| Garden & Landscape |
| How do i grow plants and flowers from seeds ? |
I had a rough time planting seedlings the first time I tried tomatoes -- I was using one of those peat pellet seed-growing table-top green house units. The plants came out stringy and not able to ... |
| How do I keep my cats out of my strawberry patch? |
Put chicken wire around the plants. Poke the plant through the chicken wire and lay the wire over the soil/sand. It'll make it unappealing for the cat to dig in. ... |
| How do you disolve the urishol of dead poison ivy plants? |
Urishol is the volitale oil that is toxic to many humans. After being afflicted with it twice and studying how to take care of it (partly because I looked like a leper for 3 weeks); you use copiou... |
| How much top soil cover over concrete is required for a successful lawn? |
6 to12inches will be enough for a lawn ... |
| How often should you clean out a backyard birdhouse? |
One site says:
remove the old nest before the next nesting season. And if the birdhouse has not been cleaned you鈥檒l discourage returning birds, or new tenants, from residing there
Here's how... |
| Can a person grow tomato plants indoors? |
Start them in seed trays, and put near sunny window. If you don't have a sunny window, use grow lights. You can find them at stores specializing in plants, or an all-purpose home and garden st... |
| How can I make my fallen leaves to decompose faster? |
First shred the leaves. If you can shred the grass clippings as well, great. The smaller the piece size, the faster it will decompose.
Make sure you have your proportions right for compost, k... |
| How can I get rid of violets in my yard? |
we have violets in our yard..these are very low growing and do not hurt a thing..have dandilions also but unless i want to spend a fortune and kill off everything except grass i just keep mowing th... |
| What are some good trees to plant close to a house and driveway? |
Any tree will cause damage. With the foundation, the tree will just grow around it. But with the driveway, the roots of the tree will cause pressure in the ground as it grows, causing cracks in the... |
| How long does it take for sunflower to grow? |
Takes approx 14 - 21 days for sunflower seeds to germinate, depending on the type of S. flower, and weather & water conditions.
My sunflower package says Sow in open well exposed soil.
I hav... |
| How do i get rid of japenese beetles on rosebushes without insecticide? |
Many garden centers cell japanese beetle traps that hang from trees. They could be hung up high enough that she can't get to them.The website shows what they look like, but I've seen the... |
| How to kill a unwanted 2 year old tree using common insectisides or pesticides? |
Most hardware stores have a substance that will kill nuisance trees. Don't remember the name but if you ask they will know what it is.
You will need to either drill a hole or chop out a wed... |
| What can I do to help get my yellow aspen back to green? |
Are all the aspens turning yellow, or are some of them still green? Have you looked around at other aspens in the area to see if they are also turning yellow? Fall comes earlier in higher elevati... |
| What is an easy and inexpensive way to make compost? |
Any plant based material can be composted. Even the manure of plant eating animals.
Grass clippings and fallen leaves seem to be the most used materials as they are abundant in suburbia. You ca... |
| Can I use leaf compost as an organic mulch to overwinter my garden plants? |
No problem, go for it. Mulched leaves are a great organic mulch.
To keep the shredded leaves from blowing away, squirt a little dish soap (non anti-bacterial soap only) on the pile and spray ... |
| What are the concerns with a winterizer and my dog? |
Try giving Scotts a call
1-800-543-TURF
they're really helpful ... |
| Is it safe to spraypaint a bird bath? |
Since the bird bath is plastic, spray paint won't stick to it at all. ... |
| So I have dug a deep hole ready for a pumpkin plant? |
im having a go this year too,and have read that you need to dig youre hole 1ftX1ft mix in some well rotted manure with compost to form a mound cover with thick plastic or old carpet to really warm ... |
| Ive got a lovely thunbergia white vine with plenty of overgrowth. Id like to propagate it and sell somve? |
Wow what a plant just stick in the ground and watch out .. how i love flowers off all they bring beuty and light to an empty space.. so follow my links to see if you can spread the light..!
Lo... |
| How do I get rid of the clover out of my garden without killing my other plants? |
Since clover is a broad leaf, any broad leaf herbicide should work, such as Round-Up. Spot spray the clover, as needed, avoiding plants, and repeat as necessary. Boiling water also works, but be ca... |
| How can I make my lifestyle greener and better for the environment? |
The best thing you can do is to challenge others and be vocal politically. It's great to do these small things and I have been doing them for years. It doesn't amount to enough unless y... |
| What is the best thing to use on killing grass, weeds, etc. in a gravel driveway? |
Round Up Weed Killer ... |
| Im planning to grow a apple tree in my front lawn and i was wondering what is the easiest apple tree to grow? |
The trouble with apple trees is, they need another tree nearby to pollinate it to produce apples.Also different varieties flower at different times, so you need one that is flowering at the same ti... |
| How do I go about cleaning my garden pond? |
I have 2, and I haven't cleaned them for 2 years. I won't destroy the ecosystem I have built up. What I do is cover them, in the fall, to prevent leaves. Even though I do this, I still ... |
| How do you start a successful lawnmowing business? |
When my nephew was 13 years old, he made over $7,000.00 in his first grass cutting season (late March through late October in our area). He cut an average of ten lawns a week and all of them were ... |
| Does anyone know what the name of a quarter=sized pale yellow butterfly that is common in florida? |
Little Yellow - Eurema lisa
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| What to do with the plant growing out from my apple tree root? |
Apple trees typically have a different variety of roots than the upper portion of the tree. The desired variety is grafted onto the roots of another type of tree that has certain desirable attribu... |
| Besides rain water what types of water are good for carnivorous plants? |
Hey flipped_boy,
It is the chlorine that the carnivorous plants don't like, from tap water. You can use tap water, just let it stand in an open container for 48 hours to assure the chlorin... |
| What type of grass seed should I use to grow grass in a sandy soil in New Hampshire? |
see site below. ... |
| How grow a weeping willow tree from cuttings? |
Put it in water till it roots then plant it, not too near a foundation as the roots will creep into your pipes ... |
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