Home & Garden - 11 May 2007

2007-05-11 08:04:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I'm trying to totally clear a part of my yard that is under a tree. The ground is covered with weeds and is basically a thick weed wasteland right now. If I put down roundup to kill the weeds and everything else, how long will it before I can get anything else to grow in that area? Will it also kill the tree?

2007-05-11 08:03:53 · 7 answers · asked by Robert 2 in Garden & Landscape

I recently just purchased a brand new hose. The plastic threaded ring part at the end that you screw into a nozzle cracked and fell off. All I have now is bare hose. How do I replace the plastic part at the end, and can I replace it with a metal one?
Thank you for your help!

2007-05-11 07:51:01 · 10 answers · asked by Rosebee 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

A few years back the people behind my house planted Bamboo as a privacy fence since then they have sold the house and the new owners put up a actuall fence but the bamboo has wrecked my yard and is every year getting worse its too expensive to dig up my whole yard and put down metal does anyone have any ideas?? Maybe someone has gotten rid of it in their own yard I now hate the stuff and even hate when people have it in their house for good luck its a weed that is killing my whole yard PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!! I have a dog and a child so I can not use anything that is toxic

2007-05-11 07:16:20 · 5 answers · asked by Doris A 2 in Garden & Landscape

Egg stains are a major problem for some reason in my area.

2007-05-11 07:08:50 · 8 answers · asked by jaygofett 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

I asked at the Garden Centre, the chap said I was too late for seed spuds and that I might be able to grow some from normal spuds, I am trying to get the kids interested in veg etc the toms and strawberrys I have managed ~ help please

2007-05-11 07:07:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

The outside garage door has become rotted from the weather. Is it fixable?

2007-05-11 07:00:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

It is like 3 years old, it has a rather large garbage disposal unit hung on it also (So every Thanksgiving the wife won't clog the disposal..haha).

2007-05-11 06:54:31 · 2 answers · asked by Steelhead 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

i'm planning to install a sprinkler system and i looked up websites for reference. why do i need to find out the water meter size and the water service line size? and where can i se it?

2007-05-11 06:33:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I recently installed a drop-ceiling in my basement and now have noticed that condensation from the Water-Pipes (which are run above the ceiling) is dripping onto the ceiling tiles. My question is, can anyone give me any advice as to cure this dripping?

2007-05-11 06:32:34 · 7 answers · asked by Norac 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

i live in an apartment that has no balcony, but i'd like to keep some plants inside. what are some that are basically fool-proof? i do not posess a green thumb! I'd love to have a flowering plant, but greenery will do as well. thanks!

2007-05-11 06:32:13 · 15 answers · asked by how empty of me 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-11 06:25:37 · 14 answers · asked by malisakarn 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

i want a cheap and efficient type,cheers

2007-05-11 05:57:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I can not find where they store there seed at? I may have miss spelled the plant name.

2007-05-11 05:40:13 · 4 answers · asked by gabrielle s 1 in Garden & Landscape

Is door to door appropriate? Or flyers? My husband needs an extra job on the side, and we can't spend much $ in advertising. He does excellant work.

2007-05-11 05:39:36 · 6 answers · asked by Miss America 4 in Other - Home & Garden

I've tried all the poisons and vinegar and paprika, but nothing seems to work, and now they're spreading.

2007-05-11 05:21:30 · 10 answers · asked by Jason T 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-11 05:19:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

Just got a bonsai plant from the mong kok flower market here in hk and i am not sure if it is a bonsai plant or not..

I looked at a lot of bonsai plant pics on the internet and none look like the one i have up close. The main part of it seems to twist around and there are branches making it resemble a miniature tree. But like i said, i have not seen any other bonsai plant like it in the searches I have done. Could it be some other plant that resemble a bonsai plant or is it just some chinese type of bonsai that can only be found here in hong kong?

2007-05-11 05:19:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I have to use both hands while holding a hammer and I still keep missing the nail and I can't hit it hard enough to make the nail go into the wood.

2007-05-11 05:17:11 · 23 answers · asked by setfree 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Does anyone know an effective non-chemical way to get rid of scotchbroom. I have been cutting it below ground level year after year which seems to be killing off a few every year...but there has got to be a better way!

2007-05-11 05:07:53 · 2 answers · asked by honeysuckle 4 in Garden & Landscape

I don't wash the dishes, so this is probably a stupid question but, I opened the dishwasher while it was on, and all that came out was steam. Do dishwashers use steam to clean?

*I know i'm not going to get many answers, but i'm just curious

2007-05-11 05:06:45 · 5 answers · asked by Katie 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-05-11 04:59:55 · 6 answers · asked by thecolls888 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

We moved into a house where the floor in the laundry room in the basement sits about 4 feet off the floor. The drain for the washer, due to the slope of the pipe and distance from the drain is at about 5.5 feet. The drainage tube from the washer had to be extended to reach the opening. Would this be the reason the clothes are still soaked after going through the spin cycle 3 times!? It seemed to start happening only after we moved.
Any help would be great.

2007-05-11 04:56:56 · 3 answers · asked by twoskinsoneman 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I'm growing strawberries this year. I have an everbearing plant which is growing well. I read that I'm supposed to pinch the blossoms until late June. Should I do pinch off just the blossoms, or the whole stem holding the blossoms? Is it best to do this when the blossoms first appear as buds or to wait until they have opened? What exactly does this do for the plant and how does it help to have better strawberries later? Should I do this every year with the plant?

2007-05-11 04:56:39 · 2 answers · asked by markon 2 in Garden & Landscape

My front lawn is green, however, my backyard lawn has a good deal of brown on it still. My neighbors lawns are currently all green. Last year we had a small portion that was brown so I raked up the dead grass and threw down some grass seed and it was fine a few weeks later.

This year though, I would say like 50% is still brown, I have fertilized and put lime when I was suppose to. Not sure if perhaps I put too much lime and cause damage?
Appreciate any feedback.

2007-05-11 04:47:41 · 3 answers · asked by aal29 1 in Garden & Landscape

Which side faces out?

2007-05-11 04:45:12 · 1 answers · asked by mgzimps 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

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2007-05-11 04:41:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-05-11 04:33:50 · 8 answers · asked by culture creature 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-05-11 04:32:46 · 2 answers · asked by culture creature 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The other day I saw the women on "How Clean is Your House?" polishing brass using catsup.

Do you have any little-known household hint?

2007-05-11 04:26:25 · 18 answers · asked by Spice 2 in Cleaning & Laundry