Home & Garden - 10 September 2006

i have read or heard that u can save all ur coffee grinds and put them around the rose bushes.
now my question is what does it do for them and do u do this winter and fall or summer??
thank you..

2006-09-10 23:56:32 · 8 answers · asked by Fallen_star_35 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have some baby clothes and baby gear and some other misc. items that I would like to try to sell on ebay. I have opened a seperate checking account to make it easier for things like this. How do you know how much to charge for shipping? I have no clue where to start! Please help!

2006-09-10 23:43:21 · 8 answers · asked by T G 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm going to paint my living room which is all neutrals, dark leather furniture and modern cream accents. We have celery green curtains and I'm looking for a color scheme I can use as a tool to finish painting and introducing more color to the room.
I used to have a designers handbook in college like this, full of color combinations that work. Where can I find examples of colors online?

2006-09-10 23:42:09 · 4 answers · asked by Cindie 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

The field at the end of my garden is rented out to another farmer. He has just harvested his corn, but the land adjacent to my fence if full of thisle and weeds. I am so fed up with the seed heads from these weeds blowing into my garden as it a constant battle with weed control in my own garden which is very big.

Now when the farmer who owns the land used this land he always cleared any weeds and thistles etc., away but this is not now the case since the present users just leaves them.

What can I do and who responsibility is it to clear these weeds?

2006-09-10 23:40:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

The urls point to 2 photos of the plant one is of the leaves the other is of the flower at the top. The leaves alternate and exit the center of and help form the stalk. They are furled(rolled) as they exit and unrfurl after exiting. The leaves are about 20"(50cm) from tip to stalk and the whole plant grows to about 7' (2.13m). It produces "offspring" very easily apparently via root propogation. We began with a single stalk 2 years ago and now have 9 stalks and 2 more immature ones starting. The plant dies rapidly at the first temperature drop below 32 degrees F(0degC). It comes back about the end of April and flowers grow about mid-July after the plant has attained near full height.

http://www.geocities.com/ai4fu/flowerofplantatmyhouse.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/ai4fu/plantatmyhouse.jpg

2006-09-10 23:40:09 · 9 answers · asked by hamradio 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-09-10 23:33:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-09-10 23:26:34 · 4 answers · asked by p-nut butter princess 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2006-09-10 23:23:56 · 30 answers · asked by JD 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-09-10 23:22:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-09-10 23:09:27 · 8 answers · asked by spoton 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I'm about to lay down some wood flooring and I need to make sure the subfloor (3/4" plywood) is completely level. What's the best way to do this? I was thinking about laying a 7ft straight edge down every which way but there must be a better way. Any suggestions from the pros?

2006-09-10 23:02:01 · 7 answers · asked by npbassman 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-09-10 22:50:37 · 17 answers · asked by paul w 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-09-10 22:46:04 · 4 answers · asked by Alan K 2 in Garden & Landscape

My wonderfull boyfriend has just brought me one :)

2006-09-10 22:32:09 · 14 answers · asked by Gem 3 in Garden & Landscape

In my bathroom, there is a tile that has become lose. Can I just pry it out, then put new grout around it and it will be okay? I really don't wan to have to redo the entire floor.

Also, around the tub, the caulking no longer completely fills the gap. can I just add new stuff in the new gap, or should I remove all before doing so? I really want to put as little effort into this as possible.

and one last question. what's a good way to clean the grout (to get it back to a nice white)? when we moved in, it was already discolored, and I am kind of scared to bleach it because maybe it's too hard on the tiles? What do you think?

2006-09-10 22:27:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2006-09-10 22:24:39 · 10 answers · asked by doug k 2 in Garden & Landscape

2006-09-10 22:21:08 · 4 answers · asked by emmy10 1 in Other - Home & Garden

Come and spend ages viewing your house on the market, talk about changing everything, then put in a ridicously low offer wasting everyone's time

2006-09-10 22:19:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2006-09-10 22:12:16 · 47 answers · asked by Gisela Esther M 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I notice there's a lot of weeds on my lawn. Just curious if it's better to spray my lawn with weed killer before the winter or wait till after winter to do it.

2006-09-10 21:57:58 · 4 answers · asked by Q.D. 2 in Other - Home & Garden

does anyone know of a really good method for eliminating the smell of cigarette smoke please?.
and no smart answers about giving up thankyou!!!!

2006-09-10 21:47:25 · 19 answers · asked by piggy1 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I have heard that the thicker the fabric, the better; is this correct? Something like a velveteen? Should the nap face downward, or does it even matter? I was thinking to attach it at the wall, on towel bars (using velcro) or similar. I have been trying to locate the "how to" on this project, but have been unsuccessful. I am interested to know how this is usually accomplished, professionally; there is no "example" within driving distance for me to "check out". I am required to be a jack-of-all-trades or problem fixer at my place of employment. It is not possible to hire an interior decorator or acoustics specialist for this project. Help! Your advice will be greatly appreciated!

2006-09-10 21:29:58 · 3 answers · asked by tama 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-09-10 21:25:55 · 3 answers · asked by qinglai m 1 in Other - Home & Garden

do u????

2006-09-10 21:13:47 · 25 answers · asked by zoe 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

It is an aircraft propeller of indeterminite age. It has some nicks, scratches and gouges, but is mostly smooth. I would like to understand how to grind, sand, and polish it to a mirror finish for display in my home.

If it is too involved to do in a reasonable period of time, I am interested in hearing recommendations for someone to do it for me in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Here is a partial picture of part of it:
http://flickr.com/photos/kestelnon/233288569/

2006-09-10 21:13:46 · 8 answers · asked by brett lider 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2006-09-10 21:00:08 · 3 answers · asked by eswar 1 in Other - Home & Garden

beautiful wicker/bambo furniture to be used in a sunroom etc sofa and or love seat

2006-09-10 20:48:40 · 3 answers · asked by carolykay 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

Mine are filthy

2006-09-10 20:23:23 · 21 answers · asked by emily_jane2379 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

spitting logs in germany

2006-09-10 20:03:10 · 2 answers · asked by romeo 1 in Garden & Landscape

It's that time of year again.

How do I get rid of the ugly dark lines along the creases? It was made in Israel and there are no laundry instructions.

2006-09-10 19:56:12 · 4 answers · asked by RedSeaPedestrian 1 in Cleaning & Laundry