Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / June 2005

I noticed a VERY large 'ant hill' in my yard before mowing the lawn the
other day and for some reason, I decided to step on the hill to see what
would happen.  Figured I had some sort of strange ant colony ...nope, a
couple passes w/the mower and I noticed bees of some sorts, ...

This is largely off topic, but I would welcome any suggestions. I am
interested in a group that deals with growing of food, be it vegetables
or fruit, for family consumption. Please direct me to a more suitable
group if you know of one. UK based preferably.

I am looking for a paper shredder, strangely it is not off topic.  What
I would like is one that will shred, amongst other things, a few sheets
of newspaper at one time.  I would like to use shredded newspaper to
sandwich my rather excessive amount of grass to compost it.  any ...

Are those foam flower post that look like stone or
concrete any good? The kind that look real heavy but
are real light when you pick them up?
Do they break down in the sunlight?

I bought a paraffin gun from a boot sale last week. Unfortunately i
doesn't have an instruction manual - can anyone tell me if th
manufacturer has a website or can anyone scan and send me a manual?
Many thanks

any ideas for keeping chipmunks out of the veggie garden? thanks.

What's the biggest rose bush? Not the flowers necessarily, but the bush itself.
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My neighbor just bought a new Deere Lawn tractor.  But he says that there is
a slight noise, like a metalsish noise, comming from it when he starts to
move the automatic transmission level foward or backwards.  He says he didnt
have it on the other 6 speed tractor he just got rid ...

Some ideas on sweet peas I have grown a great show of sweet peas this year
using the cordon bleue (one single stem per cane )the plants are now about
5feet tall giving stems the thickest that I have ever grown with flower
heads 4 and five to a stem stems about 18 to 24 inches in ...

I have found an unfamiliar (and very pretty) wildflower growing by the
woodshed, and my book is not helping.  Is there any place I can post a
picture and have some expert tell me what the flower is?

Thanks for that info,
It will be a great help
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mbwest

I bought a 4-on-1 sweet cherry tree at Wal Mart in central PA in late
March / early April and was reasonably diligent about watering it, but
the leaves withered and died and there's been no new growth.  Today
(Memorial Day weekend) I ran down to a different Wal Mart.  They had

I wonder if I can hunt trees in my garden, shoot them with my shotgun
and eat them ???

as the header says! got a freebie off my father in law
Its a qualcast one (dont know name yet)
Its in good nick but has not been used for a while
I have never used any petrol mowers before

Does anyone know where i can get seed potatoes for planting a second
crop in summer to harvest in autumn?
I've seen some being sold online by T & M but they were expensive for
only a few tubers.