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Sprinkler control fuse

My sprinkler control's fuse blows everytime I turn on the sprinkler. I have a Hunter SRC Residential controller. The ma...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by solomonraj
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by solomonraj

Garden fence recommendation?

I have an 8x8 foot vegetable garden. Plus lots of small animals that eat my vegetables. I put up a chicken wire fence l...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sgross
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by sgross

Electric chippers?

I'm looking for an electric chipper. I've got a small yard (50 x 100 lot) and mostly need to turn trimmings from about...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by roy
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by roy

Plant pots upside down on sticks??

Hi :) At Chatsworth House, we noticed there were small plant pots upside down on sticks in some of the gardens. Is this...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by andy
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by andy

Injured spruce

A small (3') spruce on rental property was injured by a tenant's children. Basically, about 90% of the needles were tor...
11 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lakefxdan
11 comments posted 22yrs posted by lakefxdan

the 17 year cicada

I hope my post regarding the destruction of the female 17 year cycle cicada was useful to someone. I went thru some ang...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by madgard
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by madgard

Will my grass seed sprout?

I planted cool season grass seed in North Sunset zone 18 (So Cal) six days ago. Put Kellogs topper on it and watered it...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by me
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by me

Soil Biology and Dr. Elaine Ingram on the radio

Dr. Elaine Ingram will be a guest next Sunday on KLBJ in Texas. She is here to give a course to ranchers and farmers......
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by get-out
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by get-out

Question about Figs

I just realized for the first time that my glorious fig tree produces fruit without a flower. How does this happen? How...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Warhola
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by Warhola

dirty yard

My yard smells. It is heavy clay and when it rains, it holds moisture and turns green with either algae or mold. (I hav...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by suzipearce
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by suzipearce

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival - Part 2

> Some nice pictures (not mine) of the Epcot International Flower > and Garden Festival at Walt Disney World. > http://...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by concordcp
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by concordcp

Getting weeds out o0f a cactus garden?

DOes anyone have any bright ideas for getting weeds out of a catus garden? We just spent over $400 in March to have the...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by davnbabs
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by davnbabs

Dogs tore out wiring!

Hello folks! I need some help... My dogs, 2 golden retrievers, had themselves a good time tearing out the wiring from m...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sicorican
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by sicorican

Sprinkler skips zones

My sprinkler system on occassion skips zones. I once read that this can be due to the fact that the pump needs to prime...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by metrotex30
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by metrotex30