Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / September 2008

bought a trailer load of horse manure from teh stables, but sadly it
contains sawdust (rather than straw - not that i blame them when comparing
prices of the two things).
i'm concerned there is so much sawdust in there that mulching with it atm is

Ok, Greetings to all :-)
The small established Pomegranate tree has been transplanted, it seems to
have heaps of bare twigs...I am so tempted to prune them before its growth
spurt.

Roots are busting out all over!  All over the old dead last years' ones...
Doing some repotting since the roots are a-rooting now.  Seeing how the bud
sheathes are coming.  Found a speculative seeding that I bought years ago
ready to flower.  Hope its as nice as the ones online. ...

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I have been given a packet of my late father's parsnip seeds. I have
always been told that parsnips can't be stored from year to year.
The date on the packet says year end sept 2008.
Is this this year's seed and I can use it as normal next year?

I have had no problem with my Honda GCV135 4.5hp petrol lawn mower unti
today. The motor starts on full choke but then wants to immediately cu
out unless I quickly reduce the revs to the tortoise setting - ie lo
revs. The mower will cut the grass, but put the revs up and the engin

Does any one here kno whow to grow Watermellon if so can you please
send me an email and tell me how?

I have a garden that produces great zucchini, but I've noticed that
when I cut them the "sweat" is a thick, silicon-like consistency.
Is that a problem?  What causes this?

In my mother's new house there are a lot of coarse sedge / grass plants
that are taking over the garden. We have tried trimming them off at
ground level and sprinkling with sodium chlorate, but they are growing
again within days.

Why do they eat everything and where do they come from? How often mus
they multiply??! What do they do? besides eat my garden and ooze slime
Is pouring salt on them cruel? do they know they are dying or am
causing other harm by doing this? Help! Ive tried everything else

My carrots are only about an inch long, has anyone else done any better
than that in New England this year?

I have been fighting trying to contain and eliminate crangrass all
summer long, but I think I am losing the battle :-(  I tried local
spraying, and after multiple applications (4-5 applications), a week
or so apart, even increasing the concentration of the spray by a

I seem to have messed up with the url, this works better:-
http://i34.tinypic.com/153y7g9.jpg
Dave C.

Its self seeded, and always faces the wall...
http://share.ovi.com/media/Muddymike.Garden/Muddymike.10546?sort=5
Mike

where in wa (south metro) can i buy seed potatoes