Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / August 2008

With the quick connect piece connected to the faucet, can you use the
faucet without connecting the hose to it, or is the water blocked by
the quick connect piece?

We're off to Highgrove on Tuesday!  (So anything you can do ...<g>)  Anything
in particular we should look out for?  And what do you advise for footwear?  
Looking out at the rain, I should think wellies are in order!

Howdy!
We've got a heap of fresh mulch (trees were chopped three days ago)
The trees were mainly australian native bushy trees - no idea about
what they are called. The heap is a about 9 cubic meters and ~4-5 feet

Having enough water for your plants is going to be a big part o
gardening. You should always pay attention to your garden and what i
needs to grow properly. You have to accommodate plants and make sur
that the dry soil is wet enough to nurture your plants and give the

Can someone remind me please? I have a dozen fuchsias grown this year from
almost nothing at all, but now very healthy plants with an abundance of
flowers. I have had a wide selection of advice from - Water/don't water.
Prune/don't prune. Keep outside/store under glass. My last ...

I saw this magnificent hanging basket outside a pub recently, it was
stunning, although the picture, from my mobile phone, doesn't do it
justice.
Can anyone tell me what the yellow flowers are? Even I can tell that

I love fresh lima beans, but I never seem to get more than a few meals
worth from a dozen or so plants around a bean tower.  I planted
Burpee's Big Mama pole limas this summer and the flavor is wonderful--
very sweet, but they're just not very productive.  Romano beans

The subject says it... "Sometimes" my blossoms change color during the
day. The 'dark blues' turn white, and the 'reds' turn blue!  I'm a
newbie gardener, and while I like the variety, I would love to know
what's going on!  Thanks!

Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Garden Flowers by John Wood,undated
but inscription for 1913, VGC, 330 pages.
Apart from being the most attractive book,this is an extremely
thorough manual on the traditional gardening techniques of the early

I've already mentioned the problems with our Bell peppers this year.
Whitefly and spider mite but these may not be the whole problem. I've look
online and can't find these symptoms anywhere.  These peppers came from
three different places, some I stared myself last spring. Within ...

sci.agriculture.poultry, alt.cooking-chat, alt.permaculture,
rec.gardens, aus.gardens
Chickens – supplementing their grain diet?
My Brother has some Chickens in his backyard to lay Eggs. I have to be

Ironite v. a liquid.  What problems have you people had with Ironite?  What
is the issue with this product?  If it's dangerous, how is it legal to sell
for use in gardens?  Is there any other type of iron to add to the
soil/compost besides liquids? With large gardens, sprinkling ...

It seems like every year, but this year is worse, that I have grass that
will die where it borders a sidewalk or driveway. It's not all dying, but a
lot of brown spots. It does pull up fairly easy.
It's mostly Kentucky Blue. I live in northern utah.

It's my first season for onions and am wondering how to best store them. I
planted a pound of yellow onion sets. From the wind and rain, almost all the
green is on the ground, but still green.
Should I wait for the tops to wilt? How about braiding onions? Are they

Who manufactures agway mowers?