Backyard Gardeners

Attempting to break in house

Little canary looking guy has been trying to fly in a slider window. Keeps at it - flying into and pecking at glass. Ot...

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posted by "frank "

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Like Preen, but for lawns?

Is there a commercial product that can be applied to lawns that prevents seeds from germinating, as Preen claims it doe...

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posted by bert

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What type of weed is this?

My lawn, in certain parts, has been overrun with this weed for years. No sooner do I kill it off, and scarify, it's bac...

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posted by maf20.11db5906

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Best solution for dog pee burn on lawn - water, lime, gypsum - what is best?

I have a male dog, who pees like a girl dog i.e he squats and so delivers a high dose of nitrogen to my lawn making it...

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posted by Jac99.11d71028

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Protecting Hummingbird Chicks

Got 2 of the little nuggets poking their heads out of a next. I notice a wandering housecat under the tree today. I'm t...

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posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap

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Preparing old lawn for new one

Got too many weeds in one patch of the yard about 15x30 and decided to kill or remove all the old grass/weeds and start...

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posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap

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help with lawn

Hi everyone.. Have recently just bought my first house and garden needs a a fair bit of tlc.. So started with the lawn...

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posted by McFarlaneST.11a9e8c6

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Patching up lawn

The two most important things to keep in mind when making suggestions for this project are (a) lazy and (b) cheap. I do...

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posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap

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New lawn...

Hi all Had a new lawn laid today. The ground had been covered in gravel so already had that removed. The agreement with...

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posted by Piedmontboot.11a2a888

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What to do with this?!

Hi, I've just cut my lawn for the first time since last year and the winter has really taken its toll on it. I raked ou...

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posted by jumanji.119d0e26

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TruCut C27-H

Hi, I recently purchased a nearly new TruCut C27-H in the UK. Very impressed with the machine. There seem to be no UK a...

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posted by TIM.118fdf26

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Squirrels on the roof....

These rascals are waking me up at 5am every day running across the roof. Today's project is to trim all the limbs away...

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posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap

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Garden woes

Hello all, My first post to the forum and I'm new to the garden world, My wife and I have recently moved into our dream...

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posted by Chairhead.11800d29

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Battery for Moisture Detector

I've got a moisture detector that takes a 9v battery, and it says not to use an alkaline battery. Never seen that type...

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posted by Snuffy-Hub-Cap

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engine

I have an Encore Z42 mower with 552 total hours on it. I just spent $1063.33 on it because it shucked a valve. The repa...

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posted by pil

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