’ll turn tail and run away.  I’ve seen it happen.

Thank you, Repell-em!!!  You’ve passed every test I’ve given you!!!!

I read in a gardening magazine that putting a brightly-colored cloth on a pole and placing it in the middle and both ends of your garden will keep away the animals.  I’m going to try it this year, because last year, the deer ate almost everything!

However, my “scarecrows” won’t be made of cloth; I’m going to put Repell-em trash bags on poles and let them guard my tomatoes and green peppers.

Not only will the red Repell-em bag, flapping in the wind, keep all the animals away, it will also keep all the bugs away!

P.S.  I threw a Repell-em trash bag, full of corncobs and rib bones, in the back of our pickup truck three days ago, and nothing’s bothered it yet!

I’m covered with mosquito bites tonight and do you know why?

It wasn’t because I was out in the yard all afternoon and evening, planting shrubs. It wasn’t even because the mosquitoes come out by the millions in the late afternoon.

It was because I forgot to tie a little piece of Repell-em around my ankle and wrist!

Did you know that just a little strip of Repell-em around your wrist and ankle keeps all insects and animals away from you, and it does an even better job than expensive sprays and coil bracelets?

Next time I have work to do out in the yard, I’m going to remember to cut two little strips of Repell-em off my Repell-em tablecloth, and tie them around my ankle and wrist. That’s all I’ll need to keep the bugs away.

I think one of them got me inside my ear. Tomorrow, I won’t forget the Repell-em!!!!!!!!

Repell-em products won’t harm your skin, and there are no fumes to inhale. Repell-em REPELS; it doesn’t harm. And people think it smells GREAT!

Why, YES, that IS a red trash bag underneath my silverware tray.  Thank you so much for noticing!

Why is it there?  I put it there to keep away the mice and insects that like to scurry about in there during the summer.  Oh, and during the other seasons, too.

Does a trash bag keep mice and bugs out of that drawer?  Yes, indeed it does.  It’s not just ANY trash bag, you understand.  It’s a Repell-em trash bag, made of all-natural ingredients, and bugs and mice can’t endure the smell.

What’s that?  You think the drawer smells wonderful?  So do I.  Repell-em products smell really good to people; it’s just animals and bugs that hate the smell.

Does it work, you ask?  It sure does.

I am probably Repell-em’s biggest fan.  Everything I’ve done with Repell-em has been successful!

I used to get weevils in the summertime, and I HATED that!  Opening a new bag of flour or cornmeal only to discover those nasty burrowing weevils practically made me SCREAM!

I used to scatter bay leaves in my pantry, but it made such a mess.  Also, the effect didn’t last very long, although it did work for a little while.

Now, I just put a few pieces of folded Repell-em bag on a few of the shelves in my pantry, set the cans right on top, shut the door, and forget about the weevils!

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans used to set the cannisters of flour and corn meal, etc, out on the patio and let the weevils burrow up and fly away, and then use the flour!

I’m sure that didn’t hurt them or their children, but I just don’t think I could do that.  I’d much rather prevent the bugs from moving into my staples in the first place!

Thank you, Repell-em!