Searching for a cure for my brown thumb (Trees And Things)

skeeter1: Re: Searching for a cure for my brown thumb

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:35:18 EST

"Any ideas on getting the soil started?"

Two, off the top of my head. Know anyone with composted yard waste? My parents used to compost the leaves from their yard (I know, because I had to rake many of them) and till them into the gar

1fastdog: Re: For cheap and easy: try nasturtiums

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:03:42 EST

Depends on what zone you live in, Sue. Probably not a great idea out there in sunny California, but here in PA they can't survive the fall/winter season. And hey, they're invasive.

skeeter1: Re: Searching for a cure for my brown thumb

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:55:30 EST

"Any ideas for an apartment dweller would be welcome, too. I've been thinking I should start something."

Well. you might want to try a couple of these, but they're not exactly giving them away

MC Nally: For cheap and easy: try nasturtiums

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:29:11 EST

From the write-up:

I've had a little better luck with annuals, but they're sort of expensive by the flat, and have to be replanted every year (of course).

There are several flowers that I can think of that start very well from seed.

MC Nally: Re: Searching for a cure for my brown thumb

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:50:03 EST

Any ideas for an apartment dweller would be welcome, too. I've been thinking I should start something.

Container garden.

What you choose to plant will depend very much on local conditions -- climate, precipitation, sunshine, loca

pO157: Re: Un-deaden a lawn?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:11:14 EST

There is actually a nice elderly Korean couple on the corner that does that. Picket fences and a garden out front and the whole walled/fenced off compound thing going on in the back. They make it look nice. Even has a giant flag pole in the back. All they

thefadd: Re: Un-deaden a lawn?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:07:24 EST

I don't have much intention of keeping a lawn when I get a house. Plenty of houses around here have large fences all the way to the sidewalk and you can just put a nice tiled courtyard effect inside of that. We have dogs so I don't see much sense in trying

port1080: Re: Un-deaden a lawn?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:47:21 EST

You could shell out the money to have it re-sodded. If it's not a huge yard, it shouldn't be all that bad, probably a few hundred or so.

pO157: Un-deaden a lawn?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:28:24 EST

Anybody have any suggestions on how to undeaden a lawn? The back "yard" has the yellowish dog pee spots from her favorite locations. I got some of that denitrifying/seed/water crystal pet lawn rescue mix from the hardware store.

Well the front yard. Tha

thefadd: Re: Searching for a cure for my brown thumb

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:00:39 EST

Any ideas for an apartment dweller would be welcome, too. I've been thinking I should start something.

port1080: Don't ask for my advise...

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:21:02 EST

We planted some irises last fall and so far they're doing well (although they haven't bloomed yet). We shelled out a bunch for some flats of pansies to put in window boxes around our house, plus two hanging baskets - and then two nights ago it must have f