It has taken over and keeps coming up through my hardwood mulch. Help Please!
Is there anyway to get rid of Crab Grass in my Flower Garden?
Crabgrass is an annual that will die come the first frosts this fall but it will return next spring from its seeds. RoundUp or hot water may kill the vegetation this season but, again, it will be back next spring. Your problem is the mass quantity of seeds produced by this plant. Use a pre-emergent next spring to control seed germination %26amp; you will not have this problem. Apply a pre-emergent around the time that the forsythia bushes start blooming and water the product in well. Preen Garden Weed Preventer is a typical pre-emergence labeled for the control of crabgrass in an ornamental garden available at most home %26amp; garden centers. Read %26amp; follow all label instructions when purchasing or applying a pesticide.
Also be careful how you water your garden. Frequent, short watering encourages seed germination. It is always best to water deeply and infrequently.
Reply:Well lit is 1,000% right on.
Reply:I think they have a shampoo for that. You should ask your local doctor. In the mean time you should look around and see if you can find a plant poison specifically for crab grass. I think they make things like that. If it's feasible you should take up the bed. You don't have to throw anything, just take it all up, dig down as far as you think the roots of your plants will need to go and place a liner. Then replace all the soil and mulch. Then and crab grass is just a stray seed and can be pulled up as you see it growing. Good luck.
Reply:Your mulch needs to be at least three inches thick. And you may want to go even higher at first. You an use hot water on the crabgrass, also make sure you are pulling up the crabgrass roots and all.
Reply:Spray ROUNDUP, (sold at Wal-Mart) on crabgrass and it will die in a few days and it won't grow back.
Reply:I just did this at my house. I bought roundup regular strength. Use it according to directions. I used a cardboard box to shield my plants. The roundup will kill the weeds but it neutralizes at soil level so it will not harm anything in the soil except what you spray. Mine are dead and flowers fine. Happy gardening.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Where can I have my picture taken with live bunnies in a live flower garden?
I know the photagrapher's name is Chad Engle, but I do not know where his studio is located. I believe that it is somwhere in Kentucky.
Where can I have my picture taken with live bunnies in a live flower garden?
Just about anywhere if you get permisson from a flower shop or person with a live flower garden and go to a farm supply and buy a bunch of bunnies and then try to sell them back after you are done or just give them back if your project is important enough.. the bunnies probaby don't cost much.
skin care
Where can I have my picture taken with live bunnies in a live flower garden?
Just about anywhere if you get permisson from a flower shop or person with a live flower garden and go to a farm supply and buy a bunch of bunnies and then try to sell them back after you are done or just give them back if your project is important enough.. the bunnies probaby don't cost much.
Is this good compost for my flower garden?
I bought 6 bags of compost, it contains peat, compost, and loam. its npk rating is 0.02 - 0.03 - 0.02. i usually use miracle grow once every 1 or 2 weeks. and also it has calcium 0.15, magnesium 0.08, and sulphur 0.037. its 100 % organic also:) does this sound good? thanks in advance!
Is this good compost for my flower garden?
i wouldn't use that... nitrogen just kills everything and it is full of it... stings the plant.. i was told to use 20 part of compost to 80 percent top soil or soil prep... but then again, i just realized you said compost not meneur... i still would mix it at least half and have with the above... just to be safe..
Reply:It might be ok. I, however, just use organic compost.
Also, there's nothing organic about miracle grow. It's quite the opposite, and is bad for the soil.
Is this good compost for my flower garden?
i wouldn't use that... nitrogen just kills everything and it is full of it... stings the plant.. i was told to use 20 part of compost to 80 percent top soil or soil prep... but then again, i just realized you said compost not meneur... i still would mix it at least half and have with the above... just to be safe..
Reply:It might be ok. I, however, just use organic compost.
Also, there's nothing organic about miracle grow. It's quite the opposite, and is bad for the soil.
I want to plant a garden (vegie if possible) but I live in Texas and I have a huge tree what should I plant?
There is not alot of sun because of the shade of the tree no grass there either. I would like to plant a vegie and flower garden but what is in season now?
I want to plant a garden (vegie if possible) but I live in Texas and I have a huge tree what should I plant?
I also live in Texas. Tomatoes grow well as long as they get some sunshine %26amp; water.You can even grow them in containers. Watermelons are also a good crop in this area but they require alot of space. A good flower to grow in the shade is petunias.They do very well in shade.
Reply:mushrooms?
they live well under the tree ...
and you can taste it later !!!
I wish I have a big garden myself to plant various plants !!!
If you want pretty mushrooms try poisonous one !!!
They are pretty!!! but keep the children away from it
seriously !!! lol ^.^
Reply:you are a Texan. you want some Yankee from new york giving you advice on your garden? no way. get your info from a fellow Texan right in our own area.
%26lt;www.Texasmastergardener.com%26gt;
state of Texas certified master gardeners at your local cooperative entension service are there to answer your every question with answers for your own back yard. they are there just wait'n for your call. the master gardeners at your local coop office know your yard like you do. weather, soil, bugs %26amp; what plants will grow best for you. not to say anything against these fine people here at yahoo. just no one can know Texas better then a fellow Texan. the Texas master garden association is the best answer to this and every other question you have along the way.
buckles
I want to plant a garden (vegie if possible) but I live in Texas and I have a huge tree what should I plant?
I also live in Texas. Tomatoes grow well as long as they get some sunshine %26amp; water.You can even grow them in containers. Watermelons are also a good crop in this area but they require alot of space. A good flower to grow in the shade is petunias.They do very well in shade.
Reply:mushrooms?
they live well under the tree ...
and you can taste it later !!!
I wish I have a big garden myself to plant various plants !!!
If you want pretty mushrooms try poisonous one !!!
They are pretty!!! but keep the children away from it
seriously !!! lol ^.^
Reply:you are a Texan. you want some Yankee from new york giving you advice on your garden? no way. get your info from a fellow Texan right in our own area.
%26lt;www.Texasmastergardener.com%26gt;
state of Texas certified master gardeners at your local cooperative entension service are there to answer your every question with answers for your own back yard. they are there just wait'n for your call. the master gardeners at your local coop office know your yard like you do. weather, soil, bugs %26amp; what plants will grow best for you. not to say anything against these fine people here at yahoo. just no one can know Texas better then a fellow Texan. the Texas master garden association is the best answer to this and every other question you have along the way.
buckles
I would like to plant a flower garden starting from bulbs/ seeds, when should I plant them?
I live in Northern California.
I would like to plant a flower garden starting from bulbs/ seeds, when should I plant them?
Bulbs can go into the ground as soon as it is workable. Seeds should wait until after the last frost is anticipated.
Reply:if you bought the bulbs and seeds in packets, check the label as to when the best time of year for each different plant is. if not, you can always take them down to your local nursery for a bit of advice
I would like to plant a flower garden starting from bulbs/ seeds, when should I plant them?
Bulbs can go into the ground as soon as it is workable. Seeds should wait until after the last frost is anticipated.
Reply:if you bought the bulbs and seeds in packets, check the label as to when the best time of year for each different plant is. if not, you can always take them down to your local nursery for a bit of advice
How do I stop cats from fouling in my flower garden.?
They are digging up all my bulbs and plants, I don`t want to hurt the cats but they are driving me mental....
Ive tried pepper spray.`
Plz help...
How do I stop cats from fouling in my flower garden.?
Orange peel is a deterent
Reply:SHOOT THEM!
(legally with a 'Super-soaker' type water gun. It's fun and works!
Do not just wet them soak them and chase them out of your garden. They learn eventually.
Watch the wild birds return to your garden. when the cats have gone.
Reply:Sprinkle some pickle juice on the spot. They hate it.
Reply:Buy a big mouse with tattoo's and a shaved head to patrol your garden, or hide the spades that will stop the lil pests!
Reply:Try crunched up mothballs.
Reply:My mum had this problem and tried everything from plants to pellets made from lion poo. The thing which has finally worked is an electrical device which goes in the garden and has sensors. When a cat comes into the garden it emits a high pitched noise which only cats can hear - they hate it and leave the area. It's worked for my mum after years of cats destroying her garden.
Reply:Try a shotgun or a stun gun. Remember, a squashed cat is a great cat!!! Alternatively you could buy a cat deterrent from a garden centre, or ask a vet (they should know what works).
Reply:why dont you try cataway you can get it from most garden centers or failing that just get a dog
Reply:Dig up another area specifically for them. They love pooing in freshly dug earth! If they are your cats so it's your job to provide them space to poop. Try planting rosemary or lavender where you don't want them to go. Or bottles of water in different areas, I don't know what this does but my neighbour does it!
Reply:Get yourself a big Abysinnian boy cat! He won't allow another cat (or dog) anywhere near his territory - ours has been seen chasing large dogs up the road for daring to put their paws on His front drive.
The neighbours called him "The Pit Bull Terror Cat"!
I always told them to chuck a saucepan of water over him if he was a pest in anyway. Loved him to bits. R.I.P.
Otherwise - have you tried "Scoot", hose pipe, any strong smell like moth balls and orange peel around your plants?
Reply:they is a specail high pitch whisle thing that you can leave on during the day diy shops should sell them
Reply:Insult them. Cats hate being made fun of. Seriously. They are curious, but not curious about what others think about them.
meow...
=^_^=
Reply:Hi,
I have the same problem with the neighbour's two cats using our garden and gravel as their own personal toilet and bird larder! I can't do anything in the garden any more without my rubber gloves on.
If you have a gateway or driveway entrance that they come through - Jeyes Fluid in water poured across the entrance. It smells strongly and they really don't like it. It will get diluted when it rains, which it does here in Scotland a lot, but you just go out with another bucket full.
Drawback is that Jeyes Fluid 300ml is not that cheap.
There is also a plant called Scardy Cat or Coleus canina Hybr. It emits a smell that they don't like. The plant likes sunny to partial shade, it tolerates dryness, but you can water it a little. The plant is more efficient if the leaves are dry. Unfortunately it is not hardy and at a cost of ￡2.50 - ￡3 per plant it could work out quite expensive.
Good luck.
Reply:Get a squirty bottle and spray water at them. Put pop bottles with water in around ur garden and also orange peel, they hate anything which smells of citrus!
Reply:Orange, lion dung and water pistols might deter them. Annoying the cat might make the problem worse, it depends on the cat.
I also found planting some coleus canina works well over the summer/autumn months. Thompson and Morgan do an attractive verrigated variety. It isn't frost hardy, but its very easy to propergated from clippings and over-winter some indoors.
The cat may not be you're only culprit. Squirrels and magpies may be digging away while you're not looking as well.
Reply:Orange peel
Clear pop bottles with water in (sounds crazy but is supposed to work)
Reply:I use ground cayenne pepper. I sprinkle it on the plants and mulch. It will not harm plants (even if it gets directly on them or washes into the soil). It will not harm cats; they get a snootful of this "hot" substance and go away. I have 9 cats and that's how I keep them away from my plants.
Reply:I put orange peel around the garden and that seems to work for a while, but my best deterrent is the fact i have my own cat now so i don't seem to get anyone else's
Reply:I had this problem with cats going on the gravel part of my garden. I bought these green beads to sprinkle over the area designed to stop cats, can't remember what it's called, think it was "get off". Have a look around your local pet shop. It worked well, and the cats haven't been back since!
Good luck!
Reply:There is a product called "shake away". It's made from predatory animal urine and if completely safe for pets, children, and plants. You can get it for just about any animal that plagues your garden. Check it out here on Amazon.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search...
Reply:bottles of water.... they dont like them for some reason
Reply:There is a product you can get from gonegardening.com which is called Silent Roar. Its dried lion poo. Basically the idea is a little cat comes along, smells the poo of a big cat and does a runner. I had a mate that bought this and seemed quite pleased with the results, the cats in his garden shot off at the merest whiff. I don' t think its too expensive either.
Ive tried pepper spray.`
Plz help...
How do I stop cats from fouling in my flower garden.?
Orange peel is a deterent
Reply:SHOOT THEM!
(legally with a 'Super-soaker' type water gun. It's fun and works!
Do not just wet them soak them and chase them out of your garden. They learn eventually.
Watch the wild birds return to your garden. when the cats have gone.
Reply:Sprinkle some pickle juice on the spot. They hate it.
Reply:Buy a big mouse with tattoo's and a shaved head to patrol your garden, or hide the spades that will stop the lil pests!
Reply:Try crunched up mothballs.
Reply:My mum had this problem and tried everything from plants to pellets made from lion poo. The thing which has finally worked is an electrical device which goes in the garden and has sensors. When a cat comes into the garden it emits a high pitched noise which only cats can hear - they hate it and leave the area. It's worked for my mum after years of cats destroying her garden.
Reply:Try a shotgun or a stun gun. Remember, a squashed cat is a great cat!!! Alternatively you could buy a cat deterrent from a garden centre, or ask a vet (they should know what works).
Reply:why dont you try cataway you can get it from most garden centers or failing that just get a dog
Reply:Dig up another area specifically for them. They love pooing in freshly dug earth! If they are your cats so it's your job to provide them space to poop. Try planting rosemary or lavender where you don't want them to go. Or bottles of water in different areas, I don't know what this does but my neighbour does it!
Reply:Get yourself a big Abysinnian boy cat! He won't allow another cat (or dog) anywhere near his territory - ours has been seen chasing large dogs up the road for daring to put their paws on His front drive.
The neighbours called him "The Pit Bull Terror Cat"!
I always told them to chuck a saucepan of water over him if he was a pest in anyway. Loved him to bits. R.I.P.
Otherwise - have you tried "Scoot", hose pipe, any strong smell like moth balls and orange peel around your plants?
Reply:they is a specail high pitch whisle thing that you can leave on during the day diy shops should sell them
Reply:Insult them. Cats hate being made fun of. Seriously. They are curious, but not curious about what others think about them.
meow...
=^_^=
Reply:Hi,
I have the same problem with the neighbour's two cats using our garden and gravel as their own personal toilet and bird larder! I can't do anything in the garden any more without my rubber gloves on.
If you have a gateway or driveway entrance that they come through - Jeyes Fluid in water poured across the entrance. It smells strongly and they really don't like it. It will get diluted when it rains, which it does here in Scotland a lot, but you just go out with another bucket full.
Drawback is that Jeyes Fluid 300ml is not that cheap.
There is also a plant called Scardy Cat or Coleus canina Hybr. It emits a smell that they don't like. The plant likes sunny to partial shade, it tolerates dryness, but you can water it a little. The plant is more efficient if the leaves are dry. Unfortunately it is not hardy and at a cost of ￡2.50 - ￡3 per plant it could work out quite expensive.
Good luck.
Reply:Get a squirty bottle and spray water at them. Put pop bottles with water in around ur garden and also orange peel, they hate anything which smells of citrus!
Reply:Orange, lion dung and water pistols might deter them. Annoying the cat might make the problem worse, it depends on the cat.
I also found planting some coleus canina works well over the summer/autumn months. Thompson and Morgan do an attractive verrigated variety. It isn't frost hardy, but its very easy to propergated from clippings and over-winter some indoors.
The cat may not be you're only culprit. Squirrels and magpies may be digging away while you're not looking as well.
Reply:Orange peel
Clear pop bottles with water in (sounds crazy but is supposed to work)
Reply:I use ground cayenne pepper. I sprinkle it on the plants and mulch. It will not harm plants (even if it gets directly on them or washes into the soil). It will not harm cats; they get a snootful of this "hot" substance and go away. I have 9 cats and that's how I keep them away from my plants.
Reply:I put orange peel around the garden and that seems to work for a while, but my best deterrent is the fact i have my own cat now so i don't seem to get anyone else's
Reply:I had this problem with cats going on the gravel part of my garden. I bought these green beads to sprinkle over the area designed to stop cats, can't remember what it's called, think it was "get off". Have a look around your local pet shop. It worked well, and the cats haven't been back since!
Good luck!
Reply:There is a product called "shake away". It's made from predatory animal urine and if completely safe for pets, children, and plants. You can get it for just about any animal that plagues your garden. Check it out here on Amazon.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search...
Reply:bottles of water.... they dont like them for some reason
Reply:There is a product you can get from gonegardening.com which is called Silent Roar. Its dried lion poo. Basically the idea is a little cat comes along, smells the poo of a big cat and does a runner. I had a mate that bought this and seemed quite pleased with the results, the cats in his garden shot off at the merest whiff. I don' t think its too expensive either.
How can I keep bunnies from chewing up my flower garden?
Just a small flower bed but it makes me mad.
How can I keep bunnies from chewing up my flower garden?
Check out this link
http://www.ghorganics.com/page6.html#Rab...
I've used cayenne pepper before that seemed to work pretty well. Put it around the plants, and the bunnies will stay away because they're always sniffing, and they'll snort it up their noses (won't hurt them, but they won't like it either)
Reply:Install an electric fence if you are really serious.
I'd try mothballs or something that smells bad, or spray something around the edges like perfume. Maybe ask at the pet store, they sell stuff to keep dogs and cats away, ask about rabbits. Good Luck!
Also, they sell predator-like things such as phony owls in garden supply places to scare away birds, I'd ask around and see if something like that wouldn't scare off bunnies, too.
Reply:I'm not sure where you live, but most stores around here sell wolf urine mixed with other components to keep the rabbits out. If they sense they are in wolf territory, they will probablly leave your garden right away. Depending on the size of your yard, you could also have another small garden with more appealing plants for the rabbits or set up a small feed station.
make up application
How can I keep bunnies from chewing up my flower garden?
Check out this link
http://www.ghorganics.com/page6.html#Rab...
I've used cayenne pepper before that seemed to work pretty well. Put it around the plants, and the bunnies will stay away because they're always sniffing, and they'll snort it up their noses (won't hurt them, but they won't like it either)
Reply:Install an electric fence if you are really serious.
I'd try mothballs or something that smells bad, or spray something around the edges like perfume. Maybe ask at the pet store, they sell stuff to keep dogs and cats away, ask about rabbits. Good Luck!
Also, they sell predator-like things such as phony owls in garden supply places to scare away birds, I'd ask around and see if something like that wouldn't scare off bunnies, too.
Reply:I'm not sure where you live, but most stores around here sell wolf urine mixed with other components to keep the rabbits out. If they sense they are in wolf territory, they will probablly leave your garden right away. Depending on the size of your yard, you could also have another small garden with more appealing plants for the rabbits or set up a small feed station.
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