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All ready. : )
I had my grooming and teeth cleaning yesterday. The nice lady who gives me a bath give me a new bandana every time I go to her place. Now I'm all ready for my date. Now if I only could find a single she dog lady. lol...:D ;) More
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tree branch surprise!
Okay, as I was cleaning debris in my courtyard after Gustav, I picked up what I thought was a small branch on my passionflower. Low and behold, the branch began to fly away right out of my hand. What I had in hand was an Io moth. My camera was… More
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Backyard habitat for birds
To help assist in what the backyard should have I found it easier to start a new thread. Birds need a few things. Food, water, protection and a place to raise a family. Fresh water can attract birds faster then food, esp. if it has a dripper or mister. Keep… More
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Fall is the time
...ed. Leaves them out for birds to roost. Do a good cleaning and check feeders. leave some dead seed heads for the birds to munch on. When cleaning up the yard, leave some leaf litter under your shrubs.… More
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GRUB WORMS
...quare foot test, (see Soil Fertility post). I was cleaning out my lettuce raised bed, The first shovel of soil being turned over, I was shocked, No Earth Worms but GRUBS, yes Grub Worms and about 9-10 with that one little shovel of soil, Nowhere near a square… More
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New bird house question
...ingy... It has a nice hinged door on the back for cleaning too... It's well made of real solid wood, real bark… More
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What to Do
...or a couple of years and couldn't take care of my gardens. I have a bed around a big Oak tree that got completly out of hand. It stays damp and in shade. Apparently green stuff loves this location. I'm almost scared to get in there. Snakes,… More
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too late to plant grass seed and shrubs?
...ove in new jersey and have spent the past 5 weeks cleaning and tilling out my lawn until it is the cleanest, nicest dirt in all of our area. the trouble is it took us so much longer to prepare the… More
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Irsis transplant??
...rden around. I'm planning on digging them all up, cleaning out the beds, and then replanting them in the back of the beds closer to the house. This is my first time trying to garden and I could… More
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Plant ID
Today I was cleaning around some of my yucca's, something I usually do not do, growing next to one was a tree or bush which I am trying to identify before I keep it or remove to the compose pile. Can anyone ID this. A second question involves the "rust"… More
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Old Freesia bulbs
While cleaning out part of my basement I found dozens of Freesia bulbs. They are at least years old. Will they come up, or should I just carry them over to the compost pile More
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Suggestions for Cleaning an Outdoor Umbrella??
During a windy afternoon our brand new umbrella went flying into the tree recently, resulting in a four inch mark on the canvas. I have tried cold water, but am leery of using many chemicals, I don't want to create a light spot-it's burnt orange (Clementine Orange per Pottery Barn!).… More
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Cleaning out flower beds
I need to clean out my flower beds against my house and dig out about 2 feet of dirt and lay new plastic down. What would be the best plastic to lay down. I also have to move a few plants, ponies, a clover like plant with pretty pink flowers,… More
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Spring cleaning of used Bird Houses
... way back to 2005 and cannot find the posts about cleaning birdhouses. I remember we're supposed to, and I "think" there was something posted about using perhaps a 10%chlorox solution -- but am wanting… More
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New at Gardening in general
Hello! Last year I attempted growing some herbs from seeds but a few weeks in they all up and died on me! I said forget it. This year I bought a sweet basil plant and it was around 4" and its about 9" now! I went to Lowes today and… More
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Cleaning out
... on 3/4 years now. I started at the bottom in the Garden Decor thread. Don't know of an easy way to do this unless you just delete anything older than 2/3 years without looking… More
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Cleaning Mulch in the Autumn
...e praise about it -- my #1 concern was keeping it clean. I avoided it all the time because of this. Question: So -- HOW do you keep… More
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Free Garden Tool Giveaway!
... to sustainable living and topics such as organic gardening, natural health, green homes and renewable energy. They are currently offering a chance to win a set of 10 new gardening tools The winner will receive 5 large NRG PRO tools and 4 NRG… More
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procrastination
...re with my coffee while son is napping instead of cleaning the bathroom! More
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Homemade Hummer Feeders
Thanks. I knew about that cleaning method. I'd still really like to figure out how to make the 'bowl' kind though. More
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Fall Garden Clean Up
...p with the late crops and get ready for some fall gardening, I must admit things can pile up, I always like to have a… More
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Good Evening Gardeners!!
...ladly accept all the help I can get in regards to gardening. As you can see from the few photos posted I have not got much to show!!:0 I have made up my mind to do some serious work in… More
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I may have killed 30 tulips ~ Help!
... much success... but this is a lot different. My soil is full… More
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Cleaning my garden tools
...ch. Is there an easier way to get the clay off my tools than scraping it off? Is there any solution that I can soak them in that will ease the clean up? More
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