Garden & Landscape - September 2007

2007-09-27 14:42:33 · 1 answers · asked by Casondra P 1

2007-09-27 14:40:28 · 7 answers · asked by Kimberly C. 1

2007-09-27 12:14:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

It has been a very dry summer, but the acorns are
large. We are being bombarded. Very unusual.

2007-09-27 12:12:18 · 7 answers · asked by maggieinthesun 1

2007-09-27 10:45:18 · 4 answers · asked by Cj 1

I have a tall ( 5 ft) bush in front of my house that has purple leaves with some green spots. It's definately a perrinial. I live in zone 5. It's never flowered but I suspect that it can because there are little buds on it. I'd really like to know what it is so I can buy another and plant it on the other side of my garden. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-09-27 10:21:23 · 3 answers · asked by GuMdrOpS & LOLLiPoPs 6

2007-09-27 10:17:51 · 4 answers · asked by gregtwood 1

Lots of birds and squirrels....can I use landscape fabric to cover grass seed???? I usually use old window screens to cover the seed...works great but ran out of screens...

2007-09-27 10:13:06 · 5 answers · asked by William F 2

The back yard has a brick patio and what used to be green grass until I sprayed it with grass and weed killer. Now the grass and weeds are dead but how do I remove the dead grass and weeds from between the bricks? I tried it previously using an old pair of boots and just kicking the vegetation out of the ground but there has to be an easier way.

2007-09-27 09:57:44 · 5 answers · asked by Hitchhiker90 3

I planted two blueberry bushes in the spring (one early season & one late season). Both had labels that they should produce fruit in the very first year, which the early season one did. The late season one never did. Both appear to be doing ok except that their leaves are turning red (fall in the northeast), yet we have not had a frost so far. Is there a soil deficiency that could be causing this & what should I do to counteract it?

2007-09-27 08:41:31 · 10 answers · asked by Penn State Princess 3

I have like five ant hills in my frontyard, but don't know how to get rid of them. What should I buy or any recommendations?

2007-09-27 08:41:20 · 6 answers · asked by f1pper07 1

These are first year plants in my yard so MAYBE 4 feet tall and very thin branches protruding from all around.

How do I cut it (or leave it be) to develop the few trunk like stalks I see every spring get clipped at around 6 feet tall to resemble huge bouquettes in late summer/ early fall?

2007-09-27 08:40:38 · 3 answers · asked by Greywolf 6

I either drowned it or burnt it up in the sun... I dont know. I shouldnt be trying this at home... lol!

2007-09-27 08:32:52 · 6 answers · asked by plainfieldcletusblue 4

I live in the Inland Empire of Southern California and it gets massively hot in the summer, and I HATE to have to use so much water for grass, which my dogs pee on and kill anyway. Some parts of my yard have rock walkways (which they avoid and pee on my flowers instead) and wood chip paths which is too hard to clean their poo out of and they drag half of it in the house. I was looking at fake grass, but the only kind that can stand up to dog pee is WAY too expensive for me. And I absolutely will not put down concrete.
I have a bunch of empty dirt areas which is driving me crazy.
Any creative, relatively simple, suggestions as to what I can put down to have a "pee proof" yard?

2007-09-27 08:21:14 · 6 answers · asked by earthlover7 4

i just need details on it. I've had it for almost a month now and the leaves keep dying and im not sure whether to put it in the sun or shade. please help.

2007-09-27 08:16:23 · 2 answers · asked by Katie R 1

2007-09-27 08:14:39 · 5 answers · asked by Evan 2

Ok, so i'm mowing my lawn last week and i hit a big stick. Long story short, my neighbor had to tip the mower upside down to fix a problem with the blade. It was upside down for a few minutes, and when we turn it right-side-up, the oil and gas kinda poured out the top. So we start it back up, and it runs for about a minute, but spewing white smoke the whole time. Then it just stops running.

We checked the oil, and it was low, so we got more oil and added it. We also added more gas because it was low, and replaced the spark-plug since that was probably filled with oil or gas. But now, will plenty of oil and gas and a new spark plug, it still won't start.

It's been like 5 days, and we've tried starting it each day, and the first time you pull the cord it almost starts but doesn't. Then every pull after that it doesn't come close to starting. Then we try again the next day and the same thing happens.

Please help with any (useful) suggestions. Thanx.

2007-09-27 07:45:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son has a project for school where we have to collect 25 wildflowers. I have put them in wax paper and taped the sides together, but they still seem to wilt or dry up. You can't even tell what kind of flower it was. Any suggestions.

2007-09-27 07:16:57 · 6 answers · asked by gator 2

2007-09-27 07:01:33 · 5 answers · asked by rebecca R 1

apple seeds. i want to try growing a plant from them. if they grow apples or not that's something for me to find out. just waiting for it to grow up would be enough to enjoy.

2007-09-27 06:17:56 · 4 answers · asked by Princess LovAngel 4

2007-09-27 05:32:54 · 16 answers · asked by lanitak1 1

I want to plant bulbs and regular annuals and things, but I want to plant them where there is always something bloomed. Pinks, Blues, and Purples prefered but other colors wil works to.

2007-09-27 05:28:19 · 5 answers · asked by Smartie_Pants 5

We had an early freeze the other morning. All my pumpkin vines wilted and died. If I cut the green pumpkins will they turn orange in time?

2007-09-27 05:19:12 · 3 answers · asked by Dark Angel 2

We had a storm a couple of nights ago that blew down a ton of walnuts off my tree. The husks are still green, with no cracks. Are they ripe? Will the husk still turn black so I can take it off? and will the nut inside be edible?
I just need to know if it's worth keeping them or if I should dump them in the woods and wait for the rest to fall naturally.

2007-09-27 05:17:01 · 5 answers · asked by Kynthia 2

The flower is white with a blue hue. it has 5 petals, and is star shaped. it is a vine type plant,and I noticed some small thorns on it. The dark blue berry has several seeds inside.

2007-09-27 04:54:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-27 04:35:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

there is this old bush in our yard, don't know what it is called, but when it blooms it looks like little groups of flowers and smells like oranges. My question is how to root peices of it. I have tried planting cuttings in soil. Putting cutting in water, I even put a pot of dirt under the branch, and put a brick on top thinking maybe the branch would grow roots into the bucket. Nothing seems to work. There are no little ones growing around it to dig up and plant. I even have tried useing a plant hormone in the water of the cuttings or the soil i have planted them in. Any suggestions?

2007-09-27 04:06:54 · 7 answers · asked by arleen d 1

what is the difference between regal and zonal geraniums?

2007-09-27 03:30:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-27 03:29:57 · 2 answers · asked by dynsity 1

okay, Ive decided to put some pots outside my house..mainly because were getting ready to have company over and i want everything to look great. So here's the thing, yes i know its coming up on fall ( i live in the south though, and its still 90-95 here everyday) ...so im not exactly sure what to plant that will live through the fall. Also whats the best to plant in pots? And what should i be using with the flowers? Thanks!

2007-09-27 02:38:19 · 7 answers · asked by Tiffany Megan 1