Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / May 2008

About to buy a garden sprayer mainly to spray weeds.
Wondering if anyone has any advice or tips on a good quality sprayer
of the pump-up type holding perhaps 10 litres or more.
Probably the single strap, over the shoulder type.

Greetings folks !
Over the last few days I have noticed trails of ants crawling up and
down my plum tree. The tree is still quite young and just over 3
metres in height.  I have searched u.r.g and have read that ants

How do you stop them from killing the vines? I tried to cover the vines with
soil but that didn't work. I tried Sevin dust. That didn't work either. What
are you doing that works? We are growing squash, water mellons and
cantalopes.

I'm new here and a total gardening novice, so please forgive m
ineptitude. I've heard people talk about scattering seeds and the
flowers growing up from them. I have some overgrown grass in my garde
that I would prefer to be some  wild flowers and have a spare packet o

I'm a 'non' gardener, but I like the results there of so ...
The lean-to greenhouse has no opening windows - no not an easy option to
put some in (without a full re-build - not my design etc. etc.) so can I
use on of those window openers to open the door or does anyone have any

I have a small privet hedge at the front of my house which when grown
will give me a little privacy from the street.
I planted it 3 years ago and this year it's really taken off - growth
is about 30cm so far. I've notice that it's going to flower very soon

It's about this time of year that I put my metal Nodding Dog Garde
Ornamnet outside, he doesn't like the cold so he lives in my shed ove
the winter!
With a gently breeze, he nods his head and tail happily and is always

I am very new to all of this so could do with some advice please
Last weekend I bought a small plastic type greenhouse and in trays
have planted pepper, tomatoe & cucumber seeds. What would be the bes
feed for these and how often should I be feeding them? should i kee

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Recipe for an herb garden
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I have had a major tomato crisis and would welcome any advice.
I put my seedlings in a plastic greenhouse and had been putting the
outside for a few hours a day.
Unfortunately there was a very hot spell and by the time I had got t

I would like a few flowering cactus in my flower bed but not ones tha
get too tall.  18 "  most really.  What are my choices
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I planted some white and green onions seeds in a small plot 3 weeks’ back
(u.s. zone 10)
They all sprouted but now most have withered. Any suggestions on what to do
different next time?

I was on my allotment this morning in the
nice warm sunshine and noticed hundreds
of spiders running around all over the ground.
Are these spiders the same as the ones that