Home and Garden

watercolourheart asked:


I am trying to set up a cottage garden across the back fence. All the seedlings get trampled on and broken by our young dogs as they run and play. The yard is huge and they are only small dogs, so there is plenty of room for them to play elsewhere. Its so frustrating to spend so much money, time, and effort to plant a nice garden only to have it trampled on and torn apart. Yes, I know I could put up fence, but I will have to save enough money for this. Meanwhile, I am working on training them to stay out. During this training and until I get a fence, are there any plants that will deter them from entering the garden? — e.g., things dogs don’t like the smell of, I don’t want to go with cactus or spikey plants that would injure. The get off my garden sprays, etc. don’t work and I cannot afford to keep on trying the various brands. Thanks for your help.

Lesley

vegasmel asked:


We have culinary water for our house and secondary (irrigation) water for our sprinkler system in our lawn. We recently installed a spigot next to our garden that feeds off the irrigation water, sprinkler system. We thought it would be cheaper to use the irrigation water on the garden because we water so much, but now I’ve heard that irrigation water can be hazardous to use on vegetable that we will be eating. Is this true?

Susanne

cookie asked:


I have a big garden and i was wondering what are some good bugs that could live in my garden and what are the bad ones. I live in MD. thanks!

Karon

Heidi 4 asked:


I assume it is something they grow regularly in England but what makes it different from any other garden?

Lillie

Loooooooongcat is long asked:


She has requested I send her some exotic seeds for her garden. They are about the size of apple seeds. How do I send them? Is a regular envelope okay? I want to send around 10 seeds.
No they aren’t illegal lol. In the states.

Angel

Maalru3 asked:


There is no standing water in my garden or flower pots, but when I go to turn the pots so they get rounded sun, tons of masquitos fly from behinde, and around them, same for my garden, If I touch anything, masquitos. Again there is no standing water. Any suggestions of what I can do to get them gone and keep them gone. Thanks so much for your help.

Blanca

Empress asked:


I always water my garden around 5 in the afternoon. It’s summer time and soils are really dry that they crack. How much water should I leave? I have red palms, palm tree, cactus and others.. I only stop watering when I see initial flooding.. since soil absorbs them, within minutes it’s all gone. But is it enough to last them the next day? Does the planting matter, like if the roots were planted really deep so they need more watering for the liquid to reach them?

Maryellen

Ayla B asked:


Getting spring fever, and planning my strategy. I know you can’t plant tomatoes in the same area year after year, but I have ran out of space. Can I go every third year or do I need to make my garden bigger? Thanks!

Jame

lost_without_u_3 asked:


I want something that i can make or maybe even buy to put in my garden as a memorial for my dog. Any ideas? thanks.

Cody

Lisa F asked:


I live in NC and I’d like to start a small flower garden in front of my home. It’s in an area that gets sunlight periodically during the day. I believe there used to be flowers there because there’s a decorative brick border around the area but it’s overrun with weeds and there are no flowers there now. The soil is pretty good I’d say…not too dry or hard. How do I start a flower garden? I’m interested in some periennials and some annuals…can those be grown together?

Christian