Home & Garden - 9 July 2007

I don´t know if I spelled this the right way. I cut one flower off (it was originally blue) and the one that formed is pink:)
I cut the other ones as well-is this the right thing to do? They were old and had holes from where the slugs had gotten to them.

2007-07-09 23:29:17 · 4 answers · asked by Learning is fun! 4 in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-09 23:27:13 · 8 answers · asked by Learning is fun! 4 in Garden & Landscape

I think my husband didn´t water it forever, and the bloom part (stem) is completely off. Should I throw it out and start with another one?

2007-07-09 23:26:30 · 3 answers · asked by Learning is fun! 4 in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-09 23:23:21 · 4 answers · asked by Vickie M 1 in Garden & Landscape

We are drawing up plans for building our home. I would like some advice on this. I have an engineer and builders to finalize all of my plans what I really need are ideas as to what I want. What are some things you wished you had done differently when designing your home? What are some things you would like to add to your existing home? I have never done this or even thought about designing my own home. It is going to be a small house about 2,000 sq feet and 2 stories. ideas please.

2007-07-09 23:08:46 · 6 answers · asked by Petra 5 in Decorating & Remodeling

We have woodworm in our house on our wooden windows. We want to get rid of them but we arn't keen on using chemicals. Does anyone know if there are any natural things we can do to get rid of them..besides getting rid of the wood.

2007-07-09 22:48:36 · 12 answers · asked by crazy_sexy_gemma 1 in Other - Home & Garden

A friend gave me a young lemon grass plant in a plastic pot. It is now winter time in New Zealand and I am not sure what to do with the plant. Should I replant it in a new pot and keep it indoor until spring time? I'm hopeless at gardening...

2007-07-09 22:43:38 · 1 answers · asked by like-it 3 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-09 22:35:25 · 3 answers · asked by Amrita 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

We have a 2 bedroom condo, and the kitchen, dining room, and living area are in a big room. What every day items can be used as decorations-we are in Germany, and so far away from Ikea. We don´t have a lot of stores to choose from, so I need ideas.

2007-07-09 22:23:54 · 4 answers · asked by Learning is fun! 4 in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-07-09 22:19:31 · 4 answers · asked by Alison B 3 in Cleaning & Laundry

I bought this really cool plant but as the days go by he looks more and more like he is dying. I dont think the card from the store is right about how to care for the plant considering they gave me the card for a bananna tree...does anyone know where I can find this information?....I found some info like the light factor but that was all. I need to know about water and food and potting soil and etc.....Thanks for any help

2007-07-09 22:07:45 · 2 answers · asked by Sandy B 5 in Garden & Landscape

It is a climbing passiflora, planted in a garden border.

2007-07-09 21:53:08 · 4 answers · asked by Lynn E 2 in Garden & Landscape

We've grown potatoes for a number of years but this is the first year I've noticed we have strange 'fruit' growing instead of flowers on one of the potato bushes. They look like small un-ripe tomatoes and are very dark green and hard. All the other potatoes bushes are fine and have the normal flowers growing on them (and thankfully no blight). We've looked it up in our vegetable growing books but can't find anything about it. Does anyone know what the 'fruit' is and will the potatoes still be ok?

2007-07-09 20:51:27 · 3 answers · asked by SG 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-09 19:47:27 · 5 answers · asked by Beach bum 4 in Garden & Landscape

I have a very small dining area I just removed the blinds and added curtains I also added the dining table and chairs that I got at Ikea for $99.00 and some fake sunflower's for $0.94 cents @ wal-mart and the vase...well it came with the apartment so I put it to use....the placemats are from Ikea as well 4 for $1.00.. oh yeah curtains and curtain rod about $22.00 at wal-mart... I'm not sure what to add to my walls because I don't usually decorate this is my first attempt at decorating...

2007-07-09 19:25:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

2007-07-09 19:11:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-09 19:06:15 · 4 answers · asked by giggitygigitty 1 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have had 5 day lily plants in my garden for about 5 years now. Every year they come up the same golden color (almost an orange hue) as the year before but this year they are comming up a light daffodil yellow color. I have made no changes in which I am feeding the garden differently than last year. My other day lillies (I have various colors) are comming up the same colors as they have years before. Even my neighbor pointed out the change in color...does anyone know what could be causing this color change?

2007-07-09 19:01:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-09 18:39:37 · 20 answers · asked by Threeicys 6 in Other - Home & Garden

how can i make my talent work for me. I can sew. i make handbags some clothing slipcovers upholestry. i am not organize to put it all together. I don't have the money to realy buy materials and tools. I need help

2007-07-09 18:35:51 · 2 answers · asked by arnosvile girl 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

It gets plenty of water and it sits next to a pond so there is no pesticides of any kind or my fish would be dead. What kind of things couold be stressing it out?

2007-07-09 17:54:54 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I rent an apartment in Scottsdale AZ. The complex is presently working on replacing tiles etc on the roof!! (btw its 112 degrees during the day.) We are now on our 5 th day with no tiles on the roof. As we are upstairs you can imagine that the a/c is running constantly and rarely goes below 80 . we were not told of this work taking place..Should i be able to get some compensation for my electric bill. Its already ridiculously high, thats the price of living in the desert..But how much of this is due to having the tiles off the roof? Can anyone help, or is there someone i should get in touch with,,thanx in advance

2007-07-09 17:50:29 · 5 answers · asked by whostoleallthegoodnames1 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Will I need to solder the fittings or can I just use teflon tape or??? I 've never removed or installed one so any advice is greatly appreciated.thanks.

2007-07-09 17:45:42 · 6 answers · asked by believe me 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Was wondering if there is any mechanical thing or helpful hint for jucing blackberries. I figure that a traditional juicer would grind up the seed and I don't want that.

2007-07-09 17:42:18 · 7 answers · asked by m r 1 in Garden & Landscape

Overall, the work that I did on the woodworking is perfectly even and though I did do it myself, I do not see myself tackling the floors. Please recommend anything that you feel will be helpful, including reputable companies? The floors are large and I want them to look stunning. Thanks

2007-07-09 17:36:07 · 5 answers · asked by duccees 3 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

what type of metal is soldering wire?

2007-07-09 17:31:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

my pump is not building up as much pressure as it did two weeks ago, all of a sudden it has a major loss of flow and i had to reajust the pressure switch for it to even shut off, the pressure goes down slowly from 45 psi untill it hits twenty then drops all the way to ten in an instant and has just a trickle coming out of the spickit and the pump kicks back on at 20psi but will not repressurise past 35 psi untill i shut the spickit back off and it takes probably 5 minuits to get it back up to 45 to shut the pump back off, I have a flint and walling jet pump on top of a 2- 2 and a quarter inch steel pipe in a well house,
it is a 1hp. motor 110/230v model 94h110
i hope i gave enough info. what are some things to check?
and what other things could it be?

2007-07-09 17:30:03 · 6 answers · asked by Andy K 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

I grow all my herbs. I have a beautiful Oregano plant that I have nurtured indoors through the harsh Northeast winters. Recently I placed it on my back enclosed porch, which only gets heating from the sun and isn't insulated. It was doing fine, until I noticed about 20 little mushrooms (bright yellow) growing in the pot.
I used soil from the plant store. I don't understand what to do with it, because believe it or not I'm allergic to mushrooms.
Is the plant safe for me to use?

2007-07-09 17:28:22 · 9 answers · asked by Milmom 5 in Garden & Landscape

Could you use window caulk to patch a small hole in a 1'' steel water line?

2007-07-09 17:27:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

my home just got fruit flies a couple days ago. There are about 5-10 of them right now. a lot of them are near the trashcan. WE NEED TO GET RID OF THEM!! HELP, PLEASE! (i already checked many websites, so please dont c&p)

2007-07-09 17:27:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden