Backyard Gardeners

An Easier Way to Keep Deer Out of Your Garden

If deer are getting into your garden, and you don't want to make a eight-foot-tall fence, you'll find you can keep them...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by javawizard

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by javawizard

Mystery Foam Growth in Grass

I have this substance that is in my lawn, in a few places. In the past, I have seen a spot or two, this week about 5. I...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by mbt6

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by mbt6

Don't laugh too hard! the mower got borked first time out...

OK, here is the story. I was mowing the lawn, I hit a stick (pine), it bent the right blade AND the bent blade cut into...

34 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Clark_throwaway

34 comments posted 19yrs posted by Clark_throwaway

how much water can i add?

I'm going to be doing a fair amount of "borders" type work with sprayer and weed/grass killer. My question is how much,...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by rbig

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by rbig

Riding mower

Tired of pushing the mower. Have priced riding mowers. Don't need anything large. Only 3/4 of an acre to mow. Must be a...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by spamyourself

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by spamyourself

Redcaps prolific

Lots of redcaps this year - and they very conveniently wait until the blackcaps are finished to ripen. We've been picki...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by frrt

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by frrt

Tomato leaves turning yellow

Last year my tomato plants were doing fine and then the bottom leaves started turning yellow and it moved up the plants...

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posted by dgk

18 comments posted 19yrs posted by dgk

Using plants to control algae

This summer I learned 1st hand how great a pond can look with enough plants. I have a top and bottom pond. The top pond...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by hopkins.gail

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by hopkins.gail

Problem with Fescue

I have a lawn with tall fescue grass. Basically I don't have too many problems with my yard until about mid summer. Eve...

21 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Peter

21 comments posted 19yrs posted by Peter

Grass for full sun

I'd like to overseed some patches in my lawn, but am not sure what kind of seed I need for an area that gets full sun i...

3 comments posted 19yrs

posted by m44_master

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by m44_master

I need advice for a troubled lawn.

Hello all, I installed sod about a month ago for the first time and I'm having some trouble with it. I don't know what'...

0 comments posted 19yrs

posted by alex.cordero

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by alex.cordero

Looking for inexpensive self-propelled lawn mower

Maybe you know a brand I should avoid or one you want to brag on. I'm all ears - as Ross Perot said.

13 comments posted 19yrs

posted by me

13 comments posted 19yrs posted by me

Brick patio: weeds out of control

I have a 1,200 sq ft brick patio. The weeds are rampant. I have to spray the entire patio with Roundup every 2 weeks. Is...

4 comments posted 19yrs

posted by Mitch

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by Mitch

verticut bermuda question

I have a patch of bermuda grass that is flat as Twiggy and about 65' X 100'. We use it for a croquet court. I am going...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by nospam

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam

leaking sprinkler control valve

I am extending my irrigation system and have built a 3 valve manifold system using Toro 1" solonoid controllers. All th...

1 comments posted 19yrs

posted by jaxnd

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by jaxnd