Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / May 2008

Hi all, our house is right on the edge of a forest we have lots o
lovely green trees but we'd like to add some trees of differen
colours, about 8 medium sized trees in total, any recommendations
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I appreciate your comments regarding my post.  I have no fax availability
here.  We are no doubt going to be buying large trees for the back, and if
the Catalpas and Willows grow big enough to plant they will be welcomed.
Jackie

Finally got around to putting them out a couple of days ago.
I've been trying to train them to climb up canes, ie., winding first couple
of turns for them.
Do they prefer anti or clockwise or don't they mind?

Has anyone had any experience of a company by the name of Kybotech?  They
sell garden sheds and so on.

The few threads on here discussing the compared merits of various
possible presenters for Gardeners' World have set my mind awander...
Gardening programmes on telly used to be educational, now television
executives tend to put a higher premium on entertainment.  And like it

Here are the results of today's harvest from my garden.  That is 1/2
of the chard in a 21 quart canner and the collards are in a 16"
colander.  Now I have to get busy and start getting the stuff ready to
freeze or pickle (beets.)

I laid meadow grass as a quick and dirty solution last year but now wan
to replace the area (36sqm) with good quality turf and also build up th
area by around 2".  I ideally want to lay straight on top of the ol
turf to avoid having to build up too much.

I'm new to this forum so please be gentle.  I am also a very novic
gardener so be even more gentle.
We moved into our house just under 2 years ago, we have an acre at th
back to try to tame and furnish (lots of lovely fruit trees and mainl

Whenever we plant tomatoes, they grow very big, about 7-8 feet tall
and yield a lot of tomatoes. I am not complaining. (we use chicken
manure and sometimes fertilizer).
But, my question is what do people use that is cheap and sturdy and

I bought a couple of packs of wildflower seeds at the local hardware store.
Now, I believe it is past time to plant them.  For next year ..........  How
do they do?  Is there any advantage in spreading soil over them, or garden
amendments?  It says just to rake them in, and they ...

I planted a number of seeds a couple of weeks ago but I don't see any
signs of life yet. I planted the following,
Silver Queen Corn
Peas (soaked the seeds overnight before planting, they looked like they

I'm thinking about planting a hill or two of cushaws this year instead
of zucchinis.  I've never grown them before and I have a packet of seeds
that I bought last year mocking me...  They are supposed to be prolific,
and I don't need that many pumpkins.

Anta-acid drugs are just common today in every home. According to some
data more than 30% of people in US are suffering from the hyper-
acidity. This is a data, from the medical studies. Actual percentage
is much higher as the people suffering from the hyperacidity used to

Are you familiar with this tree?
Does it catch disease often?
I planted one of these trees in my front yard
here in Dallas a couple of years ago.

We noticed some really dense shrubs forming a hedge about 8 feet tall
at Carolina Beach.  I believe I have seen them around the triangle.
Very curious what they might be. I am sure some of the plant experts
on here will know.