Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / February 2010

Hi everyone,
A few months ago, my car had a major oil leak ( Rear Main Seal ), and
when I started it up, oil basically POURED right out in A STREAM, and my
car went through one quart of oil in like 5 minutes. There was a HUGE

Well I had thought they might have been a bit later this year with it
being such a cold winter but when I looked out of the window this
morning I could see the tell-tale ripples on the pond.
Went out and saw half a dozen or so frogs and one clump of spawn.

Intensive gardening seems to produce great crops with many added
advantages to single row planting.  I'm going to give it a shot this
year.  I'm going to use a 50'x3 1/2' bed and see what happens as far as
the results.  I like the idea of NO wasted space!  My garden will be

Having moved into a new property at the end of last summer, I am keen to
erect a greenhouse in our new garden.  We have a particular spot in mind but
wondered if there was a particularly good position for a greenhouse.
Any advice would be welcomed.

I am contemplating installing a small water feature, perhaps
something with a drilled stone sitting on pebbles.
There seem to be some available as kits, alternatively parts can
be bought separately. I guess for the stone, getting this locally

A number of years ago I purchased some netting, from the internet, to
keep the pigeons off my raised beds, unfortunately I cannot remember the
supplier. It has lasted well, and is woven from a cotton type of thread
rather than any sort of plastic. I have decided that I would like ...

I am a grad student requesting your help with my dissertation
research.  I need individuals that participate in bulletin boards and
forums to take my anonymous survey.  This research is not focusing on
this group, I am collecting data from groups all cross the Usenet.

We are buying a house, and it is likely we will be at the place for
around 3 or 4 years before moving.  As such, I've been trying to figure
out what plants to focus on.  Obviously, we shouldn't really plant
anything that takes 4+ years to mature.

I'm new to the forum and had a quick look around and couldn't find an
other posts which answer this question.
I have an area of ground (11m x 4m) which I would like to have turfed i
April.  The soil in my garden is black and clay like to a depth of 30-4

I am multimedia student and I been given an assignment which involve
creating a product that can benefit new & experienced gardeners.
Please help me out by taken 1 minute to fill out this quic
questionnaire:

i have parsley (both curly & italian) which self-seeds about the place (i'm
too lazy to grow it in an organised manner, and also i find it really hard
to germinate whereas it germinates wonderfully if just left to do its
thing).

Looks like all I see is those announcements for seminars, etc.
With Gardens closed for the time being, does anybody now where to get
cool heirloom tomatoes?
Cheers.

I'm growing a few cucumbers this year from seed. The variety I chose
requires the male flowers to be removed. I've done this before & have no
problems.
My question .....    Why only remove the male flowers ? why not remove the

I see in today's paper that Leonardslee has been sold by the Loder
family to an East European buyer.  It seems certain to close to the
public but the current owners hope that the new owner will change his
mind and decide that it is a garden that needs to be shared.

I've just received a pack of 25 Sambucus nigra 'Aurea'
from a hedging company. I've split some with other
allotmenteers. the plants are 2' high and are just
showing signs of budding. The question we're asking is