QuestionWhat type of soil will help burning bushes grow and become deep red? I have three two are still green and one is a light red however, the ones here at work are bright red. I live in northwestern
QuestionI live in Brownsville, Texas and there is mostly clay soil. We added topsoil a few years ago and now it is time to do something again as the grass is not doing well. We have floratam grass and th
QuestionI recently purchased a house with a 15ft x 4ft pond in the back garden. Because we have a small child I immediately organised for my gardener to work on filling this. We emptied the pond and removed the mem
QuestionHello...My husband was nice enough to put in 3 raised beds that are approximately 10 x 12. They are about 8-12 high. We live in NE Scottsdale and the location of the beds receives morning shade a
QuestionI planted two bp junipers on each side of entry sidewalk. One is doing really well the other seems to be struggeling ( needles are spread out and plant is more on the side of brown than green like the other
QuestionI recently bought a house that had been a rental for many years. Most of the people were, bluntly, not very clean. The soil off the front stoop STINKS! Is there anything I can plant that would help draw the
identification of pest problem in soil
QuestionWe have noticed that much of our yard (which is sandy soil)looks like it is covered in tiny ant hills but show no signs of ants. The soil almost looks like little mounds of tiny dirt balls about the si
QuestionHello ... I have a large bag of lime that I purchased several years ago and presume that I had a specific use for it at the time and Im wondering if I can still use it to spread on my gardens and lawn?  
QuestionI own an earth moving company and I have used all my good topsoil that I got off my property and I have some more less than great topsoil that I want to make into some good topsoil! I was wondering what mine
QuestionHello. The excavation of my new house is completed and now I am left with about a half acre of graded dirt. I have been told I need to put straw down to stop erosion. This is also a county code to my underst
QuestionOur drainfield area was reseeded after we purchased our home. The grass grew nicely but in just a few months the yard looked bare again. The yard does appear to have tunnels & the soil is very so
QuestionWe have a big problem and are not sure where to go for help. During the fall, winter and spring months our yard is very wet and a ton of water collects in our basement sump pump. The pump turns o
Question Moldy Pots I made some very absorbent, unglazed ceramic vases in Japan out of Red Mino clay. If I fill them with just water, they suck it out of the vessel so fast it runs down the side and onto the
QuestionWe removed a very mature hedge of myoporum (trunks 4-5 inches)by cutting to the ground. We then planted 5 gallon Oleander in the spaces between the old myoporum. The roots of the myoporum are still there of
QuestionLookingDown QUESTION: Hi. I have attempted to attached two photos which depict a drainage problem we have on the hill behind our house. This page seems to permit only one attachment - Id like to
QuestionIronite was recommended by the guy who aerated my lawn this past fall. Due to the Very rocky soil and gray clay just below the topsoil imported into this new neighborhood, its very hard to get a decent grass
Questionhow do I get rid of nematodes in my garden?, and could you give me some names of resistant plants to grow for tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupe, etc. my plants wilt and die and the roots have knots on them. Do
QuestionWere trying to put in a Virginia native garden in the city of Charlottesville over a plot where an asphalt parking lot was and have discovered a drainage issue about eight inches down -- a layer that still h
QuestionCan I grind up these and use them on the lawn or garden as a herbicide like the corn gluten? AnswerHi Mary Jo, I dont know. You should contact the manufacturer of the packing peanuts to see whats in t
backyard lawn destoyed by dog waste
QuestionJim, First, Thank you for your time, hours, you spend answering our questions. In this 3/2007 question you suggested, among other soil amendments, urea. Will this help if I use it directly on the dog waste i
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