Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / July 2008

Without a word, it's gone. There last night, gone now. And my settings have
changed. I can barely read this as I type because the font is so small. When
I read messages on rgo, they are the same as always. And I'm set on plain
text. Everything is weirded out. Hit enter once and I ...

I bought ladybugs and release those.  2 weeks later I have some eggs
on the underside of my tomato leaves.  Could these be ladybug eggs? I
googled (image search) them, and they look like them, except they
aren't yellow. Mine are more whitish.

We're thinking of selling the cars and buying a couple of canoes....

I know how glyphosate works on a plant and the soil but I am wondering
if it is safe in the following circumstances:
If it is applied to weeds on concrete paths, allowed to completely dry
and then it rains is there a danger that the residue can then be carried

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PENMART01@aol.com writes:

I have a fairly large front and back garden ~ 250metres sq. I got
gardener in to relay the lawn as the existing lawn is in a terribl
state due to building work that we'd had done last year. The soil i
quite poor quality too, sandy in some places. Being a new build I'v

Greetings all.  I have just joined the group and I look forward t
reading the boards and sharing in the discussion.  
I am pretty much a newbie gardener.  I took early retirement last yea
and I am now starting to enjoy my garden, having spent the last

Hello,.. I'm Heri from Indonesia.
I've been collecting species orchids since 3 years ago and now have
collected about 125 species. Some of them are from wild and some of
them are from ex vitro.

I have a Hawthorn and two crabapples that are getting those little
growths that look like small limbs growing out of the roots. Putting
down the plastic liner (or whatever it is made out of) doesn't work. I
would like to use something that would kill the suckers while obviously

This weekend!
Bob

Many moons ago, when I was experimenting with developing my own,
better-but-much-cheaper SuperThrive (abandoned, due to EPA regs), I began
using humic acid as an additive to the formulation.
I am quite certain of its benefit in soils, as it helps release

I know this is off topic but can't find a landscape NG.
Maybe you can direct me.
I have a tall arborvitae hedge (12 feet tall) that I trim using a ladder.
I'd like to buy a trimmer on a pole and use that instead.

Now China is supplying the world with 90% of it's faked pesticides.
These are banned too toxic to use agricultural pesticides which dick head
farmers use.
http://www.ftd.de/karriere_management/business_english/377663.html

I just ordered fertilizer.  What cost around $20 a bag last time I order is
currently well over $40.  I guess I will not be feeding as much for a while.
Pat

Afternoon everyone....
I've spent the last two days digging up my garden to get rid of th
enormous amount of weeds and rocks which i've now pretty much done. M
initial intention was to sow grass seeds to grow my lawn back but