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Gardenia & Potted Tomato plants....Help!
Read all 8 responses: "This is the second Gardenia I have had. The first one died and, I fear, this one is well on its way. It had full, fragrant blooms ...
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- I believe Gardenias need acidic soil. I pour leftover pickle juice around my acid loving plants, and it seems to work. Also, the tip about coffee is good -- you can ...
- I read somewhere Gardenias need the right ph in the soil. Putting a few drops of vinegar in the water helps. As for the tomatoes, I have never tried to grow them in a ...
- if you drink coffee cool off the last few coups and put them on your plantsi am living proof that it works
Fruit Fly Problem
Are you sure you have fruit flies and not little plant flies? There are small nats that ... You did not mention if you have potted plants in your home. ...
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- If you have plants they like laying eggs in there too. While watching HGTV one day I saw if you put sand on top of the dirt in your indoor plants that the files will ...
- We had this issue also. They were coing from the drain by our water heater. I started pouring a bit of bleach down all the drains every few weeks and that resolved t...
- Hi, I know you said you are using an apple cider mixture, but my family has always used a wine water and dish soap mixture. The wine will attract them with the smell...
The Rabbits Are Eating Everything-HELP
I just took my kids into the backyard after the long snowy winter. I found rabbit pellets everywhere and almost all of my plants have been eaten..."
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- I had the samne problem last year, and what really helped was pepper. Just put some pepper around your plants, it won't hurt them but rabbits hate it. The only thing ...
- prob not the best idea but we started putting veggie cuttings and stuff out and the rabits and squirels were distracted and ate that instead. of course, it could attra...
- Hello C.! Try using moth ball or "human hair clipping"....There is also a spray in your garden section that you can purchase that you spray around the plant and shr...
Rabbits Eating Us Alive
Make a "tea" out of it and pour it all over the plants the rabbits are eating. .... Help! Squirrels Eating My Plants in Flower Bed and Pots. ...
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- I use blood meal in our garden to keep critters away. We have bought it at Lowe's, Wal-Mart, and garden centers, the smell is nasty but it works. Good luck!
- I have the same problem. I just purchased a bottle of Red Fox Urine from Roach Feed in Garland. So far so good. It's under $10. There is also a product called Rabb...
- We had some very pesky squirrels who took up residence in our attic last year and Calloways suggested spraying fox urine around the place they were getting in and nest...
The Best Choice for Mosquito Repellent for a Toddler with Sensitive Skin
Plant citronella plants around your yard - you'd be surprised how much it helps! .... Perhaps you should plant it around the perimeter of your yard to help ...
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- Hey Jin, I use to live down south and we were surrounded by mosquito's. What I have found out that works is the Avon products. They do have skin so soft but they also ...
- Plant citronella plants around your yard - you'd be surprised how much it helps! We have them horribly at our house and I planted several plants and actually saw a di...
- There is an insect repellent called repell that is sold at Babies R Us and other stores. It has a green label. It is designed for kids and is very good. It smells kind...
Lucky Bamboo Plants
Read all 17 responses: "I am co-hosting a bridal shower and we have decided to make lucky bamboo favors. We have the containers but need the bamboo.
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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.
Where to Buy Outdoor Plants, Small Shrubbery? Plano/Allen/McKinney
Read all 8 responses: "Hey there .. I come again requesting where the locals like to shop. :-) I know I can get things from Home Depot and Lowes .. but I ...
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- Shades of Green on Coit Rd. in Frisco is an excellent, high quality nursery. Many local landscapers who care about their product use them.
- Hi, We found Countryside Nursery on Hwy 5 just south of Exchange in Allen. They are very knowledgeable and have wonderful plants & shrubs at reasonable prices. I rea...
- Welcome to TEXAS!! We have tried HD and Lowes also but Shades od Green in Frisco is an awesome place to shop. The prices are comperable to other places and the service...
Time for Planting
Does anyone know of a website that has a good guide for what to plant and when, where, ... They sell everything from plants to planters, to ponds & other ...
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- Hi K., A few years ago I joined the Arbor Day Foundation. Here's the website: http://www.arborday.org/ Of course there's tons of info on planting trees, but you c...
- The website that I love and receive regular newsletters from is Greenwoodnursery.com Good luck.
- K., There is a really nice nursery called White Flower Farm http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/ that has terrific info on their website about the where, when and what to ...
First B-day Items
I'm looking for someone/someplace that rents plants..." ... I have a client, Initial Tropical Plants, that supplies plants to offices and services them. ...
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- Hello J., Sorry to use this opportunity to put in a plug for my business, but I sell Invitations of all kinds and think I have some that would work perfectly for yo...
- The card and party store sells "scene setters" and there is one with palm trees and a few tropical ones that might work. birthdayexpress.com has some jungle theme stuf...
- I have a client, Initial Tropical Plants, that supplies plants to offices and services them. I don't know whether they would rent plants for just one event but you cou...
Knats
Apr 19, 2009 ... Read all 10 responses: "Last spring/summer we had knats that infested our house. I bought spray for my house plants and sprayed all of them.
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- We had this problem last summer! I had never seen it before! It seemed that every time I would bring home banannas or oranges from the grociery store, we would be over...
- I dont' know about knats but this worked with fruit flies. Maybe it will help?? Leave a bottle of red wine open on the counter for a couple of days. Fruit flies wil...
- The pest control people told me that flys, nats, bugs need water to lay eggs so put bleach in your toilette, sinks, disposal and the bugs wont lay eggs there and they ...
