Garden & Landscape - May 2007

I accidentally left my fig tree out in the cold and it got frost bitten. Most (but not all) of the leaves have fallen off. It has been several weeks and I am not noticing any leaves regenerating yet, but the remaining leaves are doing well. Should I trim off the branches with no leaves remaining or just let them be?

2007-05-09 02:42:13 · 3 answers · asked by Didgeridude 4

2007-05-09 02:26:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

how do you get them to bloom? i just love the smell! thank you!

2007-05-09 02:24:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-09 02:20:02 · 10 answers · asked by dell 1

I have a privacy trellis-fence 8ft high X 30 ft wide . I'd like a pretty climbing vine or plant that offers privacy and beauty. Any suggestions please

2007-05-09 02:10:48 · 8 answers · asked by pdudenhefer 4

put a nice pond and some kind of nice land scape on it . I always watch gardening shows on TV but have yet come across any that look like my property. I live on a slopeing hillside in northeast Pa. Can anyone give some kind of sugestions for me to do. Oh by the way it's 90% all sun.

2007-05-09 01:57:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-09 01:57:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-09 01:45:45 · 6 answers · asked by TLL 1

I would like to transplant some wild pine trees into my yard (roughly 10' high, 4" diameter at base). Are these too mature to move without damaging roots beyond repair? If not what are some tips to help the trees take.

2007-05-09 01:37:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-09 00:33:28 · 2 answers · asked by Leepal 5

I'm thinking about making a homemade UV clarifier for my pond

2007-05-08 22:14:06 · 2 answers · asked by jimmyflappers 1

2007-05-08 20:29:53 · 3 answers · asked by Toycrusier 2

Anyone know where to buy a Datura plant?

2007-05-08 20:05:48 · 7 answers · asked by Jon 1

I didn't know anything about starting them indoors and now I am reading all this stuff on them and I'm worried. My mom passed away this winter and she was the one to do all this stuff and I've never really payed attention. Actually she always just bought flowers. Anyways. I planted them well after any chance of frost and I water them everyday. They are in a mostly sunny partly shady area which they called for. I also planted a vine. Should I just count it as a loss and go buy flowers or do you think there is hope?

2007-05-08 18:26:57 · 7 answers · asked by Sweets 1

I just Baught a Air furn plant and i am wanting to know how to make it grow bigger? Can i separate the roots and make more furn's? Will separating the roots give it more oxygen so it will grow bigger faster???

2007-05-08 16:19:45 · 2 answers · asked by Martialarts exp. 1

I'm trying to start some peppers and tomatoes indoors, but i don't think they're getting enough light.

2007-05-08 16:08:28 · 7 answers · asked by Sammy 2

2007-05-08 16:07:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-08 16:03:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

The back of my pine tree is dead . What caused it and can I cut off the dead branches and will new ones grow back. Also my other pine trees are dieing from the bottom up.Thanks if anyone can help me.

2007-05-08 14:30:35 · 6 answers · asked by onlymonstertrkbabe 1

I have a tiny little garden plot in an odd place in my backyard. It has lots of problems that are not easily fixed from a gardening standpoint. After much trial and error, I finally decided to fill the whole thing in with pea gravel and put planted containers on top of it. I have quite a bit of polished river rock from another project and was wondering how I could use the polished river rock in this space with the gravel. Should I just place pieces randomly or pile it up along the edges? I am open to any ideas. Thanks!

2007-05-08 14:17:52 · 3 answers · asked by Emily Dew 7

I just planted some red cedar in the back yard and want to know about how many feet a year that they are going to grow

2007-05-08 13:33:51 · 3 answers · asked by dan g 1

For my wedding I would like to have a wildflower bouquet using native or organically grown flowers. I've contacted a local organic farmer who will sell her flowers to me. She has "prairie flowers" (central IL), cosmos, zinnias, and sunflowers. What types do you think will look best and hold up as cut flowers in a bouquet?

2007-05-08 13:24:58 · 3 answers · asked by Honeybee 3

The blades are not broken what can the problem be? I don't understand and we got the lawnmower looked at and they said nothing was wrong! Every time we engage the blades to cut the grass there is a tremendous vibration. It vibrated the belt loose. What can the problem possibly be?? Please let me know any information that you might have on Troy Built riding lawnmower!!!!!!!!

2007-05-08 13:20:19 · 4 answers · asked by steph23 1

2007-05-08 13:07:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have ivy growing under/in the hedge between our house and the neighbors house. It's killing the hedge and the flowers, and it's hard to weed out the baby trees (the only thing that grows through it). It's also ugly. However, the ground slopes to the neighbors driveway, so we need something to prevent the dirt from eroding onto their driveway.

It should look reasonable year round, stay low and not choke the bushes, hold back the dirt well, and allow bulbs to bloom through it.

2007-05-08 12:58:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

On This Old House, Roger had a chainsaw looking blade with 30ft of rope on each end and a bean bag so he could toss it over a high limb and use the rope to drag the chain back and forth to cut limbs that are too high.

I can 't find one of these. I have tried TSC, Menards, Ace, etc.
Does anyone know for certain where I can find one of these? can I just snip open an old chain saw blade? Thanks.

those stupid blades on an 8ft pole won't go high enough.

2007-05-08 12:24:04 · 3 answers · asked by fugazi48 4

And if i cut straight off the main limb, will the tree grow back and form a point again?

2007-05-08 11:49:19 · 4 answers · asked by baccala222 2

My brother mowed my mom's day lilies down to the ground. Will they grow more this summer?

2007-05-08 11:40:37 · 7 answers · asked by chocmilkshakelover 2

I bought the kit at target it came with a packet of seeds, soil, and a teeny tiny pot....

2007-05-08 11:35:43 · 2 answers · asked by -- 1

I've planted lillies (dried up quick) and now a more hearty shrub in an strip of soil around my patio, but despite the description on the label, the sun seems to be baking them to death, even if I water them daily. Would placing a soil cover like bark chips or mulch help to keep the soil beneath moist?

2007-05-08 10:26:51 · 5 answers · asked by squirespeaks 2