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Lucky Bamboo Plants
Asked by D.L. from San Francisco
on June 14, 2009
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I am co-hosting a bridal shower and we have decided to make lucky bamboo favors. We have the containers but need the bamboo. Does anyone know where we might purchase...
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- If this is not too far to travel, Oakland Chinatown has lucky bamboo in most of the produce stores. Most of it is grown in water.
- If you are in Santa Cruz, Zen Trading on 41st Ave had "loose" lucky bamboo plants last time I visited. They are almost all the way to the end of 41st Ave about 4 store...
- A long while ago, I believe, I saw that they had them at the Oakland Flower Market, in downtown Oakland. You might want to give them a call.
Bamboo -Yuk
Asked by B.A. from Dallas
on May 28, 2008
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Does anyone out there know of a tried & true method of getting rid of bamboo???
HELP!!!
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- Yeah, let my boys come over. they can decimate anything. they especially like bamboo, because it makes great swords and such. you feed them, i will send them. LOL. I ...
- http://www.ehow.com/how_172213_rid-bamboo.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art It is going to be a process, but it can be done.
- I would like to get it started. Tell me how Please
Help with a Very Sad Looking Bamboo Plant
Asked by B.P. from Denver
on January 22, 2009
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Hello ladies, long story short, I left my bamboo plant at work for about 3 months - hence, no water. A co-worker noticed right before I came back and started giving i...
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- I had a friend in a very similar situation who saved the plant by putting it in a bigger vase. I'd at least consider it. Her vase was broken accidently. Is there so...
- I love plants, my job at home is to spritz them; because I am a very inconsistant about taking care of them. Consequently I have had a many rebounds and a few losse...
- I would recommend that you try a ph balanced water. I personally have kangen water. This may sound stupid but I also have a bamboo plant which is very preciouse to me ...
Sunny Area in backyard...what to Do?
Asked by C.S. from San Antonio
on March 14, 2008
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Hi guys!
I have a VERY sunny backyard (almost NO shade at all) & in the back right corner we have a transformer. I want to plant something (tropical maybe?) in fro...
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- I just planted Moonflowers to cover my unsightly electric pole in the corner of my yard. I put them in two terra cotta pots at the base. It says on the envelope that i...
- Be careful. Since you run an in-home daycare, do the kids go outside? A lot of plants are poisonous. Do plenty of research before you decide. We almost lost our dog to...
- you might try putting down some inexpensive pavers and placing different size (large)pots with various plants (heat tolerant) to hide the transformer. This way you can...
Gardening Mamas - Supporting Tomatoes!
Asked by J.K. from Mansfield
on April 6, 2010
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We are a tomato loving family! My youngest daughter can eat an entire plant of cherrie tomatoes (fullest harvest) completely by herself! Last year I grew 18 cherrie/gr...
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- We are a tomato loving family too! I have a small garden (that I have to expand this year) so my plants are REALLY close together. I use tomato cages, but I use the BI...
- I don't have any problem with my tomato gardens maybe because I don't do it my husband does all the work.Have a great summer
- Call Gardener and ask him about what is best for you to do.
Gardeners - What to Do with Green Bean Plant in a Cup - It's Actually Growing?
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on March 7, 2012
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A couple of weeks ago, as a party favor, one of my kids brought home a few green beans that the kids planted in a plastic cup. We put it on the kitchen window sill and...
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- I would put them in to a planter(s) with moisture control soil (I use this for my potted veggie garden). You can keep them in the house until you are ready to replant ...
- Plant it outside after all chance of frost is over. In the mean time you can put each one in a bigger pot and enjoy seeing them grow. Good luck to you and yours.
- I'd pot it. At best it will continue to grow and you can move it out doors in the spring, at worst it will die, which it's bound to do if you don't pot it.
HELP!! Need Ideas!!! Anything!! I'm Stuck!!
Asked by L.L. from Los Angeles
on July 14, 2011
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Hey guys....I know this isn't really a kid related topic but I am desperate for some ideas here....my hubby and I are now starting our back patio project..Since we bou...
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- I would build a bench all along the brick wall with a planter at each end. Then add poles on each side of the patio door and do an sun shade across to the wall. It wi...
- I like the trees, but I'm a sucker for anything that looks at all palm-like, LOL! My only concern with the flowerbed going all around is the sun; if it hits your deck...
- I would actually go to Lowe's and Home Depot and get involved in their "how to" classes...they will teach you the aesthetics and HOW TO do it... I like the wood pla...
Baby Shower Goodies
Asked by W.M. from Nashville
on December 5, 2011
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Hi Moms!
I need some ideas for little goodies at a baby shower. I want it to help to add to the decor and also that the attendees can have something to take home....
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- Is it an international adoption??? I was at a shower and the favor was little bamboo plants.
- I've seen little watering cans where you could attach a little verse on it and fill it with some candy. I've also seen little "scoops of love" that are ice cream dip...
- I like the idea of votives with a Bible verse about light. You might get ideas from looking in The Dollar Store.
Cats/Flower Beds
Asked by W.D. from Dallas
on July 28, 2008
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Anyone know of a way to keep stray cats from pooping in my flower beds? It's gotten so bad that I just want to make a rock garden! I would like to put a small veggie g...
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- Get on some rubber gloves and remove the poo. Others come along and say, wow, the cat comode. Put down a couple of bags of fresh potting soil and mulch with wood chips...
- I have an outdoor cat at home (we are allergic), and the best trick for keeping them out of your garden entirely is to make it uncomfortable for them to walk on. I pe...
- cayenne pepper works for cat, raccoons, possums, and any other animal that might want to enjoy your flower beds. (It burns their little paws and discourages them from...
My Wishing Well Is Not a Litter Box!
Asked by D.S. from Dallas
on May 7, 2010
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I have a wishing well in my front yard. Obviously it is not a real well. The dirt in it is about a foot deep, and that part stands about 3 1/2 feet high. Over the w...
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- Tons of great suggestions already - also try putting pine cones on top of the soil. The idea is to make it uncomfortable so use your imagination and put whatever you ...
- I've always heard moth balls will keep animals out of the garden but don't know if it will do any damage to your plants. I like the idea of the husband marking his ter...
- You might try sprinkleing cayanne pepper or red pepper flakes around and on the edges of it one sniff and it burns their noses .I had a neighbors cat that would scrat...
