Home & Garden - 30 June 2007

hi i have indoor plants and some have greenfly on them. does anyone know a naturaly way of getting rid of them maybe using stuff you find in a kitchen thanks

2007-06-30 03:09:15 · 12 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Home & Garden

I saw a very pretty bush in the trash - it looked like a hydrangea, but it might have been another variety. Anyway, I put it in water, since I left the root ball behind (it was a huge bush, I was taking it out of someone's trash pile!). I was never able to make it root - it's been in water for weeks, and it's still green - but now I've bred mosquitos instead of a healthy plant.

Any advice? Can I just throw it in a trench and expect it to possibly bloom next year??!

2007-06-30 03:06:28 · 6 answers · asked by jane 3 in Garden & Landscape

2007-06-30 02:57:49 · 4 answers · asked by Monika P 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-30 02:56:57 · 5 answers · asked by Regis S 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

The kind I found once had a french name and it was scented with lemon verbania. It was wonderful and I haven't seen it since.

2007-06-30 02:42:09 · 6 answers · asked by missadirondacks 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I'm surprising my parents by painting one of their bathrooms while they are away. I'm pretty sure they used a matte paint before and it's peeling up like crazy. When I started sanding the little pieces that were already peeling came off but not the rest, so now it is all uneven. What do I do to get everything even/off again before I paint to make it look smooth? I'm using a semi-gloss this time around.. I asked the home depot guy. Should I be using a primer? What did I get myself into... haha

2007-06-30 02:10:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

When I mop the floor it always leaves water spots. I use vinegar (1 cup) and water (1 gal.) to mop with. Can anyone tell me how to mop these floors? By the way, they are Brazilian Red Wood floors.

2007-06-30 01:56:41 · 6 answers · asked by Jennifer G 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-06-30 01:53:03 · 4 answers · asked by Shreya G 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-06-30 01:48:09 · 12 answers · asked by pradip_b_desai 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-06-30 01:47:20 · 14 answers · asked by Sue N 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

To fit a light in the back of a chair,Which material would the chair be have to made of? Can it be metal??
Also what sort of lighting would not require the cord to be visibly running out of the chair?

2007-06-30 01:44:41 · 4 answers · asked by sandglitter 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

Our neighbors yard is not in the best condition. They always let the grass get long and their kids leave their toys all over the place. They even throw them over onto our side of the fence along with pop cans and other trash. Their kids are probably all under 6 and they always let their trash pile so high in their cans it's gross to look at. These are all duplex rentals and we have different landlords. I'm pretty sure that the renters are supposed to mow their own lawn because their attatched neighbor's lawn is perfect looking. Is there anything that can be done to get them to take care of their yard better. It's a very sore eye sight. And what do I do about all of their stuff getting thrown onto our property? Wait for them to come get it or throw it back on their side? The people on the other side of us have young kids too but their yard is perfect and clean and I just don't understand how some people let their yard's get so discusting?!?

2007-06-30 01:43:34 · 12 answers · asked by blank 4 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-06-30 01:40:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-06-30 01:38:25 · 5 answers · asked by Debbie D 1 in Garden & Landscape

There's a lot of different brands of paint and I would like to know if there is much difference between them. Some of the brands I have come accross here in New Zealand include Dulux, Ace, British Paints, Resene. Is any one of them better than the others or any of them particularly bad and should be avoided? I will be painting interior walls, ceilings and trim.

2007-06-30 01:21:33 · 2 answers · asked by Aidan 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-06-30 01:18:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

Years ago, I could leave gas in my lawnmower over a season and it would still start. Is it that there are no filters on the fill cans now or is it the gas spoiling because of it's changed refining?

2007-06-30 01:10:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

my front room smells really badly of fags and that this morning and i need to get rid of it or cover it by tonight..any ideas?

2007-06-30 00:56:02 · 18 answers · asked by mad__moonbeam 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

I found out that the cap on my gas can was missing and that the screen that normally filters the gas of contaminants before it gets poured into the lawn mower gas tank was torn, allowing contaminants to get into the lawn mower.

My gas powered lawn mower would not start. I tried using some carbeurator cleaner with carbeurator removed from engine and cleaning gas line too and spraying into gas tank from the line and into the top of the tank and then using a funnel with a filter screen to filter the contaminants from the gas, refilling the gas tank with the cleaner gas.

It only starts when I spray directly into the out take of the carbeurator now and only for a few seconds til it runs out of that gas supply.
Something is still plugging the line apparently or else I have "bad gas". I was wondering if there was a "sock" in the gas tank that catches debris that could have clogged, and how to clean that? I might have to take tank off lawnmower and get some detergent in i

2007-06-30 00:53:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-06-30 00:46:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

Im moving soon and need some real designer advise.our room is white with a touch or baby pink.our kitchen n lounge is green,glass,blk and silver mix..wat should the bathroom be? or the spare room.mus i make it pink or green wat on earth colours should i do.........

2007-06-30 00:36:22 · 10 answers · asked by Madam FiFi 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

I work for a rather old fast food restaurant, we're getting another store built sometime in the next year or so. My question is this, mopping the floor leaves a greyish/blue off color in the grout- how can I prevent this? The tiles are dark brown, the grout is black and the floor isn't in a horrid condition. We use a green degreaser- common in restaurants in the mop water, deck scrub regularly and I've tried using different amounts of degreaser. The floors look aweful lately though. Besides the grout being that grey color, food gets stuck in the grout more often, too. I'm very particular to the floors in the restaurants I work in and this really does bother me. Thank you!

2007-06-30 00:23:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I Recently Just Moved Out Of A One Bedroom College Apartment Were The Electric Bill Was Roughly $64.00 A Month. Now I've Moved In With Two Other Roommates, And I Just Saw That The Bill Is $284.00! Anyway, I Live In Texas, So The A/C Has To Be On. Are There Any Suggestions On Lowering My Electric Bill?

2007-06-30 00:19:29 · 4 answers · asked by Ari 3 in Other - Home & Garden

I refer to the ELECTROLUX VITESSE.

Cleaning is a nightmare, it only needs to be about a quarter full and it cuts out. Twenty minutes later it may decide to start again. EFFICIENT??? I Don't think so.And as for belts breaking.GGGGGRRRRRRR.

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2007-06-30 00:14:19 · 11 answers · asked by klewless 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

HELP! I've just managed to burn the bottom of my favourite stainless steel pan because I forgot about the eggs I was hard boiling. Its now very black inside! Whats the best way to get all the black bits off so I don't have to throw the pan?

2007-06-30 00:07:02 · 24 answers · asked by maisydaisey 1 in Cleaning & Laundry