Comments on: Quick Tips For Plants & Garden

By: matt

matt — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:46:20 +0000

rid rose bushes of those pecky green bugs that congregate around your newly formed buds

Dont discard the leftover tobacco when you butt your smoke. empty the unused tobacco(without the paper) into a small container and fill with tap water. Let stand for a couple of days then strain into a spray bottle. Spray the affected areas evry couple of days.Within a week they will almost disappear

By: Weed Killer Recipes & Tips : TipNut.com

Weed Killer Recipes & Tips : TipNut.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:04:26 +0000

[...] Vinegar: Kill weeds dead with a good shot of vinegar. For best results, don’t dilute with water and choose a time to spray weeds when there’s no sign of rain. Household vinegar is around 5% acetic acid concentration which will do the trick for baby weeds. If you can find a stronger vinegar (like pickling which is about 9%), that will give better results for more mature (and stubborn) weeds (previously mentioned in Quick Tips For Plants & Garden). [...]

By: jenny

jenny — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:46:07 +0000

We are being rationed water here in Los Angeles.
Can I use leftover soapy dishwater to ground water my tomatoes?

By: Shirley

Shirley — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:02:12 +0000

To LORI

Do you have the amount of each ingredient for the organic weed killer? I have been looking for something that is safe to kill poison ivy. Could you post it if you or anyone has it? Thank you

By: Penny

Penny — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:02:26 +0000

We had a Shetland Sheepdog who took a liking to a cup of tea (no sugar but with milk)who, up until the time she ‘discovered’ it, left spots on the lawn. Within a week or so of a regular ‘cuppa’, the lawn spots never happened again.It works!

By: Debra

Debra — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:14:04 +0000

Dishsoap and warm water to execute all beetles including junebugs. Catch them and place them in the soapy water and watch them go bye bye. I have tried this and its been a blessing!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:54:51 +0000

Another great way to boost your roses is with banana skins. Toss them in a plastic bag in the freezer. Once a month (or as much as once a week, depending on how much work you want to put in), take out two or three banana peels and pop them in the blender with a cup of water. Pour the resulting puree around the base of your rose bushes. Work it into the soil (doesn’t have to be very deep). The rose bushes will benefit from the extra potassium, and as an added bonus, it helps deter aphids.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:59:22 +0000

I just bought a pre-mixed organic weed killer. It was kind of costly though the ingredients are not. The ingredients are vinegar, lemon juice, clove oil, and yucca (to make it stick). Anyone have this recipe? It worked like a charm on everything from dandelions, to clover, to poison ivy, to blister weed.

By: Rita

Rita — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:10:31 +0000

I have 3 dogs. What I have found that works wonders is giving the dogs a bit of tomato juice. The acid it the tomatoes cuts the acid in the urine and eliminates brown spots. A tablespoon of tomato juice or paste a week does it. I also feed the dogs leftover spaghetti. They love it!

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:52:07 +0000

break up drywall over the spot and water; it helps absorb the dog urine