Garden & Landscape - March 2007

i ussually get 10+ ft tall tomator plants!!! i'm only 5'8", kinda hard to harvest them now that i have the facilty to grow them on a wire fence! can they be pruned to stay a certain height? will i get more fruit?

2007-03-07 05:18:33 · 7 answers · asked by bearfox_traders 3

I live in the counrty and we have a well. WELL....the water we pump is really high in iron...Does that have an effect on how fast and how good the plants grow?

2007-03-07 05:16:47 · 5 answers · asked by TaLesha A 1

This is my first vegetable garden....and I dont want it to be a dud.

2007-03-07 05:12:51 · 5 answers · asked by TaLesha A 1

My balcony is 12' by 5' but I don want to use the whole space. Any ideas where I could find a shallow planter about 2' x 4' and 3" to 5" deep??

2007-03-07 05:07:03 · 8 answers · asked by dnice_252k4 1

I've hard people tell me that privet hedges are the way to go for natural privacy. I'm weighing all of my options and need to know how much height will I get per year? Thanks..........

2007-03-07 05:00:14 · 3 answers · asked by anjoek5859 3

maintanance,mowing and hard landscaping jobs within 1hours travel of kissimee,florida

2007-03-07 04:57:54 · 2 answers · asked by kerry s 1

2007-03-07 04:51:25 · 7 answers · asked by Ã?îkè®Ã?óÃ? 2

I have full sun and they always dry out. Do all planter need to be watered twice a day?

2007-03-07 04:44:07 · 5 answers · asked by jackie 6

When is the best time to clear out the dead from my flower beds? and when do I put mulch on them as to keep weeds down. I hate pulling weeds but I do it. What is the best mulch to use?

2007-03-07 04:09:52 · 8 answers · asked by befree442003 1

I want to plant some flowers in rectangular planters on my porch. I would like plants and flowers that will cascade over the outside walls of my porch. What are good cascading plants, that are easy to care for?

Thanks :)

2007-03-07 03:51:53 · 8 answers · asked by skittles 3

I believe I have a crape myrtle (Acoma...white flowers) in my front yard, but I'm not positive. I have been looking at pictures of crape myrtles on the internet, but they don't look like my tree. The leaves and flowers seem to be the same, but the tree itself doesn't look like the ones in the pictures. I think that might be because I've never pruned the tree before. It's about 6-7 feet tall, and my leaves and flowers don't grow only at the top (like the pics), they are all over the place.
Anyway, I want to trim some of the lower branches from covering my shrubs. So, before I prune it to look like the pictures (not the whacked off ones), I was just curious as to whether or not there are any trees that could be confused with a crape myrtle. I read on one website where someone confused their dogwood for a crape myrtle, so I looked up dogwood...and it's definitely not a dogwood.
Thanks!

2007-03-07 03:50:56 · 2 answers · asked by mitanbarr 3

2007-03-07 03:46:46 · 5 answers · asked by ♥queen b♥ 4

2007-03-07 03:46:23 · 8 answers · asked by ♥queen b♥ 4

2007-03-07 03:40:15 · 6 answers · asked by Rebecca N 1

(how should I take care of it)?

2007-03-07 03:29:44 · 8 answers · asked by D-NICE 2

This question is for a fourth grade science fair project. We are trying to determine the effect of overcrowding on radish seeds and we were curious to find out what real garderners do in their own gradens to prevent this problem. We aprreciate everyone who responds. Thank you!!!

2007-03-07 03:07:24 · 10 answers · asked by ps126x_class_4246 1

I have only used the trimmer a few times and kept it in good shape with right oil mixture. Lately I couldn't start it anymore even though it is still very new. What is the problem with it and how to start it again?

2007-03-07 02:53:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-07 02:48:57 · 3 answers · asked by jjat8cv 1

Where can you buy trees online that have a variety of apples growing from the same tree?

2007-03-07 02:44:01 · 3 answers · asked by angie 2

I have a retaining wall that I built two years ago. It is starting to lean in the middle. I used the connecting blocks that you buy at big box store. My plans is to tear down the section that is leaning dig out further and put new rock for backfill. The blocks are 6" x 12". I plan to put some weep holes in for drainage. The wall is about 6' high at the highest where it is leaning

My question is what can I do to prevent it from happening again.

What type of crushed rock do you use for back fill and drainage.

Also what about geogrid?

2007-03-07 02:42:40 · 4 answers · asked by toddrws 1

Does anyone know if there are big bugs in TN or KY? I went to Austin and the cockroaches were almost as big as me!

2007-03-07 02:34:27 · 9 answers · asked by irunwithbulls 1

We're putting in a portable carport and and workshop along our backyard fence area. There will be a 8 feet open space that will still allow view to our backyard neighboors yard. Would like to know how I can fill in this area to close it up for privacy with growing things not a fence. Anything but bamboo. Something that would look nice, attractive and even look good during the winter months. Thanks for any ideas.....

2007-03-07 02:21:27 · 8 answers · asked by anjoek5859 3

Im looking for a good online store to buy some dwarf fruit trees. I
guess Autumn Ridge is out of the question due to all the negative
comments Ive read about it. I was hooked on that place until I read
about all the bad customer service issues.

Also, for you Floridians, Im a little worried that a lot of fruit trees
wont do well here because there isnt enough chilling time. Can anyone
suggest a few varieties that would do well? or at least point me in the
direction of the information?

I wanted at least some citrus, a cherry, an apple, a pear,a peach, an
apricot and maybe a plum in addition to some more tropical fruit trees
that I believe would do better here.

Thanks everyone. :)

2007-03-07 02:19:39 · 5 answers · asked by Waterlily 3

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2007-03-07 02:13:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a car crash in my yard and hit a very old oak of mine, the only damage that was done to the tree was a 12" x 8" peice of bark was knocked off the base of the tree, its not cracked or anything else what can i do to save my very old tree.....

2007-03-07 01:41:24 · 7 answers · asked by Joesph B 4

I have a red poinsettia in my kitchen from Christmas time. This was the frist time I've ever gotten one. Is it appropriate to keep the plant in my kitchen all year? Do I plant it outside in the Spring? What do other people do with them after Christmas?

2007-03-07 01:39:14 · 3 answers · asked by pack513 4

I heard that some plants protect others from pests if you plant them together. Where can I find more on this subject?

2007-03-07 01:06:40 · 7 answers · asked by Luajen 2

we have potted a money plant and it grow well spran on the
walls with larger leaves and after we have transfered it to a
larger pot and sone fertlised soil our plant stop growing and
some of the leaves are turning yellow.

2007-03-06 23:33:36 · 1 answers · asked by sky 1

2007-03-06 21:32:19 · 10 answers · asked by hoa hong 1

I want to polish rice to very high standard

2007-03-06 21:05:58 · 2 answers · asked by kays 1