| Garden & Landscape |
| Short of paying a chipper whats the best way to get rid of large pine stumps? |
Drill holes in the stump with a spade bit. Add some high nitrogen fertilizer or commercial stump remover product (you can use urine if you are really cheap, but not such a great idea if you are on... |
| Is it legal to grow ivy on a telephone pole? |
Some forms of ivy will grow anywhere like up an eavestrough on the side of my house, where the ivy adheres right to the brick so i don't see why it wouldn't grow on a telephone pole. Is i... |
| How do I make a christmas tree out of lights? |
You must make a frame either from wood or wire , I have used a large tomato cage , you can also cut shapes out of wood as a tree or anything else that you like ,then you wire the lights on, or sta... |
| What kind of plant will absorb the standing water in my back yard? |
Weeping Willows are drawn to water. ... |
| How do I get rid of weeds permanently from my garden? |
There are no "permanent" solutions! If you garden, you will spend much time weeding; it goes with the territory. Upside: it's great exercise, you generate compost, and when you finis... |
| How do i landscape a troubled yard? |
sounds like your soil in the back yard may be too acid now for grasses. why not think about raised beds for a fast upgrade you can do yourself. there are plenty of gardens available online... |
| I've planted an old sprouting onion in the dirt and it's growing great. How do I know when it's ready to pick? |
that onion will produce flowers and seeds... past the bulbing/eating stage... sorry, but they are beautiful flowers
buy some onion sets, plant them during the proper growing season in your area
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| What is the best hummingbird food recipe? |
You've gotten a lot of good answers about the sugar/water mix, but I thought that I'd add that I have several pots of nasturtiums near my hummingbird feeder, and the nasturtiums get visit... |
| How do you get rid of tomato plants? |
Go to freecycle.org (find your local freecycle) and offer "free tomato plants if you dig them out"
Someone will come and get them and you don't even have to dirty your hands ... |
| What is the best way to kill a tree, prior to chopping it down? |
You should be able to accomplish this by simply cutting a two and a half to three inch slice into the tree's base with a saw in a complete circle around the tree --- this severes the trees nut... |
| When and for how long does a wisteria vine bloom? |
The two most common types of wisteria, Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) and Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria floribunda), bloom around mid May in most years. I don't think you can depend on th... |
| What plants or shrubs are good for sun and shade? |
hostas are probably the most maintenance free solution for a shady spot. there are many varieties--different types of colors and stripes, textures. mine don't do well in direct sun, but part... |
| What about putting aquatic plants in the stream? I have a stream? |
Never add aquatic plants to the wild. Plants such as water hyacinth can grow so fast they choke out native species. And in some areas its illegal and carries stiff penalties ... |
| How do I lay flag stone for a patio with a grass motar? |
you cant use grass as mortar, I am thinking you want grass growing between the stones. You might or might not need to put a base down, depending on your soil conditions and such. I would anyway,... |
| What is a flower that is easy to grow and the blooms last? |
I have cardinal climbers that bloom late. They get snow on them sometimes here in Ohio. They are kind of a messy plant, and by that I mean that they vine and creep quite a bit. Really pretty red bl... |
| I want to start a flower garden & an vegatable garden this year. When do I start planting? |
You can start planting vegetable seedlings otudoors after the last frost. You would be safe if you waited untill the third week in may. If you wanted to start plants from seeds you could plant indo... |
| Where do you get planting potatoes for a garden? |
Hey ,, you like the taters? how about the ones at your local grocery?? thats right,, if they look good and taste good plant some yourself!! look for the ones with the sprouts just appearing or on... |
| What is a good climbing vine that will attract humminbirds? |
Hummingbirds are attracted to many species of flowers. The best thing to do is have a garden that contains many different types as well as flowers that will bloom all through the season since many... |
| How do I clear out my garden and start from scratch? |
I'd borrow a couple goats from the neighbors and let them have at it for a week or two, then do a cut and fill terrace and solarize.
No goats? Apply a good layer of poison ivy barrier crea... |
| What can I do about the pine tree killing my plants? |
you will need to make some adjustments to the PH or make-up of the soil under the tree....the needles have probably fallen for years and makes the soil very acidy.......i have found that short of c... |
| How do I keep my Labrador from digging up my vegetable garden? |
maybe get one of the invisible fences for dogs and put the line near your garden maybe 4 ft from it so when he gets within 4 ft of it he gets a small shock. After a while he will learn ... |
| How can I sun my yellow peppers indoors without them withering? |
They need to be refrigerated to slow the natural decay cycle. Special vegetable bags were kinda of a flop on the market but they did help keep the veggies crisper longer in the refrig's produ... |
| I really want to cover the fence around back yard with beautiful ivy plants? |
It ultimately depends on where you live (Your planting zone) but most USDA zones can handle these perennial vines: Clematis, Honeysuckle , Wisteria, & Trumpet-Vine to name a few. The most aggre... |
| Where do palm trees grow in the United States? |
palm trees grow from seattle washington on the west coast, can grow in southern tennesse, and can grow up to the new jersey coast on the east coast.
common palms like sabals grow on the east coa... |
| What kind of vegi, herb,spice or fruit plants can I plant still plant in my garden and are not hard to grow? |
I'm not sure of how big your garden is , but let's say it's 20' by 30'. In an area that big you could be growing some vegetables that would feed you, as well as some herbs ... |
| What vegetables are suitable to grow in a small space? |
I have strawberries, tomatoes, peppers,cucumbers, lettuce and sweetcorn all in pots. I haven't tried cucumber or sweetcorn before so I don't know how successful they will be but my advic... |
| How do I stop my grass getting burned by dog urine? |
I had this problem with my Schnauzer. I gave her tea in her water and never had a problem again. Just brewed plain Lipton tea. Once the spots stopped I stopped the tea and the spots never came b... |
| What evergreen will make a good screen for neighbors? |
You don't say where you live, and that makes a huge difference in making a recommendation.
I'm an advocate for using native species whenver possible, as local insects and birds are ada... |
| What are some creative ideas for a flowerbed border? |
I have Lavender as a border and I've used Candytuft in the past but both of those grow fairly wide themselves considering your garden is only about 1 1/2 feet wide. I would look for a smaller... |
| How do I build a koi pond - - what is the minimum depth? |
My pond is about 18 inches (in ground) in the deepest part for a pond that holds about 250 gallons. I live in Virginia with cold winters. The trick here is you must use a floating de-icer heater ... |
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