Backyard Gardeners

Scott the ripoff, lawn creeps.

Scott's decision of my sod replacement: They announced the same day to stockholders that several cost cutting measures...

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posted by mmitch26

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by mmitch26

john deere lawn tractor model 300 ??

I have a john deere lawn tractor, 17 horse, 48 inch cut.. Guessing it is about 20 years old? My problem is the deck. It...

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posted by yheti

3 comments posted 21yrs posted by yheti

earthworms

What do you think? Will adding earthworms to my lawn make the soil better? I've been toying with the idea in my head for...

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posted by BorgMotherShip

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by BorgMotherShip

Tilling 101

Lots of recent interest in tillers and tilling so ... I have an old Mantis (very small, called the "20 pound tiller) th...

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posted by frrt

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by frrt

Problem with grass.

For the last 15 to 17 years the problems with humidity and or heavier rains has really gotten to a couple areas of the...

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snapper rear-tine tiller

Greetings, Can anyone send me to a site where I can find a diagram on routing the drive belt on my snapper tiller? In t...

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posted by tsanders

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by tsanders

Houseplant source?

I'm interested in buying some specific indoor plants and I can't find them locally. Anyone know of a reliable online sou...

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posted by <nowhere

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by <nowhere

Lawn newbie needs advice on fertilizer

2 years ago we moved into a new construction house which used to be all woods (lots of dead roots under the ground) in...

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posted by noone

10 comments posted 21yrs posted by noone

More on Scott's

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Turf products firm Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. on Wednesday said it has streamlined its management r...

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posted by mmitch26

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by mmitch26

Beware of Scotts lawn service

Last year they killed my Bermuda lawn with the annual program. They only promised to seed the lawn this spring, so they...

2 comments posted 21yrs

posted by mmitch26

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by mmitch26

quick question on qualifications

OK People, I've been part of this NG for maybe 6 months now and I'm just kinda wondering, "Who is this ass Doug Kanter?...

7 comments posted 21yrs

posted by dick

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by dick

paint brushes

For oil based applications both paint and stain what kind of brush do you advise. For water based paint what kind of br...

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posted by Rmund

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by Rmund

lawn tractor rototiller

Does anyone know if equipment rental companies have this type of stuff? Seems a shame to have to use a manual one when...

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posted by jrbuck1

6 comments posted 21yrs posted by jrbuck1

Pricing new sprinklet system

All, I live near Austin, TX and I'm currently gathering quotes from irrigation companies in my area. My questions are:...

4 comments posted 21yrs

posted by merc

4 comments posted 21yrs posted by merc

lawnmower compression problem

I've a 20+ year old LawnBoy that's losing compression, burning oil. Anything to be done for it, or let it slip away quie...

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posted by hwtspam

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by hwtspam