Backyard Gardeners

Laying turf or planting my own grass?

Hi, I moved into a new house about a year ago. It's a new build and th people before me badly neglected the lawn. Now i...

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posted by bpsintl.266f386

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by bpsintl.266f386

Pennington Smart seed

Has anybody use the NEW Pennington Smart Seed ? I need to do some over seeding

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posted by k.corwell

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Planted today

Peas, onion sets, and radishes. Couldn't wait to get started. Got all 3 tillers running over the past couple days.

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posted by frrt

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by frrt

anyone using only sugar for the lawn?

I read about using only sugar for the lawn. Has anyone tried and successful? Any details are appreciated. thanks. swing2...

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posted by swing2k

11 comments posted 18yrs posted by swing2k

Maple sap run is over

We took down the buckets and hoses and pulled the spiels out today. Bottom line - we had our best run ever. Good syrup a...

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posted by frrt

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by frrt

Seeding Lawn - Perforated Plastic Sheet

Does anyone know where I can buy a roll of perforated plastic to ai seeding my lawn A few years ago I did my old house...

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posted by mattm

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by mattm

battery voltage

My battery at rest is showing 12.3vdc. Is it good or bad

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posted by rbig

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Where find Jasco metal primer ?

Can anyone tell me where I can find the metal primer made by Jasco ? Their website claims it is sold by Lowe's, Ace Har...

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posted by jnipperxxx

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by jnipperxxx

Open Landscape Reference Project

A few months back, I posted asking if anyone knew of a downloadable plant or horticulture database to use as a referenc...

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posted by mfranklin

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iPhone Plant Reference

I have created a plant reference available on the iPhone. I was tired of losing my notepad when scouting plants, and th...

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posted by mfranklin

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by mfranklin

lawn mower starts, won't stay running

hi I have a Tecumseh TVS90 lawn mower. It starts fine but now shuts off immediately. I took the gas tank off and cleane...

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posted by tecolote

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by tecolote

Garden Mulch

hey anyone have any recomendations on what to use as a vegetable garden mulch? I need something to reduce my use of wat...

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posted by <moo

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by <moo

Garbage bag

Why does a full garbage bag always fall the opposite way you want it to lean. It's not like it's a 50/50 thing, it's 100...

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posted by boobooililililil

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by boobooililililil

Mosquito Trap

http://www.brookstone.com/store/product.asp?pid=587162&wid=100&cid=61&sid=630&search_type=subcategory&prodtemp=t1&cm_ve...

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posted by gwb3483

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by gwb3483

Using starter fluid

I've got an old leaf blower with a fair amount of use on it. It always started easily until recently, but now will not...

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posted by kohemp

12 comments posted 18yrs posted by kohemp