Home & Garden - 14 April 2007

What is the best way to prune a perennial artichoke?

2007-04-14 23:37:37 · 2 answers · asked by Theo D 3 in Garden & Landscape

Indian Asoka trees are tall...like the Pine trees...

2007-04-14 23:08:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Is it better to use dirt or potting mix if I use a pot

2007-04-14 22:50:17 · 8 answers · asked by wilo_chick 4 in Garden & Landscape

I Don't Want To Burn Things Even If It's A Dried Leaf.
Do You Know How To Do It?
Is It Possible?

2007-04-14 22:24:52 · 8 answers · asked by Patrick Cool 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I find that when I mop it now, it leaves water marks, what cleaner can I use to stop this happening, U.K. products please.

2007-04-14 22:18:59 · 7 answers · asked by Garry D 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

typically I bought some lava rock which in now no good to me!!
is there any type of rock out there that will give the smoky bbq flavour?

2007-04-14 22:18:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Why is it that when I turn the door knob the door does not turn along with it? How can the knob that is attached to the door turn without turning the door too?

2007-04-14 21:49:10 · 4 answers · asked by Unknown to you 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

my house was built about 500 years ago and want to find out about it online if possible

2007-04-14 21:44:49 · 5 answers · asked by glyn r 1 in Other - Home & Garden

It's connected to the electical mains of the house and i've got one on each floor so that equals three alarms. The alarm on the 1st floor beeps every 30 seconds, it's been like this for a few days and it's bugging me. What do I NEED TO DO?

2007-04-14 21:38:42 · 8 answers · asked by sexylove 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Its a tropical fruit bearing tree called "duhat" producing small dark skinned fruits which create messy spots on my patio floor when they fall off the tree.The seeds also produce so much unwanted growth in my plantboxes .

2007-04-14 20:50:07 · 4 answers · asked by Lito d 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have two huge (2'+ tall and wide, with 4' flower stalks) yellow iris plants along my walkway, but I want to clear that space for some smaller plants so the area isn't so crowded. These irises are my mother-in-law's favorite flower and I would like to give her these plants, but I'm not sure how to transplant them. Anyone have any advice? Thanks in advance!

2007-04-14 20:22:36 · 7 answers · asked by Pdoxfalls 2 in Garden & Landscape

It got loose a few months back and I'm not able to even walk on it....how do I tighten it??

2007-04-14 20:06:06 · 2 answers · asked by Direktor 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-04-14 20:03:55 · 7 answers · asked by taygymnast2011 1 in Garden & Landscape

The health club shall have weight training,( people might drop weights on the floor) multi station gymns, treadmills, exercycles, etc. It is a small facility of about 1000 S.Ft.

2007-04-14 19:49:05 · 2 answers · asked by glassperson 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I am currently replacing a faucet. It looked like that it was soldered on, do you know how to get the old faucet off? I have a blowtorch already.What do i do next?

2007-04-14 18:56:58 · 9 answers · asked by falseadress 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

i have a plug in heater in my room that in order for it to turn on you have to press the power button. last night i went to bed and at 4 in the morning i woke up and my heater was on. i didn't turn it on before bed so i turned it off and sat up trying to figure out why it was on when all of a sudden about 20 min later it turned itself on again. i was so freaked out that i unpluged it and couldn't really fall back to sleep. could it have been a ghost otherwise i have no idea why it turned on. i rent an older house and sometimes my roommates and i wonder if its haunted.

about two months ago my cell phone at my house would take random pictures without me pressing a thing. could that be another sign.

please help and please have serious answers only because i'm really freaking out

2007-04-14 17:43:13 · 14 answers · asked by megz 2 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-04-14 17:15:24 · 5 answers · asked by dee 1 in Garden & Landscape

A contractor pointed out that I have hail damage on my siding, and that my insurance will cover it. He will also negotiate with the insurance adjuster to work out a price for repairs (re-siding my entire house). But, the more I think about it, if the amount that the insurance will provide for the work is signifigant, I may tell the contractor to have a nice day and do the work myself. Using the extra money to buy windows. I just don't know if there is legal issues with doing this?

2007-04-14 17:10:49 · 6 answers · asked by Buckeye4Life 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-04-14 16:52:32 · 2 answers · asked by ed h 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

Outdoor outlet, 110 volts, 20 amps. The circuit is dedicated to a small hot tub. It draws 1500 watts intermittently for the heater and a few watts continually for the circulating pump. Outlet is regular outdoor type with a plastic cover, and GFI plug. One night I noticed power was off. One prong was charred, with plastic melted around it, and melted plastic in the outlet. Breaker on panel wasn't tripped. No evidence of a power surge anywhere else. Any ideas on what's going on and what I should do to correct would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Houyhnhnm

2007-04-14 16:33:19 · 6 answers · asked by Houyhnhnm 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-04-14 16:22:54 · 4 answers · asked by Pandora 3 in Other - Home & Garden

We cut down a couple of trees in our yard in the last few years and now have the stumps left. I have heard that you can drill some holes down into the stump and insert something that will basically make the stump rot out. Does anyone know if this is the case or any other way of getting rid of the stump with out digging it up, chopping out the roots and ripping the stump out?

2007-04-14 16:19:23 · 13 answers · asked by Fisher 3 in Garden & Landscape

i have a lawn .... i ve grown glads there. the land has ph 8 but i used fertilizer to get normal ph for glads. should i check ph next time ....for planting same plant. or dierectly use fertilizer.does soil ph fix to 8 again .... and how.

2007-04-14 16:04:03 · 2 answers · asked by syed 2 in Garden & Landscape

We moved into a house with a water softener in it and dont know what to do with the tank?we would like to clean it out because it is somewhat dirty..do we fill it back up with water to the same level after?how much water softener salt do you use?when do you refill the salt?

2007-04-14 15:48:05 · 7 answers · asked by b_street_bullies 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-04-14 15:45:09 · 2 answers · asked by jenny 1 in Garden & Landscape

When my grandmother died, I took a flower from her wreath (a rose) and have kept it for 3 years... now I'm worried it could get damaged. Where can I get a glass case to protect it, and can still see it?

2007-04-14 15:44:53 · 2 answers · asked by B S 2 in Other - Home & Garden

The tree is likely less than 26 years old. We've lived here for 7 yrs. The first few years we had tons of shade & lots of seedling activity (small prickly sprouts) in our lawn. Last few years, not as much shade (tree seems to have thinned out), lots of acorn like nuts- no growth from them, but tons of crows. This year lots of freezes (unusal for our climate) no change in tree for spring- very brown & droopy. Not sure if I should trim or chop...

2007-04-14 15:40:09 · 7 answers · asked by Jackie A 1 in Garden & Landscape

I have a Seven Son Flowering Tree that is just a little tiny thing. I thought I planted it in a safe spot and it's happy there (planted it late last summer), but today, my landscaper nicked a small branch off with his weed trimmer. I want to protect the plant from further damage by potting it until it gets bigger, which is probably what I should have done in the first place. Can I pot it now after it's been in the ground? Also, I know we are not out of the woods as far as freezes go and I know pots aren't as warm as ground, so I was thinking of bringing it inside at night for about the next month or so. What do you think? Is this a good plan? Thanks!

2007-04-14 15:32:39 · 3 answers · asked by Emily Dew 7 in Garden & Landscape

2007-04-14 15:29:45 · 17 answers · asked by surfmutt56 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

a tractor like this one:
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or if theres a website that shows you how to.

2007-04-14 15:22:38 · 5 answers · asked by -=>¿Luî§?<=-™ 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)