New homeowner, but never had a garden before..help!
Hello,After living in the city for 15 years, I finally bought a house in the suburbs that has a nice bit of landscaping around the house. The prob...
COMMUNITY FORUM: LAWN & GARDEN
over 10 years by ACD
2
answers809
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Fertilizing, Seeding and Limestone
I live in Long Island, New York. Last week I put down some Scott's Turf Builder on my lawn. There are a bunch of bald patches where I overdid it ...
over 10 years by th67
1
answers977
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Ivy growth
It is my understanding that ivy can be grown from clippings. If I plant these clippings, which will be long vines, will they eventually branch out ...
over 10 years by rpxlpx
1
answers707
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Fungus from overwatering lawn
Hello,I had a my new lawn hydroseeded this spring. The guy came back this fall to touch up some areas that didn't take. I asked him about some bl...
over 10 years by Indiana
0
answers571
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black widows galore
i'm not sure if this is the board i should be posting this on, but here goes...i'm starting to plan a large sandbox for our yard, and later a playh...
over 10 years by tinawoman
0
answers955
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weeping willow
Have been reading through old messages and can find nothing good said about these trees. I planted one this year, but now I am very worried about t...
over 10 years by Jay J
2
answers97
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Help! Dog pee ruining new sod
Is there anything I can put down on our new sod to help keep it from burning? I have three dogs and I have brown spots all over from them urinatin...
over 10 years by joed
2
answers779
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concrete interlocking pavers installation
Hi! I live up North (the frost can go as deep as 48") and I am replacing a walkway made of interlocking concrete pavers because it has settled too ...
over 10 years by Jay J
1
answers155
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concrete interlocking pavers installation
Hi! I am installing some interlocking pavers on the front of my house to replace a very poor job that was made 10 years ago. A section of the walk...
over 10 years by Wolley
0
answers953
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What kind of lawn mower is best?
Some say the rotary type lawn mower is as good as the reel type. I've been told that the rotary mower will "****-up" the grass and chop it like a ...
almost 11 years by Emendija
0
answers401
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Parthenogenisis
Hi; Looking for a souce for Parthenogenic Squash Seeds. I was told that is you use these kind of seeds you have little or no problems with Squash...
almost 11 years by Leaf Lady
0
answers918
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Brick Patio Edging Against Wood Structure
My wife and I just moved into a historic house. The former owners built a brick patio,two sides of which come into contact with thehouse, against t...
almost 11 years by CTMichael
0
answers917
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Building retaining wall - drainage
I want to build a small retaining wall along the sides of my conrete patio with blocks but am concerned about drainage (I live in the Pacific NW).I...
almost 11 years by neech7
3
answers973
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Backyard Drainage Problem
My backyard faces a street well traveled. My backyard is on an incline. The problem is that during winter time, the DOT plows the street & takes of...
almost 11 years by Chrisnp
0
answers333
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Patio, Slate how???
I have an area in my far back yard that I would like to reconstruct a patio, it was concreat but deterated so I knocked it up. It is to shaded for...
almost 11 years by programmergeek
0
answers663
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Yard drainage
The area behind my house floods after a rain.I live in a 30-year-old house and it looks to like it has sunk-in over the year because the front, sid...
almost 11 years by KevinL
0
answers188
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Thorndale Ivy
I recently purchased thorndale ivy andplanted them on my lawn after tilling the soil. I did not have enough so there are gaps that I need to fill. ...
almost 11 years by tc768
0
answers360
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Mccollough Parts
I own a Mccollough trimmer #1600T, which taks a REX head rather than a string. I have been unable to find replacement stringheads until today! Afte...
almost 11 years by Grateful Deb
0
answers576
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water proofed dirt?
Hope someone can help me...........my new lawn is in place with automatic sprinkler system installed. Problem is one section of the lawn will not ...
almost 11 years by sharona
4
answers302
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