Backyard Gardeners

small slugs

Small slugs are attacking my Strawberries Is it too late for this year, or can I save the rest of the crop? Thanks Stan

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posted by stalin

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MTD 504 - Can you help ?

Hi, Not sure if this is the right newsgroup, but can anyone help me get a manual for a MTD 504 ride on mower ? Ive boug...

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posted by madmike42

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smoothing out the top soil

Just took out my backyard above ground pool. It requires about 18 yards of top soil to fill it back in (was a 24' round...

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posted by sschwartz

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Is this plant a friend or foe to my lawn?

I noticed a certain plant growing on my lawn this year that I haven't seen before. I took a couple of pictures. Can som...

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posted by joe5345

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New house, have seeded the garden but very patchy

Hi All, Hope you can help me here, we have just purchased a new-buil and as such have taken the onerous task of seeding...

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posted by tony.w.2b51068

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NEED INFO ON MUSHROOM GROWING

hi, anyone growing mushrooms can let me know where to buy spores? thank you,lucas --------------------------------------...

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posted by ds549

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New turf on old

I laid meadow grass as a quick and dirty solution last year but now wan to replace the area (36sqm) with good quality t...

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posted by rpb123.2b31628

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poisen ivy--scotts roundup poisen ivy

forget it--used it on rather large infestations--only areas it did anything to was the leaves that it was sprayed on --...

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posted by plener2

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Craftsman Rotary Lawn Mower NEVER STARTS!

This barely used mower has been repaired twice by Sears. It still does not start. New fluids, air filter, spark plug. A...

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posted by carkent

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iron supplements?

I have yellowing grass and I was told that my lawn probably needed some iron supplementation. But I'm confused--here's...

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posted by alex.cordero

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growing grass over previously mulched area

Hello! I want to convert an area that used to have mulch on (area used to have shrubs and such) to an area covered by g...

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posted by gc

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Core aeration

Hello, I'm looking at aerating my lawn, as I now have one that's in reasonabl condition and I want to keep it that way....

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posted by Slarti.2b0c786

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clover lawn - need advice

Our new Church (in Maine) has a very large lawn area on leveled, post-build-new-lot soil, which is not too good (since...

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posted by gabbot

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Craftsman mower scalps lawn- need repair advice

My guess is that one mandrel assembly is out of alignment on my one year old craftsman 20hp 42" model 917.27682. It was...

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posted by gabbot

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Mars landing OK

Apparently we have a safe landing on Mars and pictures should be coming back about 9:30 PM. So far all indications are t...

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posted by frrt

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