Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / June 2007

Late last year, Ray planted two Acacias fairly close to the house because we
thought the scent and the yellow of the flowers would look good in that
particular spot.  To our surprise they flowered this year BUT have only
finished about two weeks ago *and* the flowers were a ...

I helped my brother fight a carpenter bee infestation at his house in
North Florida and I took some pictures of our process. We did a lot of
research on how to control and eliminate the bees and I put up a short
guide online. Hopefully it will help some of you to control this

I just cut part of my lawn too short - didn't notice that my blade
length was switched to the lowest setting and now I've managed to cut
off all the green blades and am left with a lot of brown patches.
Please tell me that I didn't just kill the lawn. Should I water it to

I have a cucumber plant growing in a large pot in the conservatory, it
is about 7 foot high and has about 14 cucumbers on.  However its
starting to take over, I dont know if it will survive outside so - can
I call it a day and nip the top off the plant and be happy with what

I've forgotten what type of hot peppers I bought.  <insert flogging here>  
Does it make a difference when I pick them?  If they are supposed to turn
red are they any less hot when they are still green?

Grow more plants and help clean up the air!
Another thing you could do is leave your car at home and take the bus.
A new Yahoo group has been formed for people who use Capital Metro busses in
Austin Texas called http://groups.yahoo.com/group/busridersaustin/

I really love backyards because you can really kick back in them be
happy and relaxed and enjoy your life. I feel so happy, relaxed and
really enjoy it more then anything else it allow their owners and
friends to recharge and reconnect with each other and attain a happier

Does netting really stop squirrels?  It seems to me that they would
just chew thru it.  I'm thinking of taking out my peach trees because
the squirrels like their peaches much greener than I do.  They nibble
a bit, then drop the peach to the ground for the bunnies.

Misquitoes love my shady yard.  Would a bug zapper kill more than it
attracts?  I'm tired of applying OFF just to go out for a few minutes.

I'm trying to figure out where to find wild strawberries near Toronto,
Canada. Ideally somewhere in the real wild, but a farm will do.
I mean real wild strawberries, not a cross with cultivated ones.
I used to spend weeks collecting them while a kid in Ukraine,

I have a 3 year old clematis armandii which was in good health until
about 3 months ago.  Now it appears to be dying.  Most of its leaves
and stems are withered and brown.  Only one stem shows any sign of the
new growth one might expect at this time of year.  I have no idea what

I've planted many milkweed seed in the last 4 years and have just two
plants living.  I usually propagate wild varieties  but  was wondering
if anyone knew of small plants for sale?
http://www.northcoastjournal.com/101404/garden1014.html

Just thought I'd share a little bit - I had 8 ebay auctions taken down last
night from 4 sellers who were using my photography without permission.
One of the auction owners contacted claimed they got the images "from a
hybridizer" and didn't know they were stolen. Sorry, that ...

I feel a bit silly asking, but can anyone tell me what seeds I've bought (in
English)?
I don't know what these vegetables are. The sowing and cultivation
instructions seem simple enough, but I don't actually recognise what these

Odes anyone out there have a really effective rain dance?
-Tim
In every case, take the high road