Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / October 2008

First frost is coming.  I had some late cantaloupes sprout in
September, and they are not quite ready to pick yet, but I'm nervous
they won't make it.  Will they ripen off the vine?  Should I leave
them and keep covering w/ a sheet at night?  Or should I just call it

I live in SW Utah, zone 6 or 10 depending on the map I look at.  It's
confusing.
I need to go out and torch the weeds in my garden and start for fall.
What would be a good itinerary?

What do you al think about a mailing list that can distribute attached
binaries?

Complete gardening newbie here.
Several months ago I bought a small cactus plant from my local garden
center here in Yorktown, VA. It has 5 cactus.  Or at least 4 cactus
and 1 other kind of plant.

your extra hour in bed!

I live in Southern Minnesota, and we've already had two or three light
frosts.  Is it too late to spray for dandelions?  I'd really like to spray
this fall because I'd like things to look nice for my daughter's graduation
party next spring.

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After being told when I applied, that it would probably be later next year
before I would be likely to be offered anything.............Hey
hey.........been offered half a plot today. Hope to view at the weekend.
Now, tips please on what to lookout for. I can check a car over ...

Does anyone have any knowledge of producing and using extract o
seaweed? I have half filled a large water butt with freshly collecte
seaweed, & topped it up with water. I understand from snippets foun
here & there, that I will have extract of seaweed in about 6 weeks

Off the top of anyone's head - no need to go gargling, I can do that
when i see how much leeway I've got at the end of the month - how big a
tree is the persimmon (date plum)?
Might it just be hardy?

I had a Black Krim tomato plant a year ago.  This year a volunteer
tomato came up in my garden and managed to set a few fruits.  This
being a very cool short summer it was pretty amazing.  The variety was
that same Black Krim-- a Russian type that is unmistakable for any

It want to put down ground cover in front garden. The garden is about 8m
x 7m.
I'd really like to put down marble or granite aggregate, but at about
£6.00 per 5Kg I think the cost would be too much for me at the moment.

Anyone tell me which would be the best way to grow this little fellow? At
the moment it is in large chunks of bark. Would this do better mounted on a
slab? Can't find a lot of photos or info on this orchid so I'm reaching out
to you guys that have the knowledge.

Like everything else in this economy attendance at our orchid show was down.
But those who *did* attend made the vendors very happy by buying in lots of
$100 or more.  So what's up with that?  The AOS and Orchid Digest magazine
have noted declining membership and ennui in local ...