Garden & Landscape - October 2007

We just found a large spider on my back porch. It was brown, had fairly short but thick legs, and was about an inch across. It also had a cross on its back. I just want to know what type it is and if it's deadly. I live in Northwestern PA, if that helps. I don't think it was a brown recluse.

2007-10-08 06:45:40 · 1 answers · asked by kingtut_579 1

2007-10-08 06:31:44 · 4 answers · asked by a 2

i recently bought bosen bergia rotundra sweet thai ginger but i'm not sure how to care for it. i've searched the web and cannot find anything on the caring of it. can anyone help me?

2007-10-08 05:53:41 · 4 answers · asked by Ann 1

2007-10-08 05:49:11 · 14 answers · asked by Wendy M 1

i recently gathered some seeds from a columbine flower and have let them totally dry. but i am unsure when to plant them. also, should i germinate them before planting them? of just dig a hole and drop them in?

2007-10-08 05:15:49 · 4 answers · asked by wrldzgr8stdad 4

What are some fast growing plants for an aquarium?
I am currently on the hunt for some good plants for a 10 gallon tank. I am trying to convert my 10 gallon tank from fake plants to live planted tank. Do you guys know any fast growing plants that I can substitute for my fake plants?


I currently have 1 Amazon Sword Plant and 1 Cabomba Plant

2007-10-08 04:42:12 · 2 answers · asked by Chris 5

What features do you have that make it attractive to wildlife, and which kinds come to visit or live there? Is it a work-in-progress or are you able to sit back and enjoy the show?

I've got white-crowned sparrows, mourning doves, an Anna's hummingbird and the resident squirrel in my backyard right now. And "spider season" seems to have kicked in; if you go outside at night you might encounter a web or two in the making!

Mine is a mostly-finished work-in-progress. Fall is planting time in SoCal, and I want to find a spot to put in some deer grass so I can learn native basketmaking next spring!

2007-10-08 04:28:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to plant a vine from my 2nd story window on the side of my house. It will get good sun. I would like to create a dramatic effect with a trailing vine which will drop down at least 10 feet. please do help! I am in zone 9, Houston TX...

2007-10-08 03:57:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

was wondering should go on ahead and plant them in the ground or leave them in pots. they have been in the poit since feb or so this year. thy have bloomed but the stems have gotten taller at least 3 feet but they are not thick stems though. some of the leaves turn red but no buds whatso ever. they get plenty of sun. i do give them miracle grow once a month.should i cut them down now or wait. i live in north florida. i read that when your rose bush is tall and if the stems are really thin you should cut down to where the stem is thicker. i was wondering if that was true or not. well if it is better to grow them i the ground now how much sun is preferred for the roses. i only have small portions with sun but i have lots of rose bushes.

2007-10-08 03:55:46 · 5 answers · asked by grumpyjen28 3

I live in a desert climate and I've been able to keep the backyard green all summer by watering it 3 times a week but do I keep watering it through the winter?
Also, we don't get much rain so if I stop watering the trees and grass won't get much water at all.
I'm renting and I'm concerned about keeping the yard up.

2007-10-08 03:50:31 · 3 answers · asked by mamabunny 4

2007-10-08 03:18:03 · 3 answers · asked by jay w 2

lime green with fine spikes all over and black slits on it (like an underskin) a pink tail/sting , about an inch long

Any help?

2007-10-08 03:12:55 · 9 answers · asked by Nixxy ^^ 2

The fescue seed has been down now for 3 weeks.

It has come up and has already been mown once or twice now.

I want to spray for the broad leaf weeds now in the lawn with Ortho weed b gone Max concentrate.

Will it be okay?

How much longer should i wait, if not?

I am afraid if I wait too long here in Tennessee that it will be too cool at the end of this month for it to work. Last week we had temperatures up in the upper 80's and lows in the 60's, but this week it will get down to the mid 70's for highs, and low 50's for lows.


Thanks for your answers!

2007-10-08 02:13:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-08 01:40:45 · 13 answers · asked by ells 4

2007-10-08 01:40:37 · 7 answers · asked by smithiesmall 2

2007-10-08 01:33:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 6 foot tall young maple tree, and eventhough most other maples in the area are turning colors, mine is still vivid green and lush. I want it to stay green longer...what do I do to help it? Water it or dont? Fertilize it or dont?

Also, different maples have different colors either yellow, orange and red. Is there any way I can alter the color of mine? Like by adding certain elements to the soil?

2007-10-08 01:32:36 · 4 answers · asked by rockability 1

2007-10-08 01:21:07 · 14 answers · asked by ells 4

They are blooming right now.

2007-10-08 01:20:59 · 1 answers · asked by computerhelpplease! 1

I have some taro growing in the garden. They have produced a lot of healthy green leaves, but so far, little in the way of tubers. Should I prune the tops back to encourage underground growth like one does with sweet potato?

2007-10-08 00:49:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

i dont understand why it does that.
every morning i see in my garden a few bulbs lying around that i planted few days ago and holes dug in the garden.
pls help how do i prevent this ?

2007-10-07 23:44:49 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

have built four 2m x 1m boxies for a childrerns nursery. the soil is of a heavy clay and makes it difficult for the kids to dig in. if i were to add a mixture of sand and compost , would this allow the kids to dig and also grow plants next year?

2007-10-07 21:53:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-07 18:56:43 · 3 answers · asked by Maricar M 1

I have a big planter and I change what I plant in there from year to year. A couple of years ago I had petunias. This summer I put marigolds and lantana in it. I do reuse the same soil but I make sure to fertilize it.

Now, this late in summer, I have petunias coming up -- a lot of them! I'm not surprised that some seeds survived, but why are they only coming up now, not earlier in the summer?

I'm just curious...

2007-10-07 17:50:46 · 3 answers · asked by luvrats 7

It grows straight up and is really green with a thick stock and thick slippery small leaves....I took a piece off of my friends plant and that is how i got mine, however hers was larger and it looked like it grew in coils but mine is growing straight up and I have no idea what type of plant it is. I have tried searching and I cant seem to find anything!!! please help if you can

2007-10-07 17:13:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

When is it best to stop mowing the lawn for the winter period and how the heck do you stop it growing over the same period

2007-10-07 16:49:02 · 7 answers · asked by camel herder 4

How do I know that the ones I am growing are the 'legal' ones. I just want seeds for baking not into anything illegal. What kind of poppy do I grow and will it grow in Zone 9/10?

2007-10-07 16:39:35 · 6 answers · asked by James Watkin 7

I am looking to landscape my front yard in the spring, I live in New Jersey so basically the North East....

I wanted to do a butterfly garden theme with various plants that would support the butterfly cycle, would this be a nice front yard display? I purchased a small condo and the front has a bay window so I figured do the butterfly bushes on each side of the bay window and various other lower plants right under the window, any suggestions, ideas?

Thanks!

2007-10-07 15:42:44 · 2 answers · asked by collegegradsingle 3

In our older neighborhood there are beautiful pink and white flowering dogwood trees that have lined the streets for decades. They're regularly spaced in a four-foot wide grassy area between the street and sidewalk, two in front of each house. They're all between twelve to fifteen feet tall. The trunk of one of my neighbor's trees has grown at a very strange angle, about 60 degrees, I'd guess, and it's the only tree on the block that's done so. At a height of about five feet, the trunk is now, literally, at the middle of the sidewalk, and then from that point it goes straight upward. That 'elbow' of the trunk is at just the right height for unobservant and distracted pedestrians to smack right into it, face first. But it's a healthy looking tree other than that. We were wondering if it would be possible to remove the hazard and save the tree by uprooting it, turning it around, and then replanting it in the same spot. Or would we just kill the tree?

2007-10-07 15:35:56 · 5 answers · asked by joe friday's grrl 2

Flowers & leaves , finer, but similar to a wisteria vine. Am told this tree is rare. We live in Brisbane.

2007-10-07 14:54:19 · 7 answers · asked by Curious 2