Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / September 2008

I have a Briggs & Stratton petrol lawn mower, my other half was using it to
cut the grass and caught the metal drain cover.
When I try and start it it makes a clunking sound as it rotates but will not
start.It also feels a bit `heavier` when pulling the rope to start it.

Live in northeast Florida and basically have sand for my soil.  Put down
several bags of compost to form a hill, planted watermelon seed, and
expected with fertilizer to reap a bountiful harvest.  Getting a few
watermelons but some of them seem to develop rot from laying on the ...

How have you all done with your pumpkins and squashes this year?
Ours are excellent, the pumpkins have grown well without constant water and
we have just harvested 43 full sized ripe butternuts from 6 plants. Needless
to say we have already started giving them away.

Is this a good time to prune? I have a bush - Brides Bouquet? This has
got a little large how far can I cut back? Is it ok to go for anything
mow (Weather good for being outside of course)
Thanks

We've recently moved home, and in the garden there was a very old grap
vine, it's beautiful and intend on keeping it.  This year we ha
hundreds of bunches of grapes however the grapes only grow to the siz
of small peas (red grapes).  I was wondering if there was anything tha

Hi, I live in the lowerbluemountains SYD, (10 mins Penrith) and really
want to  splurge on a large watertank 9000 - 20000litres. Really
confused what to get,  I want the best value tank that will last at
least 20 yrs.  Anyone know any bargains out there??   There are a few

Bought this plant in B&Q but have no idea what it is as I threw away th
tag. Anyone have any idea what plant this is and if it is a seasona
plant or if it will come back next year.
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I know it is in the Fall, but when when in the Fall? I'm in Zone 6a
(Louisville, KY) and I'd like to know the best time to seed the lawn.

Another question about the plants in my new garden..
We've got this maple (I think) growing very close to the house.  I
comes out of the ground just 4 inches or so away from the wall.  
can't imagine why someone would have purposely planted it like that

I have a couple of questions, can anyone help please:
Maurgerittes, I have some in huge pots, I don't want to lose them, the
temps here are savage in Winter with snow and ice, we are at altitude
in the Massif Central, France.

(after a post on the 'geeks)
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I live in the Pacific Northwest and the next few months we
won't be able to harvest lettuce in the garden. Being we have
a grow light system for seeding in Feb to April, I thought
we'd try to use this system for growing salad greens now.

Please see these pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/mphearnorama/Acorns?authkey=-AN0HKOPy2k#slideshow/
5250999535032005154
We have several oak trees in our neighbourhood, where we have lived for over
30 years, and the first time we have noticed that some ( about 5-10%) of the

My Mum has a E.cladocalyx nana (Dwarf Sugar Gum) in her yard. It's
thirty-two years old and a couple of its roots have grown up above
ground level by about six inches. They're very woody and quite close
(six to eight feet) to the trunk of the tree. As far as I can tell, only

What causes small black spots on tomatoes and when picked slowly get bigger
and rot.