Garden & Landscape - August 2007

I'm in the midwest where the soil is somewhat clay-like. Any extra helpful hints are appreciated. Thanks

2007-08-29 11:27:08 · 5 answers · asked by Cookie Connoisseur 2

I received a plant as a gift. It has large, rubbery green leaves with curvy-serrated leaves (oval shaped, pointed at the end) and long-stemmed clusters of small orange flowers. Does anyone know what sort of plant this might be, and possibly some care guidelines?

2007-08-29 11:26:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anna C 1

2007-08-29 11:11:13 · 3 answers · asked by luckylady 2

where there be edible spray i can purchase so they wont fall apart?. an give me an idea if i can used the press on plastic.

2007-08-29 11:06:37 · 4 answers · asked by filipinogirl40 1

Is there a way to get rid of Kiwi plants/vines? I have cut them down cut the roots ect but can not get them to stop growing. Is there somthing I can spray on them to kill them down?

2007-08-29 10:46:08 · 5 answers · asked by xyz 4

A few questions?

~Does fruit flies and other incests ants blaa blaa help the process go quicker or slower
~ i have worms!!
~ how many times to turn it a week
~ Can tomato seedlings bear fruit in a 5 inch height 4 inch diameter circular coffee can?

2007-08-29 10:17:13 · 4 answers · asked by Christian 2

A lot of mushrooms grow on my backyard and frontyard. There are a lot of cats on my neighborhood.
I was asking a friend if those mushroom could be edible, she tells me they are toxic, and they are a result from cat pee.

Could this be true?

2007-08-29 10:09:41 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

two ugly lookin flower beds that came with property we rent i would like to beutify our porch a little by planting some pretty low maintenance flowers that are cheap and come in a variety of colors, this is my first time planting so i dont even know what the first step is.... i do know that the 2 flower beds receive shade in the morning hours and it gets a lot of sun during the afternoon to late evening and then the shade returns to them at nite ; ) the beds have dirt in them also for all the green thumbers what are some cool 1st time gardening websites if you know of any
thank you for your help!!

2007-08-29 10:08:18 · 3 answers · asked by tahitian dancer 1

I am the world's worst gardener. What sort of plants and flowers require little to no upkeep?

2007-08-29 09:40:14 · 53 answers · asked by Ask Mike 4

Hi everyone, I was given some wheeping trees,rose of sharons and some bushes they were very carefully dug up the roots were left in soil and they were replanted within in hour of them being dug up. I watered them very well after replanting and fertilized them, but over this last week and a half that i have had them the rose of sharons the leaves have gone from green to yellow to brown they still have some flowers but not like when i first got them, the one wheeping tree the leaves have turned completly brown the other one the leaves are turning yellow. Does anyone know why this is happening? And does anyone know what i can do to save them? Is there something that i did wrong or that i am not doing? Will they come back next year? I spoke to someone at a nursery and she told me to leave them that they probably have septic shock? Does anyone know anything about that? ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!

2007-08-29 09:05:27 · 8 answers · asked by Sherry F 1

We have tons of wild bamboo growing in the back yard and I want some in pots as decoration inside. How do you replant from a mother stalk? The roots, from what I've seen, are nearly impossible to pull up/yank. There has got to be an easier way!
And by the way, most links I click are firewalled (work computer), so if someone knows right off the top of their head, I'd be greatful....

2007-08-29 08:52:42 · 3 answers · asked by ~Miss Molly~ 2

hi peeps i probley sound really stupid but need help.. we have some tomato plants and its the 1st time we have done them they are very big and bushy with tomatos on so r pleased.But was just wondering what u do when the season is over to with cut them down or leave them sorry to sound silly thank u

2007-08-29 08:32:05 · 5 answers · asked by southenddeb 1

2007-08-29 08:30:25 · 7 answers · asked by Todd D 2

kind of butterfly

2007-08-29 08:06:43 · 4 answers · asked by pole p 1

I have killed 7 snakes in my back yard neat my workshop, and i dont know how to get rid of them

2007-08-29 07:59:49 · 11 answers · asked by ashley c 1

Everytime I buy any kind of plant and plant it, it dies, I can't even seem to keep things alive in my house. My husband bought me this plant one time that was supposed to grow to like 6 feet tall and it died in like a few weeks.

2007-08-29 06:22:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-29 05:37:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i"m living in south carolina and the fleas are horrible not only for my dogs but my children are being eaten alive

2007-08-29 05:13:58 · 7 answers · asked by stephanie p 1

2007-08-29 04:55:55 · 7 answers · asked by Becky B 3

2007-08-29 04:44:20 · 14 answers · asked by ells 4

2007-08-29 04:16:20 · 1 answers · asked by olivejuice55 1

I have a healthy FrangiPani (white flower) in my yard from which I took 2-3 stems for transplanting elsewhere. New plants wilted and drooped immediately and now sport curled up, black leaves. Are they dead? Should I wait to see what happens? Is this transplant trauma or doomsday? HELP!

2007-08-29 03:47:39 · 2 answers · asked by Linda M 1

2007-08-29 03:38:45 · 8 answers · asked by chitownchica 2

We were looking into putting up a privacy fence, but after receiving a free estimate this was a little more than we would like to spend. I think the estimate was around $7,000. I know people say that certain trees will serve this purpose; however, I want something that will grow extremely fast....I know that is asking for a lot and there probably isn't anything that will work immediately without using the fence. I just don't know if waiting a few years for tree growth will aleviate any of my worries until they begin to grow and block neighbors. Does anyone know anything that grows fast and well in the US southeast region?

2007-08-29 03:28:57 · 15 answers · asked by stardust 2

i was thinking it was probably clay

2007-08-29 02:50:40 · 9 answers · asked by mock sake 2

We live in an apartment near Kansas City, KS.
We are moving out at the end of September.
The irises have been living for about 8 years in my garden, and we will be moving to another apartment, where we might have to grow them in a pot instead of in the ground.

These bulbs belonged to my mom for over 10 years before she died, and I got them. I don't want to lose them.

Will they die if I dig them up in late September?
How can I store them so they don't freeze or rot? (I lost several a few years ago when I tried to store them and they got moldy.)
Can they grow okay in a pot? What size/depth pot is best?

I might be able to put them in the ground. Is this best?

Thanks!

2007-08-29 02:44:59 · 5 answers · asked by gg 7

2007-08-29 02:37:02 · 2 answers · asked by romer151 4

2007-08-29 02:31:20 · 5 answers · asked by Janet H 1

2007-08-29 02:21:13 · 6 answers · asked by Jacob 3

I got it bad.

2007-08-29 01:52:51 · 9 answers · asked by Jacob 3