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Evening out uneven lawn
My backyard is very clumpy- getting more so since I bought the house 5 years ago (I have dogs that tend to 'scratch'). I am considering how to even it out - can I just rake soil (or compost that I get from the nearby water treatment plant) over the… More
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Take All Root Rot
...nd it online and I think this might be part of my lawn problem. Or rather no lawn problem. It is caused by the fungus 'Gaeumannomyces graminis va. graminis',identified in several Mississippi counties during the summer/fall of 1998. But also found in other southern states… More
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Potting soil getting moldy
...ng soil. I was wondering if there's a good way to get rid of this? They're rather large pots, so I'd like to avoid re-potting them. The plants are chives and peppermint. Organic methods are preferred. More
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Hybiscus getting ready for the winter.
I have planted hybiscus at my house for 5 years now. I have some that come back up every year and for some strange reason I can plant them on this one side of my house and they NEVER come back up. Now I have 3 tree and 8 plants.… More
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Getting Zuchinni Pollinated
Can anyone tell me in these pictures where I'm supposed to pollinate? Is it behind the flower, inside the bulbous yellow part inside the flower, on top of the un-opened flower???? I have no clue. I've got lots of blooms and no fruit. :confused: More
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Tomatos getting rotten spots!!! HELP!
HELP! My tomatos are getting some kinda gross rot on them, right on the bottom of the tomato, I have found about 5 like this already! Does anyone know what this is and how to prevent it? More
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Getting so excited!
...e are 3 of them! I been watching them and I think within a week it will flower, I am hoping anyways:) More
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Getting ready to plant our trees.
Very ambitious undertaking. More
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Getting rid of Stinging Nettle?
...e from my planter. How do i get rid of it without getting stung by the mean bugger?! :mad: The last time i got stung I barely touched it. My fingure hurt most of the day. Hubby… More
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Help clearing grass from garden!
...den rake, and it's tough going and I know I'm not getting all the roots. I think it may be… More
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JoyCreek Lawn Renovating
...autiful garden surrounding an area that should be grass but is instead a combination of sick looking grass, weeds and mud. I'm seriously considering covering the whole… More
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Soil Preparation
...ely the neighbours tried to help him, however the lawn and garden were pretty much left to decline for 19 years. I worked up the front garden which had become very compacted. My… More
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What I have done So Far.
...omplish it. It is hard because I have a hard time getting up and down.Plus short of breath, etc.. I have found that one of those pastic light weight lawn chairs is… More
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Gardening above Buried cable in front yard
...vertical structure in an otherwise flat and plain lawnscape). But, only now I learnt that there is buried cable running smack under the mail post. I… More
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show me your mailboxes!
hi! i just saw the post "show me your poolscape" which was great, but i need ideas for landscaping a pie-shaped area around my mailbox. it's in full sun in Missouri (zone 6 ). the pie shape is 1/4 of a circle. it's the inner corner where our driveway meets… More
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Anybody know anything about Zoysia?
...n the pictures, you put in plugs of grass in your lawn and it chokes out all other grass, weeds, etc. It says it stays green… More
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Hello from Minnesota
... of land with a new home about 3 years ago and Im getting the new lawn going pretty… More
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Hello from Southern New Jersey!
Hi, I used to be on this site (at least, I think it was this site) years ago... I had a big garden at my house, and when I had to sell it and move to an apartment I was really depressed, garden-wise. But, my wonderful landlord recently told me… More
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Enlarging garden bed. (25 pictures)
...at just the handiest thing. My daughter and I are getting ready to start work on next year's raised beds on the south lawn. That would solve the problem for the neighbors on the east side, they just completely tore up their front yard.....hmmmmm. More
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Old Growth Roses
... and i have a house given to us by her family. We started on the lawn and flower beds this spring. We have an at least 60 year old bush rose. I wanted some advice if anyone has any. Is there anything special… More
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New House Lawn
...eaving mostly clay for the majority of us to work with. I have a fairly decent lawn I guess for… More
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Howdy from Texas!
...some advice and tips on what I can do to make our lawn and garden… More
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HONEY LOCUST TREES SPROUTS
...ES, BUT OUR CLAY PROBABLY HELPS) THROUGHOUT LAWN, GETTING CLOSE TO THE HOUSE (30 FT AWAY), BUCKLING NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY (10 FT AWAY), SEED PODS WERE A NUISANCE, ETC. SINCE, I HAVE DISCOVERED NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC AND PHONE CABLES… More
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Getting Cucumbers to climb
:( Can anyone tell me how to get cucumbers to climb? I'd appreciate the information. I am thinking the trellis needs to be on a slant? Help please!!:rolleyes: More
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Getting rid of sparrows
[/size]:confused: Does anyone have an idea on getting rid of sparrows:mad: . I have taken down the houses and feeders.They are so bad they chase out all the other birds. They even attacked a hugh wood pecker drinking out of my pond. He has stayed around all winter. They dive… More
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Clover, crab grass removal
... awhile since I've been here... but here goes. My lawn was cut way too short all summer and hence (I've read) we have a epidemic of crabgrass - more of that than lawn and some patches of clover. What is the best approach here at this time of… More
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Crabgrass In Lawn
...st summer here in '04, we've been working hard at getting rid of the weeds… More
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About that MOSS in my lawn
...s say to remove (by hand) as much moss as you can with a thatcher. Hmm, okay... So I'm doing that… More
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Cheat grass
...t grass, and I have patches of it appearing in my lawn area. (Not that my lawn is great anyway!) But we are trying to make it nice. How do I get rid of cheat grass? Help anybody? More
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planting under grass
...ally okay with perennials and such, but I haven't started messing around with bulbs/tubers.) One of the things I'm most unclear on is whether bulbs can be planted under… More
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Just started
...rry, I was too tired when I registered to come up with something witty. haha) I'm a college student about to graduate from Oklahoma Christian University (Oklahoma City) in December with a bachelor's in Youth… More
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Newbie...Help me with this lawn!!!!
Hi, I'm a newbie here. I'm not much into lawn care and I don't really know all the "do's and don'ts". Here is my deal. We built a new home in 2000 and I have replanted the lawn 3 times. The last time was last fall. I planted fescue which… More
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Is my lawn trying to re seed itself?
...zone 5. My lawn is basically made of Kentucky bluegrass and fescue here in the Midwest. I've noticed that it is producing these blades of grass which appear to have these little seeds growing off of them. Will these seeds eventually fall off and "Naturally… More
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Can someone PLEASE help me with my grass???????
...ofessional lawn service is applying lime randomly without testing the soil first, I would find another service. More
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Need Help With Lawn
...ut not what I thought I would have. He handseeded with what I… More
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new lawn going bald and muddy
...onths ago but its all gone wrong. first the grass started coming out an now its just mud and messy i really need some help and tips on wat 2 do so please be my saviour and make my day thanks… More
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Clover lawn
... the front, but I'm thinking of an alternative to grass in the back. What is a clover lawn like? Is it practical for an entire backyard (a small one)? Does it look awful… More
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New lawn or overseed?
...eached 100, despite following all the recommended lawn care. I know what the problem is--compacted soil. I want to avoid throwing water on it every summer just to lose it by July, so I think I have two choices in… More
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eyesore grass (good for hey ride though)
...still "yellow". I'm trying to grow lawn grass. It started fine. I removed all weeds, tilled the soil. Planted seed and watered until they ppped and started to grow grass. It was nice and beautifully green. Then my husband purchased a… More
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question about a circle on my lawn
...have a dark green grass outline of a circle on my lawn. The rest of the lawn is not as dark. There are no pipes under the lawn, so I do not know what this is. Can anyone help me to figure this out?:confused: More
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Getting red potatoes to sprout...
... before planting, I cut them and dust the cut end with Captan (spelling?) fungicide... It helps heal up… More
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Need Help getting rid of Tobacco Budworm...
...over. Last Spring...quite by accident, we started getting hummingbirds on our porch. They were enjoying our Petunias I had put in our 5 long porch railing planters. All the previous years, I had put Moss Rosses in… More
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Getting Married
Dear Gardening Friends, A week from today is the big day for my Beloved and me. It's a busy, stressful time as many of you know from experience, so I am likely not to be around much. If you miss me, please take a moment to think good thoughts, pray… More
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woodpecker getting a chewing
i don`t think that this female rose brested grosbeak likes woodpecker`s More
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Getting Rid of Mint
... but my problem is not growing something -- it is getting rid of mint. When we bought this home (Highlands, N.C), MINT was growing on the side of an embankment -- we have tried a lot of things -- hand pulling it, cutting it… More
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Getting rid of all turf.
...of all grass in my front + back yards and replace with clover, flowers, shrubs, etc. I'm thinking I'd Roundup all the grass; wait a month, till the dead grass and then plant. Help! What do you think? Also, there's a gillion types of clover.… More
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Getting rid of grass stains
Grass Stains Remedy #1: Wipe the fabric with alcohol. You should test a corner first to make sure the material isn't damaged by the alcohol. Then apply a mild chlorine bleach to any remaining stain. Remedy #2: Rub the stain with liquid detergent or naphtha soap. Then rinse thoroughly. Remedy… More
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Too many types of grass
... now I've discovered that it has about 5 types of grass. There are large patches of each type, with one type (thin needle blades) poking… More
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Want less weeds and more grass
My front lawn has become a haven for every weed known ..not all over but some big patches...is there a safe weed killer I can use I hate the thoughts of digging it all up and laying down sod some of these weeds have roots a mile long :( Any… More
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Help my grass won't grow
:( Help, we have been trying to have a nice lawn, but it just keeps dying year after year. Last year we raked it and layed lime down, it came in great, but this year it's dead and sooo many bare ugly spots. Over the winter we did take a… More
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Lawn has bare spots.
There is an area over our leech field that has no grass growing on it, looks awful! What should I do? I'm afraid to seed it and have it not grow. Does grass just not grow in these areas, or could it be that it wasn't re-seeded after it was… More
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Getting Started on the Cheap
...dent, money is definitely a factor. Any advice on getting started composting, and doing… More
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Help with lawn
...ed a path strait to dirt, Which has made the back lawn look horrable. I wasnt sure if a thick form or another type would be best. Thanks… More
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