Garden & Landscape - May 2007

Will the help my plants or not?

2007-05-08 10:16:56 · 6 answers · asked by Why_so_serious? 5

2007-05-08 10:05:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-08 10:00:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

We ordered a truck full of soil from a place in town and they brought us clay, bad soil. What can I do to make it good?

We have goats and dogs. If we mix in some of their poop will it make the soil richer? What about mixing in ashes from burned leaves and branches?

Please give me all you can but keep it cheap.

2007-05-08 09:56:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-08 09:33:51 · 2 answers · asked by Lord of Chaos 4

I have been using a product by Hav-a-Hart that irritates the pads on the cats' paws, and watering down the areas the neighborhood cats enjoy using. Any other suggestions? Thank you!

2007-05-08 09:18:38 · 4 answers · asked by theduffs.geo 2

I have the answer.

2007-05-08 09:16:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

or running water? in other words, do mosquitos only come to stagnant water? Thanks!

2007-05-08 08:35:55 · 11 answers · asked by EAT! 3

2007-05-08 08:27:07 · 4 answers · asked by javaqween 1

2007-05-08 08:16:17 · 5 answers · asked by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7

The area is part sun--wooded. Any suggestions?

2007-05-08 07:19:25 · 2 answers · asked by ANN S 1

I inherited what I think is a yukka plant many years ago. Since moving house it is flourishing and getting new leaves all the time. Unfortunately it is now a tad bald at the bottom. I know that leaves only grow at the top but can anything be done to improve the look of the bottom part of the stem?

2007-05-08 07:01:59 · 6 answers · asked by naomi f 1

2007-05-08 07:01:37 · 3 answers · asked by MalteseLover 2

Been having some issues with my gas-powered push mower.

A little background:
What used to happen is it would crank up, last about 30-45 minutes, then die and it wouldn't start again like it was "tired" or something. The thing is, it usually cranks up and runs fine for another 30-45 minutes by the time I'm back to mowing the lawn again. This time, however, it died after about 30 minutes, and wouldn't crank 2-days later (today) for me to finish the lawn.

Problem:
I usually have to hit the primer about 20 times, then the engine turns over, and runs for about 2 seconds, then dies. I can keep it running "manually," though: I hit the primer 15-20-ish times, pull-start, then once it starts to die about 2 seconds later, I hit the primer again and it will keep running so long as I keep hitting the primer.

What's going on????

(btw, does it cost much to take it to a small engine repair shop?)

2007-05-08 06:16:31 · 6 answers · asked by Jeffrey M 2

I have a farily young tomato plant (maybe a foot and a half high) in my garden in AZ in pretty much full sun. The top of the plant is doing great, it is very green and getting taller pretty quick. The bottom branches of the plant are dying and turning brown one by one. The plant is producing both flowers and tomatoes and there is no signs of rot on the bottom of any of the tomatoes (which I believe is a result of over watering). Any ideas what might cause this?

My whole garden is set up on a drip system and 2 GPH drip heads that turn on at 6AM for 4 min and then again at 1:30 in the afternoon for 4 min. I turned them on twice since the soil drys out SO fast here.

2007-05-08 05:59:22 · 3 answers · asked by 65stang 3

2007-05-08 05:49:36 · 6 answers · asked by lauriebug98 1

I have a bunch of bricks left over from my house, and I want to use them for a space in my patio that doesnt get much sun and all i have is weeds. How do I prepare the area to lay it down??

2007-05-08 05:49:33 · 7 answers · asked by nadkins26 4

My yard is filled with flowering weeds. Some are purple some are blue and some are dark red. I tried using Step 2 (the fertilizer with weed control). I did it just before it rained, like you're supposed to. It didn't work. My backyard looks like a garden rather than a yard of green grass! What should I do?

2007-05-08 05:40:27 · 3 answers · asked by MysteryWriter 3

What kind of detergent could I use as a House wash. I want to clean the steel siding but I'm worried if I don't use the right soap that I could end up ruining my yard. I also have hedges and some rose bushes that I don't want to ruin either. Name brands and where I could buy it would be very helpful. Price would be helpful as well. Thank you in advance.

2007-05-08 05:33:09 · 5 answers · asked by David F 3

I have what seems to be a different type of canna lilly--Do all types multiply when planted?

2007-05-08 05:27:11 · 2 answers · asked by pattihoffman7 1

2007-05-08 05:02:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I placed them between a moistened paper towel in a dark place - nothing happening. I also placed a couple in a moist peat pot - nothing happening.

2007-05-08 04:28:25 · 6 answers · asked by apples 3

2007-05-08 04:12:34 · 6 answers · asked by Danny B 1

What heirloom varieties would you recommend? There are so many - I never know what to choose! I used to get heirlooms at the farmers' market in Berkeley, CA. They had a few kinds. Cherokee Purple was my favorite - very rich flavor, but I liked some of the red varieties too. I might like to try some green varieties for frying. I am in Ohio now. What would you recommend that would be similar to what I like, rich and delicious? How about some verities with interesting stories?

2007-05-08 04:07:28 · 5 answers · asked by Jonathan P 1

A friend of the family gave me the book, The Secret Garden, when I was about 10 years old. I loved the story, and wanted to have a garden. The next year, my family let me have a space about 10 ft. by 15 ft., and that was my first garden. It didn't have walls around it, like the one in the story, but it was still special! Later, I had an elderly friend, (and mentor) named Elisabeth, who taught me many things about plants (and life, too!) She was like an extra grandmother, and she was kind and wise.

2007-05-08 04:04:49 · 13 answers · asked by roo285 2

Does anyone know which cornus variety this type of dogwood belongs to? The flowers are not huge, but there are four white leaves which form into a tip and the tip is coloured pink. I would love to find this plant for my 82 year old mother for whom it has great sentimental value and I'm not having much luck

2007-05-08 04:00:18 · 4 answers · asked by Birute 1

People are always saying that they are hard to keep alive, but is this true?

2007-05-08 03:54:35 · 8 answers · asked by Princess Paradox 6

I have a peace lilly and I need to know how to take care of it. I do not have a green thumb so I need to know if it is for the indoors or out and what to do to take care of it. How often does it bloom.

2007-05-08 03:40:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

O K so they used sythes on grass in fields.....did they achieve a finer cut before the modern lawnmower?

2007-05-08 03:37:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

its a japanese tree and it blooms little pink blooms in the spring. it is on many japan cartoons. its the same tree on mulan when she is talking with her dad. my dad loves this tree but it is hard to find when yu dont know the nae of it

2007-05-08 03:27:50 · 12 answers · asked by angel 1