Garden & Landscape - October 2007

Something you might suggest for someone simply interested in learning more?

Thanks a bunch

2007-10-30 19:09:49 · 2 answers · asked by freshbliss 6

2007-10-30 17:45:17 · 2 answers · asked by Ferret 5

I bought 4 Azaleas recently at a store that was closing (they were really on the cheap and I couldn't help myself). I know that they require acidic soil and prefer a pH of around 5.5, but can they survive in soil that has a pH of 6.0/6.5/7.0?

I mulched in a bunch of humus last year while preparing the garden bed that I am planting these in, and I've heard that this can help acidify the clay-heavy soil. It is currently around pH 6.5 or so. However, I'm not sure if the Azaleas can tolerate soil that is only slightly acidic.

I'd like to plant the Azaleas soon since it is fall. Will they be able to survive in the soil? Also, is there an effective way to lower acidity quickly? I know you can add Elemental Sulfur to the soil, but I don't know where to buy it or if it is worth applying.

2007-10-30 17:33:50 · 1 answers · asked by Adam W 2

Well, these horrible creatures have been eating the leaves and leaving number of holes in them. It seems like I have no chance at eradicating them.

Pictures are at the end, but here's a quick overview of their description. They're about a centimeter long. It uses the leaves that it chews to use as camouflage. I opened one up and it looks like a caterpillar. Then again all insect larvae look like that, but I haven't seen it transform into anything.

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I tried to use a quick Google search to identifying them but to no avail. Could someone please help me to figure out what these things are and how I could get rid of them. That would be very mu

2007-10-30 15:13:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-30 15:13:09 · 10 answers · asked by mandy c 4

why do people sometimes add moss to a garden?

2007-10-30 15:08:39 · 3 answers · asked by clever1 7

1) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Kagome_Cagalli/HPIM0759.jpg
2) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Kagome_Cagalli/HPIM0758.jpg
3) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Kagome_Cagalli/HPIM0757.jpg
4) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Kagome_Cagalli/HPIM0756.jpg
5) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Kagome_Cagalli/HPIM0755a.jpg
6) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Kagome_Cagalli/HPIM0755.jpg

Please put the number and the name of the weed beside it, thanks. =S And it's due tomorrow and like . the website the teacher of us has over 2000 weeds and the pictures are blurry and so it doesn't really help for me to research it. =S

2007-10-30 14:46:40 · 5 answers · asked by Febrezie~! 2

was just wondering a pumpkin grows from a seed but how do the seeds get inside the pumpkin

2007-10-30 14:43:23 · 5 answers · asked by smrtgrl01 2

My rose plant has a white (looks like mold almost) on it's leaves and flowers. It is spreading around the plant. It was just on one section of leaves, now it's on almost the whole plant. Flowers and all. Any suggestions on what it is and how to treat it?

2007-10-30 14:23:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do people sometimes add moss to a garden?

2007-10-30 14:20:05 · 8 answers · asked by clever1 7

I just need to know where to find some pictures of some hoseplants on the web cause i need to sketch a houseplant and give a description of it for school!!!

2007-10-30 13:23:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

...i dont want anything that will damage wildlife either.

2007-10-30 12:09:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well, i need a bean plant that can grow easily and quickly but i don't know what kind of bean plant that i can grow easily using water that is colored dye. So basicailly, i need to know 1.where i can get a bean plant that can grow easily and quickly
2.where can i get color dye that i can use with water
3.where do i buy it
4.And also where to buy soil and pots for the plants
i need this all for my science project, please help me everyone!

2007-10-30 11:50:21 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thinking of planting some fruit tree which can be evergreen all year round. Any one has some ideas on what which trees are easy to look after for a greenhand?

2007-10-30 11:40:45 · 4 answers · asked by Elainey 1

The poor thing was looking swell. Beautiful flower emerging and I don't know if I over watererd or under-watered, but now it's just sad. The long center flower stalk is brown and dry. No pups ever came. The edges of some leaves are brown (with a hint of yellow at the base of the line). I've seem some answers about removing the center flower area, but not sure how best to handle this.
Here (finally!!) are my quetions:
If it should be removed -what is best way to clear out the center flower? Cut it off or pull the leaves out?
And...
Is there any hope for the poor thing? Will it at least try to bloom again or did I have one shot since no pups came??
Please and thank you!

2007-10-30 10:31:25 · 2 answers · asked by Mrs.M 4

How can u breed or multiply lucky bamboo.... if someone knows can u plz be very clear on the steps

2007-10-30 09:54:35 · 8 answers · asked by Darkblue15 1

We are just about to plant grass for a new rugby field and I was wondering a certain type of grass would be better to plant than say regular Kentucky blue grass. The field is located in central Illinois on the plains, usually with good rain year round (less in the summer of course). The follow up question would be is it too late to plant this fall (last week of October)?

2007-10-30 09:45:14 · 3 answers · asked by metaisobutyltolulene 2

I am looking to build a fence that will last for many, many, many years without having to redo rotten posts, or dig out concrete. This fence will be in a dirt/ground area. Please give me your thoughts with ideas that may incorporate the latest technology and materials.

2007-10-30 09:38:41 · 9 answers · asked by buniot 1

We just purchased a bruce plum tree and a santa rosa plum tree...I need any advice on planting these. We live in New Orleans and it has been in the 60's lately, a little rainy also. Not sure if there is a best time to plant these. Also, we were told that we needed both of these in order to produce fruit, but I think I have read different on the internet and I want to make sure we were not ripped off. Because all we really wanted was the Santa Rosa Plum tree. Is it true that it will take 3-5 years before these trees will produce?

2007-10-30 09:32:26 · 3 answers · asked by badgirlzhvmorfun 3

I have a ginkgo female tree in the front yard. It came with the house when we brought. How can I get rid of the fruits not the tree ? YEs, the fruits are stinky !!!They are too much works to pick them up. My Chinese friend didn't come back to pick them up. The nuts are good and expensive in Chinese food market. Please help !!!

2007-10-30 09:32:04 · 8 answers · asked by catyingying 2

Do you know, that when the fruit is very little, not even a toddler,
they stuck it into a glass bottle and let it grow inside, without
even ever tasting natural fresh air and rain? Then they cut the
stem, and fill the bottle with alcohol, and drown the poor fruit in
it and sell it for profit! Don't you think, seriously, that it's
abominable, and something has to be done about it?

2007-10-30 09:13:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-30 08:54:36 · 10 answers · asked by lmfoley95 2

2007-10-30 08:54:31 · 4 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6

I have a tropicana canvas plant. I live in Northern Utah. Its getting colder and we do experience very harsh winters. Do I need to cut them down below the root?

2007-10-30 08:31:44 · 1 answers · asked by angelikabertrand64 5

Should I cover my mums when it gets chilly out? Or just leave them out, they are "hardy mums"

2007-10-30 08:31:04 · 6 answers · asked by dpops87 3

I'm trying grow a fig tree in San Francisco (Osborne Prolific) and it hasn't fruited. Has anyone had success with it?

2007-10-30 08:06:00 · 6 answers · asked by Leslie C 2

i know you can but leavs and grass clippings in like a garbage can and mix it around and add water once in a while, but what is some other good stuff to put in it, like apples, bananna peels, and stuff like that, and would it be good for pumpkin seeds

2007-10-30 07:55:54 · 3 answers · asked by popwarsboards356 2

theres this question in class that i can't figure out and i wont be able to sleep if i dont find the answer.......

2007-10-30 07:46:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have two orchids which have developed a white fluffy substances on them I wash it of and it keeps coming back. Can any one tell me the cause and how to treat it.

2007-10-30 06:00:21 · 8 answers · asked by Daisy 5

How can you make a pear tree grow really fast?

chz, jordan.

2007-10-30 05:57:05 · 3 answers · asked by jords-will-solve-it 3