Garden & Landscape - August 2007

Just wondering what the advantages/disadvantages would be for each case. I work in a restaurant and can get 100's of seeds like tomatoes, pepper, eggplant, etc.. for free every day. I want to plant some at home to start my vegetable garden, will they work ok? Or will pre-packaged seeds grow better due to some coating or treatments?

2007-08-11 08:00:47 · 6 answers · asked by t_money662 1

I just found a wasp nest in my garden. Any idea how i can get rid of the little ******s?

2007-08-11 07:26:50 · 4 answers · asked by Tonio 2

What are some ways to dust flowers?

2007-08-11 07:08:01 · 3 answers · asked by Blessed__ 6

I sprayed a 3 in 1 fungicide. the leaves are brown with spots and holes and then some are beautiful i have lots of bud and roses but more damaged leaves help i don't even know how to prune or cut it. my son gave this to me for mothers day. i keep it out side.

2007-08-11 05:57:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

spiders got in my car last fall,they must have bred cause there were webs inside my car and one day I saw a giant yellow sac spider on the inside wind shield! I sprayed spider repel (safe herbs) inside and it helped, but every morning there are tons of webs all over the outside of my car,I'm just worried one will scare me while i'm driving and cause an accident!!

2007-08-11 05:49:24 · 7 answers · asked by supachik 1

it had wings, like it raised them on the sides but never lifted up off the ground. It was really weird can anyone identify what I think I saw?

2007-08-11 05:24:28 · 2 answers · asked by Rachel☺ 5

my friend calls it a mules tail . It looks like a rainfall hanging down the pot, its green & has lil pods sort of reminds u of bananas, only very miniature. to grow your own all u do is take a small banana off and lay it on the dirt ,, it grows pods in no time at all like 2 days.

2007-08-11 04:59:37 · 3 answers · asked by Kathy G 2

i laid the lawn last week and have noticed a few patches of mushrooms! I water the grass twice a day as it is very hot at the moment, can you help me please?

2007-08-11 04:31:11 · 2 answers · asked by marcus f 1

2007-08-11 04:27:17 · 3 answers · asked by pat 2

2007-08-11 03:21:14 · 6 answers · asked by scareface 1

I am growing mint and basil on my window sill and they have grown white flowers at the tips. Is this a problem? Will it effect the quality of the herbs? Should I cut them off or can I just continue harvesting the herbs as usual.

2007-08-11 02:53:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

name of the worms, insects and animals

2007-08-11 02:35:46 · 3 answers · asked by abharanjan2003 2

I am considering purchasing an 8ft inflatable swimming pool (designed for adults every in the UK seems to sell them) but i remember when i was a child my parents lawn always used to end up yellow and dead, is there any way i can stop this form happening with the pool? I don't think moving it around is feasable as they are quite big, i was guessing maybe you could buy some sort of matt that will allow the grass to breath? but then i guess it still needs light. who knows? any ideas?

2007-08-11 02:23:06 · 15 answers · asked by deadmatt2052 2

2007-08-11 02:05:04 · 9 answers · asked by Iggies Mom 1

While we were out of town, our neighbors (who we get along good with) decided to paint our fence (which is on our property) that they look at from their patio. We had no idea of this and we got no choice in the color. They did their side and 1/2 way up another side and left it. They didn't even tell us they did it. Yes, our fence needed painted, but they used a color and stain we would not of used. Now we have to finish the fence (in the heat of summer) with a color we don't like. We were not planning to deal with the fence till next spring. How do we tell them, or should we that we are not pleased with what they did?

2007-08-11 01:38:21 · 13 answers · asked by TABYS 6

I want to kill crab grass and twitch grass in my lawn if I use round up will it kill the dormant grass as well?

2007-08-11 01:33:50 · 6 answers · asked by diggertwo 2

a book was written about a town and a lot of peoples lives were written about without them knowing about it untill the book was published

2007-08-11 01:10:37 · 5 answers · asked by john a 1

Can you take clippings from rose bushes and root them? I am no green thumb bt no means but my roses did do very good.

2007-08-11 00:23:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have climbing rose bushes and they are very tall and I need to know when is trhe best time to cut them back

2007-08-11 00:07:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 20:21:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

why does having sandier soil make the soil pH rise faster when adding phostphates?

2007-08-10 20:19:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was told that it is impossible to grow flowers underneath pecan trees. Is this true? Also, what would be ideal to plant there. Thanks to all.

2007-08-10 20:18:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 25' tree that is getting to big. I want to cut 10'-15' out of the top I don't want to kill it, but at the same time I need to reduce the size.
Thanks James

2007-08-10 19:47:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had my swimming pool removed--how long should I wait before landscaping over where the pool used to be?

2007-08-10 19:12:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 18:45:10 · 7 answers · asked by what the 1

How many natives do you plant compared to exotics?????

2007-08-10 18:31:39 · 4 answers · asked by what the 1

I bought a new house, and during the long moving process the summer drought killed my lawn. After several heavy rains, it apparent that the front yard is dead.

What would you do with such a yard (and HOW)? Zone 6, >deep slant<, 100% sun in some areas, part shade in about 10%. Dead grass in half of the yard in large patches near the street.

What are my options? Re-sod (who do I contact)? Ground-covering (how do I get that started, how long until entire yard is covered)? Throw down some grass seed & hope it grows? What to do?

2007-08-10 17:51:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently bought and planted salvia coccinea in pots with potting soil. I heard they are drought tolerant and can grow to 28 inches.

However, I find I need to water them everyday in the pot to keep the leaves from wilting and the stem sagging.

If I stop watering them it seems they will die in days. What's the deal?

I live in a very hot climate in Southern California (near Palm Springs) where the average summer temperature is 110 degrees. Is it the HEAT that is making the salvia look bad? I heard they need full sun.

I was hoping that I could water them once or twice a week.

I am a greenthumb novice and any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

2007-08-10 17:37:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm using flexible pvc tubing for my pond. The tubing is smooth on the inside and I was told to use a barbed fitting with a hose clamp on the outside. I have 1 1/2 tube and 1 1/2 fitting. But the tubing wont slide on, I've tried as hard as I can to foce it but to with no success.

My question is will PVC Primer soften the tube to the point where it will stretch over the fitting?

2007-08-10 17:14:52 · 2 answers · asked by max_cw 1

I have tried and tried growing lavendar in my garden with no success. How do I plant them, direct sun or not?, watering, growing feeding etc. Its my favorite plant and love the smell.

2007-08-10 16:26:02 · 3 answers · asked by melfan 2