Home & Garden - 18 August 2006

2006-08-18 03:37:01 · 5 answers · asked by laurelf 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have two small gardens. One has cherry tomatoes with a few regular tomato plants mixed in and I have another with regular tomatoes and cucumbers. My problem is it's been raining here for a couple of days now and when I checked on the garden the tomatoes look like their all bursting out. Some are still very light red in color, not ready to be picked. I want them to grow to full size then pick them but the rain is ruining them! Can someone give me any advice to save my tomatoes? Thanks!!

2006-08-18 03:34:39 · 6 answers · asked by peg 5 in Garden & Landscape

Is there anyone out there that cleans their home too much, everything has to be spotless, how do you stop this madness.

2006-08-18 03:30:07 · 17 answers · asked by Little miss naughty 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am not quite sure what z strips are and where I can buy them. All I know is they are to be placed behind the outside molding of my window to prevent leaks.

2006-08-18 03:28:42 · 2 answers · asked by virginia15017 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

We are just wondering why it was standard/normal to have a red barn and a white house.

2006-08-18 03:26:11 · 8 answers · asked by biker 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I've decided to install a second hand back boiler I have acquired in my open fire. As I bought it 2nd hand I have no documentation with it. I will plumb it into my existing central heating along with a pump and a 3 way valve to switch it in and out of circuit by means of a themostat. I am aware that I will need to vent off some heat so have decided to install 2 old radiators in the loft in series as it gets very cold up there in the winter. I am not sure of the amount of BTUs the back boiler will produce so I can only guess on how mant radiators to put in the loft to vent off excess heat.....It is an 18" wrap around back boiler I have.....I Live in Scotland....Can anyone advise me ?

2006-08-18 03:24:28 · 5 answers · asked by Andy 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

upvc window + upvc front door joining them together are special fixings req or just screws

2006-08-18 03:23:02 · 3 answers · asked by mart 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Yikes, my garden is in shambles! I do not have a green thumb, but a very serious black one! My husband is just as "evil" with his hands...lol. Please, someone, anyone...what is the best, most easiest to maintain flower(s) around that will make sitting in the backyard pleasure?

2006-08-18 03:22:07 · 7 answers · asked by Funny Frankie 4 in Garden & Landscape

the building i live in has been sealed,but the little buggers still get in

2006-08-18 03:14:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-08-18 03:12:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

ok, theres bugs in my kitchen! they are worm like, brown, move very fast, like to come out when the light is off!, and seem to be breeding as i have spotted tiny ones.

is there anything i can use which is a natrual product? something from my fridge? or salt? viniger? soap?

(i dont like to use chemicals, as it makes me sick)

2006-08-18 03:11:40 · 4 answers · asked by mintymoon 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-08-18 03:10:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-08-18 03:09:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

my 2 yr old niece drew on the keypads with a birro.They are rubber keypads.How do i get it off.My mum is freaking.I tried cif/jif.Please help!

2006-08-18 03:09:16 · 1 answers · asked by ciara l 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-18 03:08:13 · 2 answers · asked by mej5671 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I wish to lighten a loft storage space by painting over an existing black underlay with white emulsion paint. Concerned that paint will reduce weather proof props of underlay

2006-08-18 03:04:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-18 03:02:17 · 6 answers · asked by TheLuckyLuc 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-08-18 02:47:52 · 7 answers · asked by ern d 2 in Garden & Landscape

I have a house. Every thing works find but the ACs blow fuses. I need circuits for the AC's I have the expansion space in the fuse box. But people seem to now work on them. However, I was told that having one wasn't against code. The service is 100 AMPs which right now is okay. I'd rather not liquidate my savings to up grade to 200 AMP service, just to get dedicated AC outlets.

2006-08-18 02:45:05 · 5 answers · asked by RobbyCU 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My mother has a Rose of Sharon bush which always gets lots of buds, but they never develop into blooms. We live in Indiana (I'm not sure which zone that is), but she has many other Rose of Sharon bushes, and they all bloom. What could be wrong? Is there anything she can do to make it bloom?

2006-08-18 02:43:27 · 5 answers · asked by cross-stitch kelly 7 in Garden & Landscape

I would like to pour an 8 ft. x 8 ft. cement pad, about 4 in. thick. the ground has been leveled, and is very hard clay/dirt. the pad is for a hot tub

2006-08-18 02:42:15 · 4 answers · asked by dskordas 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

is it illegal to shoot herons that come into your garden and eat your fish. I dont want to cover the pond as this spoils the overall apperance, but i dont want to have to keep restocking the pond either.

2006-08-18 02:33:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

There is no water at all! What can we do to troubleshoot this before calling a Plumber? This is the first time this has happened and we never had a well before. Please help (serious answers only)

2006-08-18 02:33:02 · 7 answers · asked by ChicaLoca 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-08-18 02:18:57 · 5 answers · asked by malingenie 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

You know what I mean; when you leave a shirt on a hanger for too long, then decide to wear it, pull it off, and the impression from the hanger has left dimples in the shoulders. Any way to get rid of those?

2006-08-18 02:13:27 · 8 answers · asked by Lawn Jockey 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-08-18 02:09:55 · 31 answers · asked by Here's Danny 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-08-18 02:02:29 · 5 answers · asked by HansThane 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-08-18 01:59:08 · 4 answers · asked by lolotte 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

or do you have to remove it directly with bleach etc.?

2006-08-18 01:56:41 · 5 answers · asked by highspeedkid 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

how difficult is it to use floor leveling compound?

2006-08-18 01:44:19 · 5 answers · asked by EZ 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)