| Garden & Landscape |
| What is the best time to water your lawn, and plants everyday? |
It is recommended to water in early morning. This eliminates burning and evaporation that occurs at high sun, and eliminates mold and mildew problems that occur at sundown. ... |
| Is it possible to re-grow christmas trees from snipped branches? |
I haven't tried it so I couldn't tell you for sure, but I would guess no. Trees can be grafted but I don't think they can grow from trimmings in the same way leafy houseplants can. |
| How do I get rid of Zoysia Grass? |
I am amazed how often people recommend round up: it's one evil product, and it will poison your ground for years. Rainwater will carry it into the drinking water supply as well!
Why not jus... |
| Has anyone ever seen a lemon tree that grows two types of lemons? |
Volkamer Lemon (or Volkameriana) is often used as a rootstock for dooryard citrus trees. You probably have a Meyer Lemon grafted onto a Volkamer Lemon rootstock. Volkamer Lemon is bad about havin... |
| How do you kill a yucca plant in your yard? |
You can kill the yucca plant with a simple home remedy for unwanted weeds (plants in the wrong place) by pouring boiling salt water on the stump after you cut the plant out. Repeat this for three d... |
| How can I stop birds from stealing my pumpkins? |
Forget your bloody (I'm allowed to say that in the states - ain't I?) pumpkins. Organize a safari, I'll pay good money to shoot a bird big enough to haul off a pumpkin. RScott ... |
| Why do they plant tall trees under power lines? |
I work at a plant nursery and here are the reasons for that that we deal with the most.
Sometimes the trees were there first. Much of the time people aren't thinking that far into the futur... |
| How do I plant a Fuji apple tree? |
First of all you will need to have a pollinator if you are wanting apples from your Fuji. A crab apple tree or another apple tree must be in the vicinity to pollinate your apple tree. Here is a gre... |
| What could cause the starter rope on a lawnmower to get stuck or freeze up? |
Take the spark plug wire off the spark plug, reach under the mower and try to turn the mower blade. If you can turn the blade then the problem is in the recoil starter: broken spring, rope wadded ... |
| What kind of shrub can I plant that has colour and is easily maintained? |
Try spiraea. Here is a link.... ... |
| I need help from the answers community. How much would you pay for someone to clip or trim your hedges? |
I'm the owner of a small landscaping company in NJ - to give you a starting point - for most basic landscaping jobs (trimming shrubs, weeding, and other "odd" jobs) I base my price o... |
| Time a yard sale should start and finish? |
It all depends on the area you live in.
The ones around here start around 8 A.M. and end whenever the customers stop coming. We rarely have them on Sundays. But, where my sister lives, they have t... |
| How do I grow horseradish to ensure the biggest root possible? |
Yes, I have heard that trimming can greatly enhance the size of the root. ... |
| What is the name of the shrub/tree that looks like silver sheen? |
Did he/she plant Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'?
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| How do i stop cats from going to the toilet in my garden? |
I've been thumbed down for this before but...my Uncle Bernard used to have a selection of boots and shoes lined up on his bedroom window sill and used to hurl one every time he saw a cat among... |
| How do you fix a dying evergreen bush? |
You really need to provide a little more info. What kind of evergreen is it? If its a cedar it may not have gotten enough water, is it possible it got salt damage from road salt? If its a juniper d... |
| How would I build a mini waterfall, rock garden, and plants for my desk? |
I wouldn't even attempt to build one when you can buy them quite inexpensively at the store. You can buy the waterfall and rock garden and then add some small plants to it if you want. ... |
| What is causing the brown spots and sticky sap on my Yucca plant leaves? |
If you see little bugs crawling around they are aphids. Aphids are nasty little bugs that are brown in color and attack plants by sucking out the juices and eventually killing the plant. They leav... |
| What's the best thing to do for a house plant that's not surviving? |
one thing you can try it transplanting it to a bigger pot. it may have outgrown the pot its in right now. you definitely need to add more potting soil and possibly some fertilizer. look at your ... |
| What additional steps must be taken in order to grow fruit? |
OK here goes: In the first place, if you're really serious about growing fruit, you should forget about planting seeds. Go to a nursery and buy good fruit trees from them. They will also be... |
| What is the best way to keep bugs off my newly planted tomato plants - and will they survive our 120 degree? |
Plant marigolds all around them; the scent drives off most unwanted bugs.
If you keep them well watered, the heat will be no problem, though the fruits' skin will be a bit thicker than &quo... |
| How do you repel squirrels when they eat the tree bark? |
The best way to repel the squirrels is to make a solution of water and cyanne pepper and spray it on the tree bark. You can get the pepper from the spice isle of your local grocery and mix 3 tables... |
| Do I need to kill the grass before tilling the soil for my garden? |
No.
Advantages; If you are a 1,000 acre commercial farm attempting to squeeze every last potato / acre, then clearing the grass is useful. These folks also engage in maintaining the chemical bal... |
| Is there any kind of spray or household chem. or object that will keep deer from eating my sunflowers? |
There are a variety of safe methods to keep deer from dining and dashing in your garden. Here are some suggestions, with information on products that can help.
Repellents: A waxy liquid typical... |
| What is the fastest growing tree in north east Ohio that provides a good amount of shade? |
I'd put in a Poplar if I didn't care about all of the roots and little trees that they produce. They get over 50 ft in about 8 years if conditions are good. ... |
| Where the best place to look for butterflies for my bug collection for school? |
look in neigbourhood, nursey or Botanical gardens where there is Nectar(food) sources for butterflies.
FLOWERS (Nectar Sources)
The following are excellent sources of nectar for Butterfly :
B... |
| Can anyone suggest some extremely low maintenance plants for my apartment? Some will get a lot of light,? |
I do not have a green thumb either, but about six months ago, I bought several spider plants and one peperomia at Walmart...the baskets were 8" hanging baskets and the spider plants were just ... |
| Can caladiums be dug up and transplanted to another location after they have started blooming? |
You should really wait until they are done bloom. However, you can do so now if you have to:
--Do it on a cloudy/rainy day or later in the day if it is sunny.
--When digging it out, make sure ... |
| Is it legal to throw pebble rocks in the trash? LOTS of pebble rocks? |
I don't think it is a legality issue, it is just a weight issue. I got rid of alot of scrap pieces of cement by putting them in the trash can a few at a time. The trash man left one can behi... |
| What are the very fragrant yellow flowers that carpet the mountainside on the way to Big Bear, California? |
Do you have any other details? My guess is the California poppy - ... |
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