Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / October 2008

Finally opened!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28721677@N06/2909955641/
And a closer look:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28721677@N06/2909955553/

Between liquid and powder, which  have you found most effective?
Do you spray the liquid on the foliage?
Do you spread a thin coat over the soil around baby vegetables?  I
have a newly-dug veg. patch in my back yard where young radishes,

Does this do better in lots of shade, lots of sun or partial shade? To
fertilize or not-- if so, when?
Thanks

I have a question about the edibility of the fruit of Pampas
Lily-of-the-Valley (Salpichroa origanifolia).
For general illustrations and description see:
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/Vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/weeds_herbs_perennial_pampas
_lily_valley

I hope you'll all check your compost heaps carefully -
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/3228041.Blackburn_gardener_finds_17_fo
ot_snake_slithering_through_allotment/
Steve

This is my third year growing punpkins.  Each year some plants do
great and some just never get going.
This year, 2 plants that I started early and got into the ground
before the weather went terrible in May, thrived.  I got 6 pumpkins

We saw this flowering plant (photo in link below) in a neighbor's yard
the other day, and can't seem to pin down an identification. Would
anyone be able to help? This is in northern Alabama.  Thanks much
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghb624/2910355123/

I know these seeds will grow in Mexico and south
America but will they grow
in north America?
Does anyone know the right growing conditions?

I'm new... I live in Zone 7 in a handmade adobe home. Front door face
east with about 6 hrs. of sunshine in the mornings, so the walls sta
warm for a long time. I want to plant a climbing rose to cover th
front wall. I can remove adobe pavers and plant in the terrible soil

As requested, below is recipe for tomato soup. We usually treble the
quantities - gives us 9 pints of soup.
25g/1oz butter
1 onion, chopped

Can anyone recommend a wheelbarrow for a 15 month old - but big and growing
fast - it`s got to be sturdy enough to do little jobs, I am not a bully but
some children are very serious about picking up stuff and putting it into
their own wheelbarrow :-)  There is one on the Early ...

There is an interesting story to this plant. It was recently given to me by
someone I helped with an orchid problem. She has literally dozens of
divisions of this; the parent plant belonged to her late father-in-law. He
grew species, but the tag is long since gone. To me, it ...

My wife keeps her orchids on one of the kitchen counters.
Earlier in the year I thought that a single tube 54W 4' T5
fixture mounted underneath the cabinet would work well, so
I bought two.

Is it usual for Hamamelis mollis to be in flower at the moment?
It doesn't look anywhere near as attractive with its flowers hidden
amongst its leaves

Hi all after a longer than expected break due to ill health I'm please
to be back in action and back to doing my updates, hope that you hav
all had a good harvest this season despite the weather, regards Steve.
http://www.myallotments.co