Garden & Landscape - April 2007

In my new house, we've dug a veg patch in the garden, but the dandelions that have been there for an eternity have such deep roots that we just CAN'T get them up in their entirety. Having had a look at various sites, all the advice for dandelions seems to relate to lawns, and suggests either salt or a paint/spray weedkiller that is absorbed all the way to the root.

I'm not keen on having chemical weedkiller in the veg path but my other half says that salt will leave the soil so that NOTHING will grow in future years.

What's the best solution for this?

2007-04-21 02:02:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

buying mulch for large yard. It is sold bulk by the cubic yard.

2007-04-21 01:25:12 · 6 answers · asked by BA 1

2007-04-21 01:09:18 · 24 answers · asked by Scotty Doesnt Know 7

2007-04-21 01:00:31 · 3 answers · asked by angelfish 3

I want to hook-up a sprinkler system drawing from my backyard pond. My longest run would be about 200 ft. with about 10-12 sprinklers. This would not be an underground system. I would be using hoses. What kind of electric pump should I use. HP? Manufacturer? What other variables should I be considering?

2007-04-21 00:47:25 · 2 answers · asked by robert k 2

The previous owner to my home planted Zoysia grass. My lawn is an ugly, ugly, brown most of the year. I live in Long Island New York if that helps. If I have to dig the whole front yard up I will. Thanks in advance for your advice.

2007-04-20 23:14:43 · 3 answers · asked by ANTG67 2

i just bought a scott fertilizer for our lawn grass, but im not so sure on how the procedure is, please advise me step by step from the beginning how to apply this stuff.i dont want to harm our lawn and cant entertain to ruin our yard, please help God bless.

2007-04-20 18:42:45 · 3 answers · asked by edgar 1

I started seeds of sunflowers and marigolds indoor. they are growing, hoever, everytime they get couple inches tall, they always seem to fall down. It happens every year, now I have to plant them outside.

2007-04-20 17:45:35 · 5 answers · asked by Sofrito 2

Is it any good. (Not to smoke ;-) ) It comes in plugs and has an underground root system. My neighbor said it looks bad in the winter because it goes dormant. Is that true. Anyone know

2007-04-20 17:23:56 · 5 answers · asked by Boo Radley 4

2007-04-20 17:06:59 · 6 answers · asked by ? 7

I had a dugout or pond dug- in a low , marshy area, but it hasn't filled with water yet. Does it take time sometimes?

2007-04-20 16:41:25 · 3 answers · asked by Khaile Y 1

Last year my onions produced, but they weren't round. They were flat, a smaller distance between the root and stem. I'm thinking I didn't plant them right. I live in zone 4, and the soil was tilled well and they had ample water. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

2007-04-20 16:18:17 · 4 answers · asked by Ayla B 4

I currently have fescue grass in my backyard and my dog (an Australian Shepard Beagle mix) likes to run around really fast and she ends up tearing the grass out because she's so fast. I think I need Bermuda or Zoisia grass because they're both so spoungey and she wouldn't be able to tear it up. But I have a large tree in my backyard and there isn't enough sun to grow Burmuda or Zoisia. Can I get genetically altered Bermuda or Zoisia that won't require as much sun as regular Bermuda or Zoisia?

2007-04-20 14:53:32 · 4 answers · asked by DJ Schuby 3

Please suggest who I might contact to help rid me of the moles.I would like to enjoy my lawn. I have tried everything. Nothing has worked. They have infested my yard for going on two years!!!
~ Thank-You for ANY help~

2007-04-20 14:49:29 · 8 answers · asked by lizbethrandall 2

2007-04-20 13:50:16 · 9 answers · asked by Jackie Oh! 7

2007-04-20 13:45:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking for one that will have nice foliage, not lot of empty branches.

2007-04-20 13:24:26 · 4 answers · asked by paanbahar 4

2007-04-20 13:10:34 · 5 answers · asked by lola 1

A small part was still connected so I put some drywall putty around it to keep it together and tied it to some sticks to keep it up. Is it better to just remove the whole top part and cut it just below the break though? The trunk has no leaves, it is just a stump a few inches above the ground.

2007-04-20 12:52:38 · 4 answers · asked by romanseight 3

2007-04-20 12:46:53 · 6 answers · asked by htaylor1021 3

I'm writing a story that includes a scene with violets in it. Can anyone tell me what month wild violets are likely to be in bloom?

2007-04-20 12:39:08 · 5 answers · asked by BajaRob 2

I just bought some Golden Euonymus it,s an hedge bush, my question is how do you prune them?.

2007-04-20 10:43:09 · 4 answers · asked by msann601 1

in a shaded area, there is no sun at all there, any suggestions please.

2007-04-20 09:59:38 · 8 answers · asked by LouLou 4

How long can both corn and okra seed be stored and still germinate? what are the ideal conditions should they be stored in , tempature ect?

2007-04-20 09:40:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I put down stuff that was supposed to kill it before it grew, but it didn't work. Any suggestions on something that has worked for you?

2007-04-20 09:21:49 · 5 answers · asked by ? 6

i have just planted some love-in-a-mist seeds in some small peat pots which i can plant in the ground outside once they have developed but i was just wondering where's best to keep them until then?

would it be ok to keep them on my window sill where they will get the light but still be kept relatively warm?

2007-04-20 09:15:07 · 5 answers · asked by **Ashley** 2

2007-04-20 08:29:27 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-20 08:18:21 · 5 answers · asked by gate9971 1

I have been locked in mortal combat with a gopher in my front lawn for three years.

I have tried everything to win the ultimate victory. When I put one of those "bombs" that you light and stick in the gopher hole, not only did it not kill him, it pissed him off, and I found the unburned remnants pushed out of the hole.

Is this the original resistant rodent gopher from hell, or am I battling one of his progeny who has taken up the fight?

2007-04-20 07:44:45 · 1 answers · asked by Samurai Hoghead 7

I live in Ontario, Canada. I have some bulbs that I would like to plant (Gladiolous & lillies). I heard somewhere that you need to dig them up before it gets too cold outside. Is this true? If so, are there any alternatives to doing this? I don't have anywhere indoors that I could put a whole garden of bulbs. What do I need to know about growing bulbs in this kind of climate?

2007-04-20 07:24:41 · 6 answers · asked by ceboily@rogers.com 2