Home & Garden - 22 October 2007

we have a celing, artexed (argh!)
it needs painting, is there a trick to making it easy?
Or is it a case of it just does take ages?

2007-10-22 05:35:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

i do i just hate racking them and using a leaf blower to gather them all

2007-10-22 05:35:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

2007-10-22 05:35:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I planted some rose of sharons that were given to me a couple of years ago. they still look like immature plants. they hardly get flowers on them. they basically look about the same exept a little taller maybe. the person who gave them to me didn't plant them vary deep and i wondered if that might be the issue? I have been reading about rose of sharons and everyone says how they spread and how easily they grow. What am i doing wrong?

2007-10-22 05:33:09 · 4 answers · asked by kathy m 2 in Garden & Landscape

I planted some rose of sharons that were given to me a couple of years ago. they still look like immature plants. they hardly get flowers on them. they basically look about the same exept a little taller maybe. the person who gave them to me didn't plant them vary deep and i wondered if that might be the issue? I have been reading about rose of sharons and everyone says how they spread and how easily they grow. What am i doing wrong?

2007-10-22 05:32:04 · 3 answers · asked by kathy m 2 in Garden & Landscape

I have cleaned my whirlpool gas stove in and out and have pulled it away from the wall and cleaned under it and behind it. When I turn it on, as it heats up, a black smoke starts coming out from it and my fire detectors go off. It is not in the main part of the oven but somewhere below because I can see it coming through the cracks inside the oven. I can't tell what the problem is- I know it is not because it needs cleaned- it is spotless on the inside! Any suggestions?

2007-10-22 05:31:58 · 4 answers · asked by nicsam 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

She thinks it's a cottonwood. It's about 35 -40 inches around.

Is there any way of getting rid of it easily, cheeply, and with out having her husband know she is doing it. She wants it to look like the tree died or is dieing of natural causes.

How can she do this.

To you tree huggers don't criticize her either. She is a good person with a good heart.

2007-10-22 05:30:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I don't know what to do. My orchid is dying. I mean, the stem is dead, but I think they just look like that in the winter. However, now one of my leafs are dying too. I don't know what to do. Do you think I might be over watering it. The soil stay's damp all the time. Please someone help me.

2007-10-22 05:19:47 · 2 answers · asked by wingedstrider 3 in Garden & Landscape

When I used to do construction I remember seeing these really long power strips usually in offices at cubicles and such. Its basically a power strip/ surge protector that is 4-6 feet long with 2 plugs every foot or so rather than 6-10 right next to each other. Does anyone know what these are called, I cant remember and I couldnt find one under power strips/ surge protectors at staples or lowes website. Thanks in advance for anyone who can help me out.

2007-10-22 05:05:40 · 5 answers · asked by gregularp 2 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

if i hoover up the big spiders we are being plagued with now the weather is turning cold, do they die or just sit til hoover dust settles then crawl back out!!!!!
one had the nerve to come under kitchen door into the lounge and sit on the rug....arghhhhhhh, i hate them!

2007-10-22 05:02:23 · 12 answers · asked by Cpt.Jack 1 in Other - Home & Garden

2007-10-22 05:01:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

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2007-10-22 04:52:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape

I have an annual Hibiscus flower plant and have been told if I dig it up (I planted it in a container to be able to dig up) and keep it in the basement I should be able to replant it next year, any tips or suggestions on how to keep it alive during the winter?

2007-10-22 04:49:37 · 6 answers · asked by lucy diamond 6 in Garden & Landscape

Please identify this flower. Sorry the picture is small but thats all I have. Thanks.

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/905/flowerfb4.jpg

2007-10-22 04:49:27 · 3 answers · asked by HC 3 in Garden & Landscape

2007-10-22 04:48:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Decorating & Remodeling

We have just replaced our windows for really draft proof new double glazing.. but now our windows are really dripping when we wake in the morning. How can we stop this?

2007-10-22 04:46:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Maintenance & Repairs

I had a very bad appetite, and my parents made me eat on the balcony (doctor said - for fresh air), and told me not to leave my seat until I eat all the porridge. And they did it day after day, keeping me there, trying make me to eat it. And I did not want to, but I made friend with a large crow, and it came daily and ate the porridge off my plate, and my parents praised me, and then gave me pancakes, hot and nice, and I
wanted them for myself, but the crow came and took them all, I tried to fight it, but it is large, with a large beak. And it ate
everything, and flew away.
Now will it go on coming and stealing all the yummy food off me every day? I wanted only to give it porridge.

2007-10-22 04:41:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Home & Garden

if our homes were powered with 12volt appliances would it be cheaper and better for the planet

2007-10-22 04:36:47 · 9 answers · asked by ali d 3 in Other - Home & Garden

How big of a difference is there in the look of brush nickel and brush steel?

2007-10-22 04:32:14 · 4 answers · asked by Spank M 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

I have new micr suede furniture and my husband used duct tape to hold the cusions in when we were moving now i have the residue lines on it and i can't sit on it with out sticking to it. Please someone i its only a few months old..

2007-10-22 04:31:42 · 11 answers · asked by Nichole D 2 in Cleaning & Laundry

Ou freezer door isn't sealing shut anymore...and we had to defrost it because of all the frost in there from the thing not closing right.

Is there any way to fix the seal?

2007-10-22 04:30:45 · 7 answers · asked by SisterSue 6 in Maintenance & Repairs

I have two overhead lights wired to the switch. One comes on like a champ when I hit the switch, the other comes on sometimes and sometimes not (the one that takes its sweet time is a florescent, the other's incand.) Is the problem with the bulbs, the ballast, the connection at the light, the switch? The fixture's been up there with the same bulbs and ballast for years, but it still comes on, sometimes.

2007-10-22 04:30:40 · 5 answers · asked by Scott K 7 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

My daughter spent the night with a friend over the weekend and said their home was so "cozy". I've often thought that something warm and cozy was missing from our house.

2007-10-22 04:26:55 · 9 answers · asked by Alisa C 2 in Decorating & Remodeling

is there such a thing as a tree or plant or bush called HOSTIS. if so what does it look like, how tall is it, is it dencly leafed, i just need a lil info on it

2007-10-22 04:26:54 · 7 answers · asked by future lambo owner 2 in Garden & Landscape

2007-10-22 04:26:00 · 6 answers · asked by Cathy H 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

I some how managed to get a large mark with permanent marker on my off white metal screen door. I tried removing the marker with nail polish remover and damaged the finish. Is there anyway to repair the finish without repainting the entire door?

2007-10-22 04:25:33 · 2 answers · asked by laf_0525 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-10-22 04:23:07 · 4 answers · asked by curious George 1 in Cleaning & Laundry

2007-10-22 04:19:54 · 3 answers · asked by hevh54 1 in Garden & Landscape

How can you define "Home Furnishing"? Most internet dictionaries redirect this to furnishing and I can't find any definitions for it..thanks.

2007-10-22 04:17:19 · 2 answers · asked by Jed Stephen 3 in Maintenance & Repairs

Does anyone know how I should prepare my Iris's for winter.

2007-10-22 04:15:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Garden & Landscape