Garden & Landscape - November 2006

Last year my orange and grapefruit trees produced for the first time. They were beautiful and loaded with fruit.
This year I have only 8 grapefruit in a bunch on this tree, and about 10 oranges on the orange tree and they look very sick.
I dont even think i would want to eat them this year..thats how bad they look...brown, cracked, and yellowish colored. Not the beautiful oranges I had last year.
I live in Florida, and we have had a "dry" season . Could that be the problem. ???
(i dont like to water them with city water because of chlorine and chemicals)

2006-11-16 04:23:16 · 8 answers · asked by multipure417278 3

It has alot of dead lims, and doesnt seem healthy at all. Please help.

2006-11-16 04:07:36 · 6 answers · asked by Turc 1

I am in a region of the country where we plant our veggies now. I have prepared the soil & put black plastic over it to kill the nemotodes. How long do I need to wait before planting?

2006-11-16 03:40:50 · 3 answers · asked by shermynewstart 7

San Diego will not take care of existing Ficus Trees along some city streets. The City of San Diego has a money problem and Urban Foresting is at the very bottom the priorities which is bad enough, but when asked to prune certain Ficus trees in Hillcrest in 1989, the City of San Diego sad that they won't do it. They recommended that if they wanted the City to take care of them they would have to be cut down (these are over 70 year old trees) and new trees planted. So, the wonder full local Business association, Hillcrest Business Association, raised the money to design and fix the sidewalks to accommodate the Ficus trees roots. I can't tell you how upset it makes me when I see more and more stores and parking lots being built and trees being at the very bottom of our priorities. Ficus trees are beautiful, especially when allowed to grow that big! If you live in San Diego, Do something. Let your city counsel member know that you love Trees!

2006-11-16 03:39:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have to give a presentation on White Oaks

2006-11-16 02:37:32 · 2 answers · asked by Nik-Nak 3

They are about 20 years old and haven't really been taken care of in those 20 years. I know that they are expensive (and even more valuable when they are 20 years old and as big and healthy as they are) but they are located in 2 seperate flower beds in front of my house and they are so big that they are resting against the house and blocking the windows. I don't want to lose the trees by pruning them incorrectly and killing them. They are beautiful trees they're just too big. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!!

2006-11-16 02:20:48 · 4 answers · asked by Jeff M 1

2006-11-16 02:15:08 · 5 answers · asked by molly 1

2006-11-16 02:00:59 · 7 answers · asked by mary m 2

2006-11-16 01:46:48 · 6 answers · asked by Whizzer 1

I want to do a native american theme.

2006-11-16 01:40:44 · 6 answers · asked by :o) 3

I have had my venus fly trap for about 6 months now, but since I have had it the shoots are constantly dying once they have grown long. New shoots are constantly growing but I don't understand why they keep dying? I am following the care instructions when looking after it. At first I thought it was just the really hot weather causing the shoots to die but now winter is here it is still the same.

Further more, I have noticed tiny little bugs - about the size of a pin head - crawling all over the soil. What are these bugs? Are they meant to live amongst the soil of the venus fly trap or would it be possible that these bugs are there to destroy the plant? I notice that they crawl all over the dead shoots so I am thinking that they may be helping with the decomposing of the dead shoots.

2006-11-16 00:52:27 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like if a plant gets light 24/7
do they need to rest.

2006-11-15 23:48:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a money plant (maybe devil's ivy) which is growing beautifully. I started it from a short clipping I cut from a roadside plant. However when I put new clippings in a container of water to get roots, they are getting all green and slimey. What have I done wrong. What am I supposed to do? Should I put fresh water often. I just top off the water when the level goes down. Can put them in the soil at this stage?

2006-11-15 23:11:56 · 5 answers · asked by Hysteria 4

2006-11-15 23:10:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-15 22:51:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-15 22:05:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there anything I can spray onto my garden that might repel birds without harming them or other wildlife/pets/children/my garden? Cheers, Irene

2006-11-15 21:31:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-15 21:03:22 · 3 answers · asked by nemo 1

Why is it that ever green trees always stay green in the winter ? and always be come the tree of the season at Christmas ?

2006-11-15 20:19:04 · 4 answers · asked by denise t 1

why are some plants differant colors ? and what makes them appear in a differant color when the light shines on them ?

2006-11-15 20:12:10 · 1 answers · asked by denise t 1

I have been told that i can make a water pump out of pvc pipe, to suck water out of irrigation or water meter boxes. they told me you just stick one end in the water and pull on one of 2 pvc pipes it's made out of and the water is sucked out and shoots out the other end.

2006-11-15 17:56:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

That can grow in say mediteranean climate or warmer.

2006-11-15 16:25:16 · 2 answers · asked by be10 2

2006-11-15 15:11:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would like to make my own Fairy like mini Garden.
Dose anyone have any hints, ideas, webpage links, DIY kits, Designs that one can get ideas from. etc.

2006-11-15 15:05:00 · 6 answers · asked by A Lady Dragon 5

So are you supposed to put the green slime into a riding lawnmower's tires? Expain what it does please.

2006-11-15 14:29:25 · 4 answers · asked by Michelle G 5

OK- So I just became interested in growing things and am particularly interested in veggies. I live just north of Houston and it never really gets below 40F at night. If it does, it warms right up as soon as the sun comes out. I am needing something that is relativley easy to grow, it seems I am pretty good at killing whatever I plant. I have a garlic plant that is doing pretty well, my poor chile peppers never had a chance. Can you make any suggestions? Needs to be pretty hardy and difficult to kill, as I am just a beginner.

2006-11-15 14:22:31 · 8 answers · asked by emmadropit 6

i had a 10 ft by 10 ft swimming pool in my lawn for a couple of weeks and when i put it away the grass underneath it smelt really bad and now it is dead. is there any way to bring it back before june, cuz thats when my lease is up and we are moving out.

2006-11-15 13:54:36 · 6 answers · asked by Albert L 1

2006-11-15 13:24:53 · 7 answers · asked by anna c 1

2006-11-15 12:52:54 · 2 answers · asked by monpuchi k 2

I've just turned my dirt and i want to plant grass but i don't know what the next step should be.

2006-11-15 12:27:13 · 6 answers · asked by anna c 1