Garden & Landscape - April 2007

I have two bird of paridise plants, that are 3 ft tall and I want to plant them outsite somewhere. Should I plant them in full sun or shade? They do better in shade because when I place them in full sun the leaves curl up. What about soil and feeding requirerment? I live in zone 8b

2007-04-04 02:57:35 · 5 answers · asked by Bonduesa 6

Last week it was 80 here, now getting down to low 30's. Saw lots of my tulips,iris's, daffodils coming up, and much as 10 inches. Whats are some ideas to protect them from the low temps, will just blankets do?

2007-04-04 02:43:56 · 3 answers · asked by lillilou 7

I have some Zinnia seedlings started in my kitchen window. As they've gotten about 5-6" tall they are beginning to flop over. Are they supposed to do that? If not, how do I correct the problem? Thanks!

2007-04-04 02:26:08 · 4 answers · asked by sadieky1974 2

Last year I bought a new reel lawnmover to cut the grass at my house. The only problem is that it won't cut the grass hardly at all. It wouldn't hardly cut the grass when the grass was even short. I even put it on the highest setting when the grass was short and it didn't cut well. And I also tried it at every setting in bettween. It only cut about half the grass blades. I've seen other people use reel mowers and theirs just cuts it easy as you please. I have Kentucky Bluegrass for my lawn, so it's not a tough grass either. Why is it not working?

I'm wondering if it might be the paint or something on the cutting blades. Is there a good tool to professionally sharpen the blades or ways of setting it so that it works better?

2007-04-04 02:23:29 · 3 answers · asked by devilishblueyes 7

I live in Alabama and I have blooming flowers. It's supposed to be cold this weekend and I want to protect them. I have Glads that are just breaking the ground and some annuals out. What if anything should I do?

2007-04-04 01:55:50 · 6 answers · asked by bamagrits84 3

I want to make a raised garden in my back yard. The grass is weed-free because I used that scott's lawn stuff last year. Should I dig up all the grass under the raised garden or just build it right on top?

All I need to do is just make the four walls and fill it with good dirt... right?

2007-04-04 01:41:15 · 5 answers · asked by iampatsajak 7

I live in Vermont and I have just put up a bird feeder at my new apartment. I live in a rural area so there are lots of trees etc. for the birds to live in.

2007-04-04 01:11:57 · 5 answers · asked by cbstone10 2

2007-04-03 23:13:28 · 4 answers · asked by Dick S 1

A friend of mine has the most beautiful roses ever and I just love roses but the best and hard to find colores are very expensive. So I was wondering if I cut one of the roses could I get the seeds out and plant them?

2007-04-03 21:45:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a few organic avocados at the market the other day, and I planted 3 of them, 2 using the toothpick technique and 1 directly in a BIG pot.
However, all have cracked, but its been about 5 weeks and I haven't seen any roots or growth occurring!
Could I have gotten bad avocados?

Clarification -
People say the pointy end goes up, but both ends have a point, one is a tapering of the avocado seed, while the other end has a small little toothpick type point coming out... which end goes up? If you were to look at the whole avocado, the end which I put up would be the smaller end where the avocado attaches to the branch.
I hope that made sense :)

2007-04-03 20:55:57 · 5 answers · asked by Stephen B 2

I saw this the other day while I was out walking, and was intrigued. I have never seen this plant before and would like very much to know what it is.
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/batikrose/album/576460762334233613/photo/294928804311994858/0

2007-04-03 17:44:42 · 5 answers · asked by Pichi 7

It has a white bloom with just a little bright pink, the bloom looks like an azalea bloom. The only thing the tag said was 'cutting geranium'. I have searched google and cant find the right one...there are so many different kinds. Does it sound familiar to anyone?

2007-04-03 17:20:21 · 2 answers · asked by ♥ Jasmine ♥ 4

A small garden

2007-04-03 15:14:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

What characteristics should soil have in order to have a blooming garden?

2007-04-03 14:31:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

only my white ones are turning so I took them back to lowes and they were like well they dye and I was like yo afta only 5 days, however my blue ones are pretty and smell great, what do ya peeps thinks?

2007-04-03 11:49:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to get my grass planted in an area where I have pakasandra, and i heard you can use round up, but i was wondering if you can put in grass rught after round up, and how long it takes for round up to work.

2007-04-03 11:32:43 · 3 answers · asked by Gimli D 1

2007-04-03 10:46:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-03 10:20:59 · 9 answers · asked by ashwiniak2 1

The flower bed is just filled up with dirt, weeds, and pebbles. First I need to clean it out I guess but do I use the dirt that's already in there or do put soil down? If you want to know, I live in Southern Arizona where it's always dry and hot and I want to plant perennial flowers. I'm new to gardening and want to know how prepare the flower bed, what type of soil I need (if necessary) and any tips on types of flowers to plant. Thanks alot!

2007-04-03 10:10:19 · 4 answers · asked by -- 1

After using the weed and feed with a lawn spreader, I notice I have long brown patches on my lawn. What is this and how do I fix it?

2007-04-03 10:06:55 · 3 answers · asked by Bonduesa 6

I planted some Scotts Premium Sun & Shade grass seed and I don't want it to be wasted because it wasn't cheap, even on sale it was expensive. We are supposed to have a cold front come through Northern Indiana where I live and I'm worried it might get damaged.

2007-04-03 09:45:37 · 5 answers · asked by jeff_south_bend_78 2

I am the mother of the groom. If I wear white acessories.

2007-04-03 09:42:53 · 11 answers · asked by Helen H 2

I would like to find a gardener website for the Central Texas Area (zone 7?). I want to recieve emails daily as my tool to know what to do outside in my yard.

2007-04-03 08:47:32 · 5 answers · asked by heyhey 1

are they perennial?

2007-04-03 08:44:34 · 1 answers · asked by SnazzyJohn 2

2007-04-03 07:48:30 · 2 answers · asked by Q 2

2007-04-03 07:06:13 · 4 answers · asked by Katmando 3

I have two lucky bamboo pots, each with three stalks each. Both of them (one more than the other) are turning brown at the tips of the leaves and some leaves are turning completely brown. The stalks are all still completetly green though.

Both are rock and water plants, and get pleanty of indirect sun. And I change the water in the one that is worse off reguarly. Both are indoors only plants. What can I do to improve their health?

2007-04-03 06:53:48 · 4 answers · asked by Thomas S 7

2007-04-03 06:40:36 · 9 answers · asked by thomas h 1

Here in California, growing season has already started. My green bean sprouts are a few inches tall, and already something is eating holes into the leaves. I never see any insects on the plants (do they only come out at night?), though last year there were a whole bunch of very small white flies on them. I put soap on them last year and that controlled them a bit, but they always came back. What could be eating the leaves this year?

I don't want to put any harsh chemicals on them, otherwise I'd just buy veggies at the grocery store and save myself the hassle. What organic ways are there to combat insects eating garden vegetables?

2007-04-03 06:30:11 · 7 answers · asked by Edwin H 3

Any ideas for keeping squirrels from digging out the bulbs from my garden? Aside from staking out my beds with a pellet gun or slingshot....

2007-04-03 06:13:56 · 6 answers · asked by sylvyahr 3