Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / June 2008

Anyone know what I can spray on bermudagrass that's invading my
30x40ft corn plot? Vinegar isnt working. I wanna use something
that's non toxic - I plan on eating the corn...lol
Thanks!

I've never grown broad beans before but mine, sown in March I think, are now
about 8" high with lots of flowers.
There's no sign of blackfly on them but I'm sure I've heard something about
nipping out the tips being a preventative.

If you have an ugly fence or a bare expanse of wall, a lush, green
vine might be the answer you’re looking for.
The word “vine” once referred only to grape plants, but now in
American English usage, vine can include many varieties of climbing

Well here we are again, nearly midnight and 2 OAP,s senior citizens,
grandees, well whatever we are called these days...
Sitting with 2 dogs looking out of the patio windows waiting foir the
hedhehog to reappear and finish his plate of food.

I planted two cataloupes (from transplant) this year.  One has stalled in
growth and still quite green (must not have composted that side of the
garden well enough) and the other is sending out runners and has many
blossoms.  Yippie for me.  My question comes in on determining ...

I plant garlic cloves between roses to deter pests.
When the tops fall over, I harvest the garlic.
They are always very small, measuring perhaps
1-1/2 to 2" at the widest.

Following postings about slugs and snails and copper wire etc., I am
performing some experiments which gardeners, (that does not include me, I am
a non gardener, 'her outdoors' is the gardener) might like to follow.
Pictures at http://www.myalbum.com/Album-NSVC6IM7

Just started a small veg plot and have a question regarding our broa
beans as we have never grown them before. They are growing well and ar
well supported and approx 2ft 6" to 3 ft in height, lots of flower
formed on them,which are dropping off afer a while, i see it says t

Long time no see!  We recently moved into a new house and I have a
very large dicentra formosa in a side garden that gets full sun all
day, and is in very poor soil.  It bloomed beautifully in spring and
continues to bloom now, and the foliage is lovely.  However, I read

Hey Folks:
I'm trying to find anything I can about growing grass hay with organic
methods in the far north. If any of you stumble across something, please
holler. Our fertilizer prices went from $400/ton to $1060/ton in one

A bit OTT I know - but I've never seen the fox during the day. It's
just done a daring daylight raid taking all the bread that was on the
floor before legging it.
Is it very abnormal to see them during the day?

Hi, I've been searching on Froogle/Google & Ebay for some sphagnum peat moss
to pot up my venus fly traps but I'm struggling to find any that can be
ordered online. There is an 80 litre bag of it on ebay but it is a pick up
only auction. I only need about the volume of a standard ...

http://www.rosiesanders.com/
She lives locally and has 'borrowed' some of our plants.  Her latest London
exhibition has our Ipomoea indica in it but aside from that, her pictures
are stunning and they're huge.  Anyone with a love of botanical art and a

Hi, everyone,
I live in Dublin, California and am looking for a tree to plant in our
front lawn to shade our front window. We like something evergreen and
OK to a lot of water because it is in the lawn. We do not like white

Can some help identify this plant for me...Thanks
http://tinyurl.com/3tf88
--
lawrencezarb