Home & Garden - 9 July 2007

My boyfriend and I decided to paint the wood paneling in our basement. We started with a latex primer because we bought latex paint. In an unfortunate oversight (surprisingly not of my fault) the second gallon of primer we purchased was oil based. The error was not discovered until a wall and a half was done in the oil based primer. Now half of my basement is done in latex primer and the other half is oil based. Can we put latex primer over the oil based and still have decent and color consistant walls with out chipping?

2007-07-09 02:41:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

im trying to grow them in my office there is lots of light, just not natural light,

2007-07-09 02:37:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I have began to grow broccoli in the garden, but have a few questions that need answering.

1) Is broccoli perennial or does it need replanting each year? what is the best way to do so?

2) Are the small yellow flowers edible? Do they have any nutritius value?

Any other tips would also be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

2007-07-09 02:33:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

its supposed to be in the 90s today. i went out to feel the dirt of my plants some of them are starting to look and feel dry. other ones not so much. what does that mean for the rest of their dirt? do they need water today?

2007-07-09 02:33:01 · 5 answers · asked by Princess LovAngel 4 in Garden & Landscape

It has huge 5 point leaves with small jagged pointy edges. the underside of the leaves seem to be like tiny tiny thorns and are anywhere from 6 inches to 2 feet in length. It has thick hairy like stalks. its green. It just bloomed these really big orange/yellow colored flowers, star shaped. The size of the entire plant is around 5 foot at widest point, about 2 foot tall. Theres two of them. A neighbor said they are either squash, zuchinni (sp) or cucumbers....Any other suggestions?

2007-07-09 02:21:47 · 6 answers · asked by Tasim 1 in Garden & Landscape

i will be laying tiles o my bathroom floor and i am wondering if HomeDepot or Lowes do the tile cutting. i dont want to purchase the wet saw. i will need to cut tiles for corners and things like that. Thanks.

2007-07-09 02:14:46 · 11 answers · asked by Thank You 1 in Decorating & Remodeling

in my front yard were the plants are theres more weeds then there is plants how do
you get rid of them does pouring gas on them work wat would u do?

2007-07-09 02:12:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

My husband just told me that he has used the toilet plunger to unclog the drains in the bathroom sink and bathtub. He did not disinfect either one after doing it (and since I didn't know about it, neither did I), but now his position is that it's fine if I disinfect the sink and tub afterwards. I think it's pretty gross either way. Who's right?

2007-07-09 02:10:22 · 18 answers · asked by Suzu1980 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

2007-07-09 01:53:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

2007-07-09 01:53:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

my dog urinates on my flowers sometimes and now they dont even grow any more. they look like dead bushes. is there anything i can do or buy to repair them?
thank you

2007-07-09 01:45:12 · 4 answers · asked by vicki d 3 in Garden & Landscape

I have hummingbird feeders on my back porch and the mud dobbers keep filling up the holes in it. How can I stop this from happening? Any ideas beside just using a toothpick and scraping out the mud everyday?? Thanks!!

2007-07-09 01:31:00 · 2 answers · asked by Traci S 2 in Garden & Landscape

I live in Michigan. Also, do I just dig a hole and drop the bulb in? How far? Any special treatment to make them grow?

2007-07-09 01:25:43 · 3 answers · asked by cfisher4234 3 in Garden & Landscape

if i planted grass seed at weekend how long will it take to have a lawn.or is there sumthing i can use to speed it as i have to young boys and a puppy who love going out there.

2007-07-09 01:25:05 · 8 answers · asked by cfcbluesgirl 3 in Garden & Landscape

Would it cost more to leave an a/c running to maintain, let's say 72 degrees, than to let a room heat up during the day (it could reach 90) and then try to cool it down for sleeping?

2007-07-09 01:24:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

I want to have a small flower bed in my garden but am useless at gardening.

I'd like some low maintinance colourful flowers therefore to brighten things up. What can you recomend?

2007-07-09 01:24:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-09 01:16:22 · 3 answers · asked by Aditya V 1 in Garden & Landscape

Just pruchased a gorgeous, but rather large and UNframed oil painting...
Since it's 3' high and 4' wide, I am not inclined to have it framed at present--and know it needs to be stretched first anyway. (Also, I have a different painting that is stretched, but not framed and I really like the informal look of it in my home.)
This isn't something I'll likely be doing very often, so am I better off paying to have it stretched--and is that a costly service? Or is it simple enough to attempt on my own?
Your help is appreciated!

2007-07-09 01:16:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I bought an aspen white leather sofa a few weeks ago and have placed lovely scatter cushions from next on it. Unfortunately some of the cushions are light blue suede and have left little blue inky spots on the sofa, i took insurance out when i purchased the sofa but not sure if this will be part of the cover, does anybody have tips for general cleaning of a white sofa? People have suggested baby wipes but apparently you shouldnt use these on leather??

2007-07-09 01:10:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

I have a row of 3 different tea roses(?), about 20-25 feet long. They were here when we bought the house over 17 years ago. I have never pruned/cut these. How far down can I cut these, when is the best time to do it.

2007-07-09 00:55:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-07-09 00:39:50 · 2 answers · asked by KCM 1 in Other - Home & Garden

I live in England we don't have poisonous ones. I always put them outside together with bees.

2007-07-09 00:30:04 · 26 answers · asked by S Lounger 2 in Garden & Landscape

We would l ike to stay in our home and do a addition for a larger bedroom and extra bathroom and closet space. But if we decide to sell it like 15-20 years will three bedrooms sell or two bedrroms sell better?? What about bathrooms, bath and half better or would two be a bad idea??

2007-07-09 00:14:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling