Home & Garden - 27 June 2007

I'm a woodworker and often use my wood shavings to mulch my veggie garden. My main concern is for the Coast Redwood shavings because of the Tannic acid. I also use alot of white cedar and the plants I'm mulching are strawberries, onions, lettuce and beets. I live on the west coast and the soil is acidic. Are there any types of woods that shouldn't be used in the garden?

2007-06-27 18:22:19 · 2 answers · asked by reclusive extrovert 2 in Other - Home & Garden

A 500 pounds

B 100 pounds

C 50 pounds

D 1 ton

2007-06-27 18:20:36 · 3 answers · asked by jackwells 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Dig the holes with an big auger and fill with gravels or sand. I guess it will depend on how deep the compat soil (or clay) is. Any professionals can comment on this pls? I am in Texas DWF area. I try not to dig trench and run drain pipes. I know I will hit many roots and simply digging holes vertically seems to be the easiest way.

2007-06-27 18:08:18 · 7 answers · asked by Derek C 2 in Garden & Landscape

Please help..I know this is random and I feel very "I love lucy" but long story short my flash drive went down my dryer vent. I was cleaning it out and had too many things in my hand. On top of that...I am in Austin (where it is flooding). I don't think it made its way outside b/c I wadded through some water looking (and I think it is too heavy). I took the back of the dryer off and the "tubing" but don't see it. I think it was too heavy to make its way all the way out. WHAT CAN I DO? I AM SERIOUSLY PANICKED. Am I just screwed?

Thank you in advance.

2007-06-27 18:07:35 · 7 answers · asked by myview 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

Please help..I know this is random and I feel very "I love lucy" but long story short my flash drive went down my dryer vent. I was cleaning it out and had too many things in my hand. On top of that...I am in Austin (where it is flooding). I don't think it made its way outside b/c I wadded through some water looking (and I think it is too heavy). I took the back of the dryer off and the "tubing" but don't see it. I think it was too heavy to make its way all the way out. WHAT CAN I DO? I AM SERIOUSLY PANICKED. Am I just screwed?

Thank you in advance.

2007-06-27 18:06:59 · 4 answers · asked by myview 5 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-06-27 18:02:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

Please help explain what happened? Is there something wrong with the soil? The leaves are just coming off and its wilting. Please help!

2007-06-27 17:52:01 · 11 answers · asked by Fastily 4 in Garden & Landscape

Was wondering how to remove sweat stains from white T-Shirts. They are a 50/50 Polyester/Cotton mix, as they don't seem to shrink much is why I choose to wear them. Does that make it harder for the sweat stains to come out?

I've tried bleach, a whole gallon of vinegar in a wash of whites, & some generic non-bleach whitener powder.

Any ideas? I'd hate to buy new ones as I'm a cheap. HEHE

2007-06-27 17:50:02 · 13 answers · asked by Gump023 4 in Cleaning & Laundry

I working in ahouse that had a fire.The house is very very dirty,beyond dirty!! anyway,there are mouse dropping everywhere from the kitchen counters, to the sheet on the bed ,all three floor are infested.can I get sick breathing or just being in there? thank-you

2007-06-27 17:44:20 · 9 answers · asked by Heather 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-27 17:34:47 · 15 answers · asked by teenagewasteland 1 in Garden & Landscape

what should my girlfriend use to make her socks really soft in the washer? downy doesnt seem to work that well. they always come out kind of stiff and they get loose around the top kind of by your ankle.

2007-06-27 17:34:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-06-27 17:33:31 · 6 answers · asked by tedhyu 5 in Maintenance & Repairs

Have been using dehumidifier to remove condensation from unfinished basement for a new house for a year now. still get one pail of water (1.5 Gallon a day) from the dehumidifier. Is this normal? should I contact the builder? pls help.

2007-06-27 17:17:41 · 7 answers · asked by 1001Questions 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

My washing machine is Hitachi and not working, when start it shows F0 error. The manual supplied with the machine was not mentioned like F0 error. So any body can me help to repair.

2007-06-27 17:10:33 · 10 answers · asked by Tingo 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

would that be what i am looking for

2007-06-27 17:03:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

I have bought a set of expensive bath towels. They look beautiful (big and fluffy) but when I use them after a shower they have no absorbency. They feel like i am toweling with a silk or satin sheet. I have washed them several times with fabric softener, but little improvement.

Any advice would be appreciated.

2007-06-27 16:58:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

does it attract bees?
how many fruit per plant?
how big is one plant, and what is the climate in which these plants need to grow?

2007-06-27 16:48:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I was told to sand the wood and sweep up. Then to add Kilz2 latex primer as a wood undercoater to seal and prime woodwork. My floor is uneven so I was told to add after the Kilz, Henry 547 Unipro a universal patch and skimcoating. For the surfaces prior to the installing of the self-adhesive tile. I would like to know if these are the correct ways of preparing my floor.

2007-06-27 16:47:18 · 12 answers · asked by karlanewstar 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I'm sneezing so much! There's just so much dust in the air. It is unbearable!!! How can I remove dust from the air??? Glade Plug-ins? Air Purifiers? What seems to work?

2007-06-27 16:35:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I was cooking pork-chops in my kitchen when the oil bubbled and splattered on my grey cotton-strchy zip-up jacket, and my jeans. I have not washed them yet, i didnt want to set a stain. however, i forgot about them in the back of my closet for a month or so, which i dont know, but im guessing it makes it much harder to get out?!?! Does anyone have any suggestions before I attempt this, or is it stained for life? :(

2007-06-27 16:29:37 · 10 answers · asked by amyisblonde420 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

if it is, what type/kind of indoor plants i ought to buy?

2007-06-27 16:28:59 · 2 answers · asked by clark k 2 in Other - Home & Garden

Is there with design or plain color you like most. Is there light solid color like pink , like blue, lavendar , apple green ,pear color can sale

2007-06-27 16:28:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

if some of my clothes stay too long at the bottom of the basket and if it happens to stay wet mildew starts to grow and it ruins the clothing with little black dots...is there any way to save the clothing with any laundry tricks?

2007-06-27 16:28:11 · 5 answers · asked by sinfulprey 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

The house next door to mine is for sale and they have a little pond back there from all the rain this week! I live in Dallas, TX and if you havent seen the news its been raining like crazy!!! Well last week these frogs appeared and i cant get rid of them!! They are next door and i want to call the owners of the house to get rid of them! please help they are driving me and my husband insane!!!!!

2007-06-27 16:13:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

It's a stackable Maytage washer/dryer combo. I can't get it to spin water out of even a small load. I've notice the lock light doesn't come on now either. It can be opened at anytime in the cleaning cycle.

2007-06-27 16:13:42 · 5 answers · asked by Lisa 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

would like to purchase a service manual for a noma 18 hp twin cylinder 45"deck could anyone help me out with where to find one?

2007-06-27 16:03:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

This morning (it's been between 85-95 degrees the last few days, we put to AC on yesterday morning to approx. 75 degrees) I heard a loud POP by my patio door - we have a sliding glass door. Then I heard what sounded like heavy rain against the windows surrounding the sliding glass door (it seems like it's part of the structure of the door rather than a separate window). I looked, and to my horror, it was crackling and cracking into millions of tiny cracks. This lasted about ten minutes. The glass did not fall out, but it's all shattered (like the storefront of a chi-chi boutique) I cannot feel any cracks, which I assume means it's a double paned-window. There is no "place of impact" and there is nothing to indicate anything hit it - why did this happen and how do I fix it?? This is my first place - its about 3 years old. It's part of a large condo complex.

2007-06-27 16:02:31 · 5 answers · asked by Jacob & Adam's Mommy 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-27 15:55:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-27 15:54:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-06-27 15:52:32 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape