Dannah Swift
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Stories By Dannah Swift
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How To Trench For Termites
How to Trench for Termites. Termites are notoriously difficult to kill. Once they detect a poison in the midst, they will dig new tunnels around it and continue to eat any cellulose fibers they can find. Since 1999 a termite treatment developed by entomologist Mike Potter called "trenching" has proven very effective in the war on termites. Trenching involves digging a 4- to 6-inch trench along the foundation of your home and filling it with an undetectable, non-repellent termiticide solution. Termiticide is passed throughout the colony each time a termite passes through the barrier, effectively killing all of them.
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Leaves Falling Off Pepper Plants
Leaves Falling Off Pepper Plants. Peppers are warm-season vegetables. They dislike extreme fluctuations in temperature and will respond by dropping leaves, blossoms and even fruit. A plant without leaves can't collect or process adequate nutrients to support fruit growth. But if the weather isn't your problem, and you notice other signs, such as spots on the leaves or fruit, your peppers maybe suffering from a bacterial infection. Yellow leaves may also be a sign of fungal disease. If taking some corrective steps doesn't work, it's probably wise to just start over.
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Information On Baby Sun Rose Sedum Plant
Information on Baby Sun Rose Sedum Plant. Baby sun rose (Aptenia cordifolia) is also known as red apple, baby sun rose, ice plant and dew plant. It is a succulent ground cover with bright red flowers that resemble asters or daisies. Baby sun rose is native to South Africa and thrives in the warmest regions of the United States, Zones 10 and 11.
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What Causes Brown Tips On House Plants?
What Causes Brown Tips on House Plants?. There isn't one single cause of brown tips on houseplants, but the few causes that exist are easily fixed with minor changes in routine plant care. Most houseplants are pretty hardy and will quickly bounce back and regain their perky, green leaves as soon as the particular problem affecting them has been rectified. The key is to determine what is stressing the plant and stop it.
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How To Secure Artificial Turf
How to Secure Artificial Turf. Artificial turf is becoming more and more popular for use in residential backyards. One of the final steps for artificial turf installation is securing the turf to the ground with landscaping spikes or turf pins and securing the seams between sections with joining tape and turf adhesive. Properly securing your turf will prevent the edges of your turf from loosening. Loose edges are easy to trip on and will certainly spoil the illusion of real grass, so don't skimp on secure edges.
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Undesirable Grasses
Undesirable Grasses. The perfect lawn is difficult to achieve, especially when weeds and undesirable grasses seem more likely to thrive than your grass. Undesirable grasses may be weeds, but they may also be grasses like tall fescue, which has many of the qualities homeowners want in a grass -- drought-tolerance, for example -- but a patch of it poking through the Kentucky blue grass looks odd. The best way to control undesirable grasses is to maintain a healthy lawn from the beginning.
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How To Get Rid Of Tiger Lilies
How to Get Rid of Tiger Lilies. The lilies you're trying to get rid of aren't tiger lilies, but a flower known as ditch lily, tawny daylily or common orange daylily. Its botanical name is Hemericallis fulva and it is everywhere. This "lily" isn't a true lily at all, but is called one because its flowers resemble those of true lilies.
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My Cauliflower Plants Have No Heads
My Cauliflower Plants Have No Heads. Cauliflower plants can grow quite large, and it seems that the larger the plant the greater our expectations for the fruit or vegetable it produces. How disappointing then when a cauliflower plant fails to produce any heads at all. There are a few reasons for such a failure, and each is easily remedied with some more careful planning and a little extra care the next time around.
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My Echinacea Plant Is Wilting
My Echinacea Plant Is Wilting. The purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea is a common wildflower. This flower resembles a large daisy with purple petals and a large orange center, although there are different-colored cultivars. The purple coneflower is a very low-maintenance plant, but some common garden pests, as well as poor cultural practices, cause the usually upright flower stalks to wilt.
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Propagation Of The Giant Bird Of Paradise
Propagation of the Giant Bird of Paradise. Root division is the simplest way to propagate a giant bird of paradise, but keeping in mind that the plant can grow to 30 feet tall, that may not be saying much. Propagation by division will produce flowers in two to three years, while propagation will take considerably longer, up to 10 years. The flowers are worth waiting for. The giant bird of paradise produces white flowers 18 inches long with a blue tongue and reddish-brown bracts.
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The Best Trees To Line A Long Gravel Driveway
The Best Trees to Line a Long Gravel Driveway. Some people may hesitate to plant trees along a paved driveway out of fear that the roots will grow under the asphalt and crack it. Luckily, this is not something to worry about if you have a gravel driveway. The following trees are all exceptional to look at during one or more seasons of the year and are all easy to acquire through a wholesale supplier.
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How & When To Prune & Shape Norway Maple Trees
How & When to Prune & Shape Norway Maple Trees
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