Backyard Gardeners

water with soft water?

in our neighbourhood, we need the use of a water softener, should I be using this to water the grass, or flip it to bypa...

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posted by crash2000

3 comments posted 21yrs posted by crash2000

winter fertilizer year round

hi. what would be effect of using winter fertilizer year around? would buring occur if applyed properly just like using...

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posted by a

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Granules around house to Keep Mice out ?

Well guys, I hate to say it but it is going to be that time of year again. And I live in rural Iowa and the fields are...

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posted by dswebber

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What type of grass to sew this fall

Last fall I decided I wanted toi try my hands at putting in a good lawn. I rototilled my front lawn and subsequently ch...

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posted by jd

13 comments posted 21yrs posted by jd

Nutgrass

Anyone find anything short of Napalm effective against nutgrass ? I used Bayer Advanced All-in-One Weed Killer for Lawn...

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posted by jd

3 comments posted 21yrs posted by jd

fence repair

need to consider some alternatives to replacing a shadowbox built-in-place cedar fence I want to continue to have a ced...

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posted by teand

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by teand

Kubota ZG20

I was wondering if anybody out there has had any experience with ethier the Kubota ZG20 or the ZG23 zero turn mowers? Ca...

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posted by tbaugh

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by tbaugh

Poinsettia advice

Hi all! I'm needing advice on what next to do with my poinsettia, please :) I have successfully transplanted my poinset...

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posted by gecko_drea

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lichen in lawn

For the last 1/2/years I have noticed a fungus/lichen in my lawn whic seems to be spreading rapidly. I have tried many...

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posted by brianelmer.1v76vy

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Weedwackers

Just to poll the newsgroup, I have found a couple things that make weedwackers work well. #1, do single wound, not doub...

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posted by bmkwhite

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by bmkwhite

Dark spots in Lawn

I live in central Florida and my lawn tends to develop very drab and dark patches that looks like the grass is wilted....

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posted by wonderer222

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Easy way to improve my lawn

I have some relatively ugly grass mixed with my dwarf fescue. The ugly grass isn't crabgrass, because it just laughs at...

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posted by burton.garyNOSPAM

13 comments posted 21yrs posted by burton.garyNOSPAM

Yellow/pale grass section on Lawn

All, Its 2 months since i asked the original questions about my problem law and i aerated as suggested, but to little e...

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posted by Zarch.1v3hjy

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by Zarch.1v3hjy

need help with a lawnmower

Does anyone recognise this mower type? Anyone had any experience with it? Someone is selling it and I am thinking of bu...

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posted by cjack

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by cjack

murray mowers

I'm hoping to find someone who can tell me how hard it might be to replaced a shear pin in a murray 14 hp riding mower....

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posted by frankgodfrey

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by frankgodfrey