Garden & Landscape - July 2007

does any one know how to manage an unruley tomato plant? my plant is taking over my back yard...is there a way to trim the plant without killing it?

2007-07-30 04:46:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I watered and fed the plants regularly fruit was in abundance,then the stems started to go black,so did the leaves and fruit and i lost the lot.any ideas?

2007-07-30 04:33:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have german johnsons not turning red? what do I do?

2007-07-30 04:06:25 · 9 answers · asked by Tim M 1

Is it for help with retaining water for plants and trees or is it strictly decorative?

2007-07-30 03:55:45 · 6 answers · asked by Traci T 1

Sleepers will support the front /sides of the pond. Pond could be lined any way-need to be able to establish best option.Thought tanks with outlet near the top could support a hose which could then be iserted into hole made in railway sleeper and then connected to something like a water blade, which would then run into the next tank below

2007-07-30 03:51:31 · 4 answers · asked by Mountain goat 1

I have had a butterfly bush 3 or 4 years now. It looks real good until it starts to get the buds. It may have one or two blooms on it and then it starts to wilt and the center turns dark brown and the it dyes off. This has happened every year since I have had it. I have given it plant food and it gets the right kind of light but I am not sure what's going on with it. Please if you know anything about these plants give me some ideas
thanks

2007-07-30 03:37:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Neighbors on two sides of my backyard have webworms in their trees. When I see them in my trees, I immediately cut the infected growth away. However, they seem to be getting worse and I am unable to reach those in the tops of my tall trees. Is there a prevention insecticide I can spray my trees with?

2007-07-30 03:11:19 · 3 answers · asked by desta 2

2007-07-30 03:03:44 · 6 answers · asked by Lee J 1

I saw a rose featured on the cover of a garden magazine a couple of months ago. I thought I would remember the name but I have'nt, it was a pale pink and I think it started with a 'c' the magazine could have been better homes and gardens or garden australia. any info would be great. thanks

2007-07-30 02:07:07 · 2 answers · asked by olive 2

Need help in landscaping!!!!

I was wondering if there were some really nice people out there that might like to help me design the front of my home.

When I purchased the home 5 yrs ago there were some nice bushes in front. They slowly died or at least lost all of the needles on them.

I have a big tree in front of my lawn and it dose shade the area. I don't know if that is the cause or not.

I also have some spider like weeds that keep coming back.

I wanted to plant three bushes with some type of plants that will come back each year.

I can email you pictures if you like.

I am al thumbs for things like this

2007-07-30 01:52:12 · 6 answers · asked by startcpr911 1

I asked this question a week or so ago and think I may have confused folks. All of these power packs state for outdoor installation only. I called Malibu technical service and all she told me was that it was the UL code.

More simply put, does anyone know of a concern if I mount and plug in my transformer in my basement, and run the low voltage wiring through a small hole to the outside for my outdoor ground lighting?

Hope that's clearer, thanks for any thoughts!

2007-07-30 01:24:14 · 1 answers · asked by keith 2

I got these complimentary seeds with an eBay purchase this spring (forgot where). They were marked "thorny tomato - edible fruit". Does anyone know G. species or have any other info on them ? http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x47/RScott-02/?action=view¤t=DSCN4080.jpg RScott

2007-07-30 01:21:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in the southeast UK in hampshire and something is burrowing across the garden lawn with amazing speed, it isn't leaving large circilar mounds like a mole does but instead is leaving lines of heaped soil above its tunnels and turning over a lot of clumps of grass. Its only been here for a week and I dread to think what it will do to the garden if i leave it be any longer. Its not only killing the grass but also turning over the soil and causing areas to collapse and upsetting the level of the soil. The tunnels I have uncovered are about 1 inch in diameter so it can't be very big. It has created a series of interconnecting tunnels and larger chambers across the garden but I have yet to get more than a fleeting glipmse of it. What could it be and how should I go about getting rid of it? I dont really want to pay for a trap or poison, is there any kind (ideally humane) trap I can make myself? I've already tried the cat but shes a hopeless hunter.

2007-07-30 01:13:25 · 5 answers · asked by UKGardener2007 3

I have used ant killer on the ones that I see but then more keep turning up. The problems getting so bad that the birds are flying down to eat them. If I block the holes in the wall (they are just below the windowframe) will they find other ways out, I don't want them to start coming from the walls on the inside. Any suggestions ?

2007-07-29 23:37:51 · 14 answers · asked by ANDY T 3

I had a friend years ago who had a wormery.

All I remember is the waste product from the worms (the brown stuff) was used as fertilizer for the garden.

Does or has anyone tried this and if so how are they made up?

How do you start up one of these?

2007-07-29 22:50:44 · 4 answers · asked by davie 2

2007-07-29 22:04:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are going back and forth on this. One day we vote patio the next day its deck. I always loved patios. I think of decks as needing constant maintenance. Pressure washing, staining, treating. But my husband always had decks. He thinks patios are difficult to put in. And the idea of concrete being possibly used even as a base is terrible to him. Even pavers seem too sloppy. And of course, cost is quite important. Any ideas? Want to have this done by fall. Help!

2007-07-29 19:52:45 · 12 answers · asked by Fancy 2

I planted morning glories, there great, but i don't like how there flowers just close up in the afternoon. I planted sweet peas, and there short, and haven't flowered at all. What some vines that can be bought as seeds that grow fast and have a lot of blooms?THanks.

2007-07-29 18:51:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello,

Currently I have a wild chili (chile de monte) and I want to get more so how do I plant the chili heres what I have heard and I guess know

Step1: Dry the chili (how long?)

Step2: Put chili on ziplock bag with wet paper to increase seed growing

Step3: Put in small containers with holes on bottom for water drainage

Step4: Wait for them to grow and later move them outside

Am I right or what else do I have to do to plant them??

2007-07-29 18:29:49 · 1 answers · asked by TripleG 2

Hello,

Okay I heard you can clone a plant but dont know all the details can somebody give me the steps here is what I got and I dont even know if they are right

Step1: Cut a stem of a branch at a 45* degree angle
Step2: Put in a water bucket with water
Step3: Wait until roots come out
Step4: Move the plant to the ground and now just wait for growing.

So if anyone knows about this please help me out with these questions

How long until the stem grows roots?

In what do I dip the stem when I recently cut before putting it on water?

2007-07-29 18:24:18 · 4 answers · asked by TripleG 2

I planted canterbury bells about 17 days ago, and still, i haven't seen anything come up. I planted them so they will bloom next year, they will won't they? what are some other biennials i can plant now so they bloom next year? Thanks.

2007-07-29 18:02:09 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I seen a bouquet of green roses mixed in with purple roses. Green is a nice colour on a rose, don't you think?

2007-07-29 17:34:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have this light green grass sprouting up throughout my yard. It doesn't grow in a group or clumps, but single stems spread out. The stems are much thicker than the rest of the grass and it grows tens times faster than my normal grass (it towers over the normal grass). My mother said it was water grass but I looked up pictures on the web and couldn't find anything that matched. I did research grass weeds and nothing that looks like what I got growing. Any ideas or suggestions to steer me in the right direction to get rid of it. Also any ideas on how to get rid of milkweed (I think that is what it is?) I am having problems with that too. Thanks in advance!!!

2007-07-29 17:17:12 · 8 answers · asked by BD 1

Hi, I just got a bug zapper to go in my yard and was wondering if you are suppose to leave it on all the time or what? And also how often are you suppose to clean it! Thanks for you help? and any other useful info is appreciated

2007-07-29 17:14:30 · 5 answers · asked by tapdiva2003 3

im making a butterfly garden but sadly i havent seen many butterflies yet.

2007-07-29 17:06:46 · 18 answers · asked by poisongirl 1

2007-07-29 16:52:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We purchased a small houseplant at a local craft show. The lady that we bought it from called it a sensitivity plant. It looks like a fern, but if you touch it anywhere the fern part of the plant closes up. Also, when the sun goes down, all of the ferns close up tight. In the morning, they are all reopened again. It's starting to get tall (approx. 12 inches). We were just wondering what the proper name is for this plant and how tall it will get. If repotted, will it continue to get taller? It's really a fasinating plant, and everyone that comes to visit has to touch it to see it close up.

2007-07-29 16:35:44 · 3 answers · asked by Darlene mouse 4

has went bad. The first time, 2 weeks ago I lost 20 quarts. this time I did 24 Quarts and it looks like 8 has went bad. What about freezing them? Has anyone heard of doing them that way. I know it's a stupid question but someone out there is having better luck then me

2007-07-29 16:26:23 · 5 answers · asked by Jerry R 2

i would like to know.

2007-07-29 16:22:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm trying to find a way to buy large bags, such as 50# bags of acorns...white oak, red oak...doesn't really matter.

2007-07-29 16:05:58 · 2 answers · asked by bagthebuck 1