Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / May 2008

The top leaves on my greenhouse tomatoes are looking  a bit shrivelled.
The nearest match that I could find on the net was glyphosphate
poisoning and I was using that on some bindweed outside the greenhouse.
Do I just leave and hope that they will grow out of it ?  (at least the

With apologies for length, here is information that might
interest anyone concerned about "cognitive deficits" for themselves
or loved ones.
Persephone

I.e. Centranthus ruber, grows abundantly on the sand dunes and waste
places around here. We see three colour types: a good bricky red, a
pale magenta and a white. But, despite the fact that they all grow
together, there are never any intermediate shades; no pale pinks, for

Does anyone know of a local source that has Mexican Oregano (Poliomintha
longiflora)in stock? My beautiful old plant which was just starting to
bloom was completely broken off the main stem by last night's storms.
It's a critical staple in my house.

My landlord won't allow me to put up a fence, so I'm open to all other
suggestions.
viv

Has anyone grown these?  Do they make decent snaps, or are they only
good for dried beans?
Bob

I'm looking to buy a self-propelled mulcher mower that can be set to cut
the grass much higher than regular mowers, like maybe 4-5" tall?
Who makes something decent in that?

Hi everyone. I was given this plant as a gift:
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6383/plantanr4.jpg
And I would like to know its name to look for its characteristics. Could
 someone help me?

Hello you all,
I am an elderly lady and I am looking for a weed cutter or weed eater
but none of these electrical. They scare the hell out of me. I am
looking for a mechanical one.

Am i just miserable beggar from Amersham or is the 2008 "media female
personality" taking us round Chelsea grating on anyone else's' nerves?
i don't know who she is, some afternoon TV presenter, certainly not a
gardener of the keen kind and too easily made to do 'media' stuff such ...

"Building an orchid collection requires careful thought and
discipline. It could be the difference between a rewarding hobby
and a bottomless money pit..."
Continued: http://easyurl.net/OrchidCollecting

I am trying to grow some herbs for culinary purposes. The local veg
shop sells pots with thyme and other herbs. Is it realistic to expect
the thyme to survive for a year or two in the pot? What kind of soil
would it need to do best?

I heard that wood ashes can be used as a fertilizer on peonies. Has
anyone tried this? My neighbors tree drops small sticks into my yard
every time the wind blows so I bought one of those yard chimneys and I
burn the sticks in that. Can I use those ashes on my peonies?

Im putting decking in my garden and wish to kill off a section of th
grass rather than digging it all up! Does any1 have any tried an
tested ways to Kill grass so it wont grow back
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