Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / March 2006

Anybody tried these yet.  
Are they flavoursome?
Are they easy to grow?
I am told the tubers spread over the plot.

does this spread and cause havoc like wild celandine? just saw some down the
garden centre and it looked really pretty.
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Hayley

It has been 9 years since I had a new lawn to plant. Can someone please
remind me where Broadwells is? Thanks in Advance
MJ

I was at a soccer game this weekend on one of the extra fields at SAS soccer
park.  I was impressed with the field, and was wondering what type of grass
they had.  It was short, like a warm season grass, but a nice green color,
like fescue.    There were a few bare spots in the ...

I'm currently excavating a for a pond. Q. Does the pump for the filter have
to be in the deepest part of the pond?
TIA :)

I have a largish border in a very awkward place.  It is below the leaf
canopy (but 10 ft away from trunk) of a fully grown silver birch.
Other side is a panel fence.  The garden faces east/west so one edge of
the border gets sun in the morning - but I've now put up a trellis that

Do I prick out things like lettuce, peppers, chilli's, tomotoes,
aubergines marigolds etc into JI2 or JI3 ???
On the bags it's says that JI2 is for pricking out and potting on and
JI3 is for potting on ?

Hi everyone, it's gardening time again!
<smile>
I always have a difficult time with starting my lettuce plants
indoors. This year I took a new approach which was more

A funny thing happened on the way to putting an home addition and
looking into increasing the size of my humble greenhouse.  I became
super sensitive to everything that has most man-made VOCs.  Paints,
perfumes, insecticidal soap, and unbelievable number of things I can't

Has anyone here tried this with either the Topsy-Turvy I or II tomato
planter systems?
I live in an upstairs apartment and have no access to a ground-based
garden, but thought I might be able to hang these outside my window.

I need a bit of help identifying this weed/plant. It grows low to the growd,
like ground cover. It's taken over a small patch where I was going to put
some jasmine for ground cover, but if it's not a "bad" weed, I might as well
let it stay.

Hi.  I'm completely new to orchids and have never had any experienc
of plants of any sort...so would be really grateful if any of yo
could help me out...and advise how and where a fading flower shoul
be cut

 I'm a first time gardener.I need some basic instructions for my new
kalanchoe and mini rose plants.they are now in the store brought
plastic pots and i am watering them regularly in the morning hours.But
i found some dead leaves and dead rose bud .So i need some help in

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Hi everyone, advice needed! I have planted some vegies in my greenhouse this
year, as it's the only way I can keep kids and dogs from destroying
everything. Unfortunately, I forgot about pollination! Nothing much can get
in there, and being in the city, there aren't many insects ...