What & When to Plant
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Onions
Asked by M.B. from Washington DC
on April 18, 2012
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Okay, I got myself a big bag of regular yellow onions. I've had the bag for a couple weeks and used most of the onions, I have 3 left. I've noticed that two have sta...
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- Yes you can eat the sprouted ones. I've never found it to affect the flavor. You can also plant them - they'll grow into a plant. Sometimes they will grow a new bulb d...
- I use the green part as I would any green onion. I use the bulb as you would any bulb onion. I enjoyed JB's web site information. Good luck to you and yours.
- Yes you can eat or plant them. We have a whole section of our garden that comes from veggies we didn't use...our garlic, sweet onion, green onions and romaine lettuce...
How Do You Grow Hydrangeas?
Asked by T.S. from Tulsa
on May 19, 2008
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PLEASE HELP! My mom passed away two years ago this coming October. On my husband and I's anniversary that year, she and my husband both got me a beautiful hydrangeas p...
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- I have had the best luck with hydrangeas on the North side of the house. They typically like the more shaded, cooler areas and the North side seems to meet that crite...
- I'm no expert, believe me, I kill more plants than I keep alive. I have one in my back that seems to do pretty well, we've had it 2 years now & it has lots of blooms....
- PLan in the shade when it is cool, they hate the heat. I almost planted my new plants too late this last year. After they bloo make sure you dead head all the old b...
How to Keep Squirrels from Digging up Spring Flower Bulbs?
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on October 7, 2009
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We are getting ready to plant a bunch of spring flower bulbs. However, we are worried that our planned spring flower garden will turn into a wintertime-squirrel-buffet...
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- Oh squirrels... They are a real problem. You can try moth balls, which stink terribly or things like types of dried blood and urine (fox or wolf, something like that) ...
- Here's what you do:plant the bulbs as usual then cover the entire flower bed with a couple of inches of peat moss. Then cover the bed with chicken wire - just lay it ...
- I have had this problem all summer squirrals in all my flowers. What happened this year? This is a first for me
URGENT PLEASE HELP!!! 34 Wks Pregnat and Looking for a New OB
Asked by R. from Tampa
on August 1, 2006
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I am 34 weeks pregnant and would like to find a new OB in the clearwater area. I would prefer one that will deliver at Mease Countryside, but I am willing to go to Mor...
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- i have used dr. poalillo to have my tubes tied. he was excellent. i also have 3 friends who used him for labor and delivery and as their obgyn. -- all very happy w/h...
- A midwife's touch (www.amidwifestouch.com) is a wonderful office with the choice of midwives or OBs. They deliver at Mease Dunedin and Helen Ellis in Tarpon, possibly ...
- New Horizons ob-gyn ###-###-####. They are in Palm Harbor and deliver at Mease Countryside. There are two midwifes and a female doctor.
Fish Tank
Asked by T.K. from Chicago
on April 1, 2008
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We had a Betta fish since Christmas and he passed away yesterday. I am not telling our son, he really wouldn't understand and will tell him that fishy went bye bye. M...
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- Betta fish only need to be in a very small bowl and they are happy. Maybe down sizing to just small bowl. Cleaning would be easier. The rocks just need to be washed...
- one little dab of dish soap, just to get the "scum" off the bowl....rinse well.
- If your apartment was cold this may be the reason the fish died. However, my home has temps that fluctuate so I have 2 nice sized goldfish that I have had for 2 yrs.,...
Decorating Daughter's Desk for May Day
Asked by E.E. from Omaha
on April 27, 2009
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I was wondering if any of you creative minds out there could give me some ideas. My daughter is in the first grade, and her school has a tradition for the first-grade...
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- Get a pot and put stones in it then stick pencils into the stones that are decorated like flowers. You can decorate the pot too.
- What a cute idea! You could decorate your daughter's desk like a Maypole--alternating colored streamers fanned out and taped to the floor (if there's room...not sure o...
- Could you wrap the entire desk top in wrapping paper--maybe something flowery and spring-like, and then have all sorts of fancy decorations underneath and inside? Tha...
Looking for Landscaper in the North Naperville Area
Asked by G.M. from Chicago
on March 31, 2008
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Our yard is quite dated and very plain. I am looking to make some changes, such as putting in a brick patio in the back yard, adding a tree or 2, possibly replacing t...
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- Hi G., I would highly recommend Strong Landscaping. They are based in Warrenville: ###-###-####. We hired Chris Strong and his crew to help with landscaping around o...
- My future father-in-law,(grandfather to my three kids)has over 20 years of experience. He and his sons do all of the work and have been doing my mother's yard for th...
- I know of one, met her here on Mamasource. =) She is currently on vacation but if you are interested let me know and I will have her contact you when she gets back.
13 Month Old Biting and Pinching - HELP!!
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on February 24, 2011
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Hi there, I'm a new mom to a 13 month old boy who has started pinching and biting in the past month. I have bruises on my hands/arms from his bites (I also bruise ver...
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- I have found that the best thing to do is walk away. If he bites or pinches, set him down and move away from him. He will get upset and realize, over time, that when...
- My nephew started doing this too, he is 15 months. I find that having one 'signal' word that mean no ( no, no-no, stop etc) needs to reinforced consistently. Tapping h...
- My daughter was a biter too. We tried all the no's, time-outs, etc. Nothing worked, so we tried lemon juice, of course she liked it. It got out of hand quickly, bit...
Friend's 50Th Birthday
Asked by E.T. from Dallas
on January 18, 2012
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I work with a woman whose 50th birthday is coming up. She has expressed to me in the past that she really does not like anything done for her birthday - she doesn't l...
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- How does she feel about turning 50? You could get her a box/mug with 50 lollipops in it and on it write "50 sucks" or Fill a box with 50 small pretty stones and w...
- We had few ladies in our office turn 50 in one year. The 1st one we put 50 items of the same thing in her cube. 50 pennies, 50 balloons, 50 pictures of her, and a po...
- Do a little something. Maybe just a cake, and put the word out around the office. She is 50. It's time to buck it up and allow a little attention on herself.
Need a Great Prenatal Vitamin
Asked by M.L. from Philadelphia
on January 5, 2011
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Me and my husband are recently off of the pill and trying to get pregnant. I am currently taking a woman's multi by vitamin code. I want to finish this bottle becaus...
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- Shaklee's vita Lea . I had a lot of success with it when I went off my prenatal. completely vegetarian. Dr. Christians Northrop endorses it as best prenatal. My doctor...
- I have both the GNC one and the Nature Made one - I think one said "vegan" on it and both are great (and cheaper than Rx). Talk to your Ob/Gyn though to get a recomme...
- Hi M., Melaleuca prenatal pack is an excellent vitamin and mineral complex. It is guaranteed to absorb and it does NOT create free radical activity like most vitami...
