Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / October 2008

To Counteract The Effects Of Diabetes
http://tips.susahsenang.com/?p=78
Diabetes is a condition where the body does not regulate the amounts
of sugar correctly. If left untreated, it can ravage the body and

When you dig up the plant to harvest the tubers is the main plant discarded
then save some tubers to replant ?
Is it best to replant the tubers straight away with some compost.
Regards Keith

I have ordered some free vivaldi potatoes for my three potatoe pots and am
contemplating ordering another three potatoes pots.  Only thing is that they
ALSO come with potatoes and I wanted to use the pots for other crops.
Question I have is, if I dont find somewhere to grow them ...

I want to plant some border trees or bushes at the edge of my lot,
which is heavily  shaded by 3-4 largish trees, to delineate the lot
from the woods.
1. Are there any trees/bushes recommended for areas that only see sun

I recently (after several stings) discovered I have bees living underground,
against a fence post in my yard. They look like little yellow jackets, but
are in the ground and actually eating away at my fence post. I am calling
them carpenter bees, though they look like little ...

I saved quite a lot of seed from this year's Lupins and Hollyhocks.
When should they be sown (under glass) - now and plant out in the spring or
should I save the seed until the spring. If the latter, then presumably I
won't get any flowers until the following year.

I launched my big sweet corn challenge today.
Roy is an old chap across the road. 91 and still going strong for his age.
He has lived in the same house for 70 years and, apart from war years, had a
vege garden going. I pop over time to time and help him out & get some

Now we have ground frost forecast so what do I do - cover them up or are
they hardy enough to leave as is?

test#97

HI I am Uni Gem
I am a university student, training to be a secondary school desig
technology teacher who needs help!
I love gardening, mainly veg growing.

Almost two years ago, here,  I wrote a tongue in cheek piece about a
sort of NHS for gardens.
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.gardening/browse_thread/thread/4df03865b6b
fca04/596edbe3beb41741?lnk=gst&q=aquachimp+nhs#596edbe3beb41741
An article in the RHS The Garden magazine ...

I said I'd post a question here for someone who knew no of newsgroups,
so rally round folks, and he may well be inspired to join us...
Which time of year is best for planting rhododendrons? Yes, he knows all
about ericaceous compost for them, and, the rhodos will be

I hope that someone out there can help us.  I our shared drive (of fou
houses)we have a Pine tree (not sure of the species) which is aroun
20ft high and about 25 years old.   Suddenly we have noticed that th
needles are dying and dropping from all branches but only the needle

Today I found a mushroom in my dog's bed. I immediately took it away
but now I am worried... I often have some weird mushrooms growing in
my lawn or in the back bit of my property. Is there anything I can do
to prevent mushrooms from appearing? I know that the most likely

It has been dry in Western Mad this fall.  Is it still ok to put down some
fall fertilizer ?