Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / August 2008

First post so a big cheer from me to you guys :)
I have what I think is a Satsuma tree (fruited about 3 yrs ago bu
nothing since), and brownish blobs have appeared on the leafs
Admittedly, I noticed them last yr but they were few and far between

Hello everybody.
Every evening I close the window and door to my greenhouse afte
watering up, and every morning when I return, several of the (usuall
ripened) tomatoes on the lowest stems have been half eaten by some sor

Can anyone help please?
I have masses of ivy that keeps encroaching on my garden. There used to be
some commercial products to kill ivy but I understand they  are no longer
available. Does anyone have any suggestions how I can kill it- or at the

According to Wikipedia, dome types of pumpkin and zucchini are the
same species. supposedly that means they can cross breed (if i
remember my biology correctly).  has anyone ever grew a hybrid?
purposefully or not. just curious what that fruit would look like.

Professional gardeners and landscapers know an important “trick of the
trade”: Fall isn’t the end of the growing season, it’s the beginning!
And here’s why you should be thinking about planting right now.
Coo-ool weather

Does anyone know a good ID site for kudzu.
Does anyone know if it hit Pennsylvania?

Just to let you know that the seeds arrived this morning - THANK YOU - much
appreciated :)

Does anyone here know if it's true that Canna Heinrich Seidel is really C.
Roma which became misattributed some years ago?  Are they in fact, one and
the same?  David - anyone?

We had a pretty bad infestation of Gypsy Moths this summer, but it
wasnt really bad enough to totally defoliate the trees. However, next
year promises to be another story. There are litterally thousands of
egg masses everywhere you look.

I live in the New England area.  My lawn is almost 90 percent brown.
I don't see any other lawns on my street burnt to this degree.  My
landscaper tells me this is normal - that there is a drought going on
and most of their customers are experiencing the same thing.  Granted

In the spring my lovely plum tree that has survived everything puts
out sticky stuff that coats its leaves.  Nothing will grow in the area
under the tree.  Is this sticky stuff poisoning my soil?  And, if so,
is my compost poisoned now too?  Thanks much for any knowledge you can

Can you remember ,
did he get the girl
                                   ................................Leslie
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What`s the best way to store a lawnmower for the coming winter?
Should I change the oil now or wait untill spring? What about sta-bil?
Last year I started all of the small engines once a month. That seemed
to work but sometimes was a real pain. What do y`all do?

Hi, I have a question about my lawn..
I have noticed that on my lawn I have been having lots of dry
patches... An 'expert' came over and said I have bent grass- since
there were once many golf courses in the area at one time.  They

Has anyone ever tried any extensive fall planting of potatoes in
AgCanada or USDA Zone 5 or 6?
The reason I ask is the fact that we obviously missed some potatoes
when digging the 2007 crop and they appeared as volunteers this year.