Home & Garden - 17 March 2007

reduce vibration in garage door opener

2007-03-17 09:12:27 · 7 answers · asked by Matthew L 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

hi there could anyone give some advice on what to do with clay soil, we are both new to gardening and the garden is large and rock hard, we dont just want grass and nothing ,but ideas on how we can make the soil a little softer and what sort of plants would be a great help

2007-03-17 09:07:20 · 15 answers · asked by JANET W 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-17 09:00:00 · 2 answers · asked by Joseph M 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm planning an extensive curb appeal project for spring. I have two front yards - separated by steps. Both are sloped. Not real steep. One is approximately 9' X 12'. The other is about 5' X 12'. I'm thinking about laying down some landscape fabric and filling the areas with mulch rather than rock. I believe mulch is cheaper. Maybe some big rocks. Some sawgrass. First, I'm wondering how much this is going to set back me back? More importantly, someone once told me mulch increases the possibility of termites visiting? Is this true?

2007-03-17 08:57:39 · 3 answers · asked by Ronald Jude R 1 in Garden & Landscape

I saved the seeds from my gerbrera daisies last year. I want to plant them and I purchased a 72 peat pellet greenhouse from lowes. I have been reading and I am finding the info discouraging. Has anyone grown these plants from seeds that they saved? I would love any tips and instruction on how to do this successfully.

2007-03-17 08:56:15 · 5 answers · asked by m3lissa26 2 in Garden & Landscape

I want to plant some flowers in pots to put on the steps in the front of my house but I have no idea how to start..What kind of pots to use.clay or plastic...how much of the seed do you add from the small packets that are sold in the store..the whole bag or half...any and all suggestions would help

2007-03-17 08:56:14 · 8 answers · asked by stacyf 1 in Garden & Landscape

I found this project that is cheap & easy to do in a magazine from Home Depot. ~ A Bamboo Tee-pee.

In the magazine, doesnt say where U can get them.
I checked Home Depot's web site & found nothing.
I live in Arizona & not sure if any1 carries these here.

So my ?s are:

Where Can I Find Bamboo Stalks or Stakes Locally? ~ If Not

Where Can I Order Them From?

2007-03-17 08:51:51 · 2 answers · asked by Bridget E 3 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-17 08:46:52 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

We have a beautiful home, all hardwood flooring.....WE DO have a cat and a dog...O.K. So they DO shed....That could explain it. BUT.....
I just dust mopped the entire floor 5 days ago. And today, five days later we did it again and had enough dust to make two MORE dogs. I don't get it. Don't say.."Get rid of the pets" If we HAVE to have dust cause of them....O.K. Is there anything else we can do? Something else we can use? I cleaned out the closets today and the pet don't go in there and the doors stay shut. But....lots of dust, gander...Whatever its called....Filled the floor...Yuch! Would carpeting all over be better? HELP PLEASE!!!

2007-03-17 08:45:47 · 9 answers · asked by Your Asking Me? 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-17 08:44:25 · 2 answers · asked by susan_112147 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

change the heating elements. or what can i do first

2007-03-17 08:43:58 · 4 answers · asked by Tracy W 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

its a very sheer, lightweight sweater... i think its 90% pima cotton and 10% baby alpaca.
i was thinking of carefully handwashing with baby shampoo and cold water.

2007-03-17 08:42:33 · 5 answers · asked by strawberryblond 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-03-17 08:39:25 · 9 answers · asked by ellen 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-03-17 08:37:19 · 4 answers · asked by - - 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my neighbor found some spiders in her back-yard. we think they may be brown recluses, do they have fur?

thanx in advance!

2007-03-17 08:30:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

do I charge by the size? How much to cut the front and back yards in this area?

2007-03-17 08:23:15 · 1 answers · asked by butter m 1 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-17 08:17:26 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I need to kill 3 people at the same time....10 times. plz

2007-03-17 08:15:20 · 1 answers · asked by Ryan M 1 in Garden & Landscape

I just had the heating element in my dryer replaced about two weeks ago. It worked great. Now, It won't turn the clothes inside it. I can turn the drum by hand. Any ideas on what could be wrong and how I can fix it?

2007-03-17 08:12:36 · 8 answers · asked by pixie 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-17 08:12:19 · 6 answers · asked by vieve6 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-17 08:10:06 · 2 answers · asked by nancy s 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I used to have a plant book that was taller with 4 flip pages devided into quarters on one one page. You could look at a varity of smaller plants on the bottom section, then flip the next quarter of the page to a different plant a little taller and so on so you ened up with 4 different pages to look at one one page. I loved this book but loaned it out and haven't seen it for years. I would love to replace it, anyone seen anything like this or have any ideas where I could find such a thing. I could have sworn it was called The Gardeners Palette but when I look that up its not even close to the book I remember. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

2007-03-17 08:07:09 · 5 answers · asked by Michele T 3 in Garden & Landscape

2007-03-17 08:06:50 · 4 answers · asked by mo 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Every products that claims to clean and shine the chrome---doesn't. They are dark and spotted with stains that wont come out even after several hard scrubbings with various pads and cleaners..

2007-03-17 08:06:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-03-17 08:01:47 · 1 answers · asked by butter m 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I have beautiful, mature boxwoods ringing my property's perimeter. I want to keep them and want them to thrive. However, they have gotten WAY TOO Tall - some are obscuring the house. Others have a lot of deadwood on the inside. How and when to best trim?

2007-03-17 07:59:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

We are building a greenhouse. We have the walls and frame of the roof constructed, but are wondering how to lift the roof onto the walls. The walls are about ten feet high. The roof sturcture can be easly moved by four men. It is more awkward than heavy.

2007-03-17 07:58:01 · 8 answers · asked by moochie 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Where are you by the way?

I am in Tennessee and it seems business has not picked up for me yet or anybody else really either. And we DID have some very spring like weather all last week.

2007-03-17 07:57:22 · 2 answers · asked by Charles R 1 in Garden & Landscape

This is a silly question. I'm thinking of course, but I want to find out if it is the opinion of the general public. Our roomate has a 4 year old daughter and we rent them a room in our ranch home with access to the kitchen, living room and dining room and their is noticably more cleaning to do. She asked when she moved in that we sit down and make a list to divide the chores. I was thrilled but then she said she didn't have time when it came down to it. We set a day to clean together. I did hourse of dusting ext.. she did 15 minutes of vaccuming. Then she swept once and has not cleaned since. Its been two months since she moved in. Sooo, I make a chore chart so we can initial what we do, pick and choose from it and do it on our own time. Nothing this week yet except my initials. My tired fiance yestersay says well maybe she doesn't have to clean and she is only repsonsible for for her room. Help!

2007-03-17 07:54:13 · 8 answers · asked by Jessica H 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I got my mum some flowers for mothers day tomorrow and have hidden them in my room they are in a cup of water! I couldnt find my mums vase and i didnt want to ask her where it it was because it would give it away! Will they be ok until the morning i brought them a couple of hours ago. Do they need plant food just for tonight or will water be ok until the morning?

2007-03-17 07:54:08 · 2 answers · asked by Tink 4 in Garden & Landscape