How To Save Dying Spruce Trees
Your spruce tree can look like it's dying due to pests, diseases, improper planting location, or strong wind. Identify the cause to correct the issue.
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How To Get Rid Of Cockleburs
Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) is a common broadleaf weed with sharp, spiky seed pods or burs. The plant can be controlled using a variety of DIY methods.
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Caladium Leaves Are Drooping
Caladiums (Caladium x hortulanum) are outstanding plants that can be grown in warm or cool zones. You can grow them outdoors year-round in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 11, outdoors in summer in most climates, or as houseplants.
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What Kind Of Oil Does A Troy-Bilt Tiller Use?
Adding the right kind of oil to your Troy-Bilt tiller’s engine guards it from damaged parts. Knowing which oil to add depends on the engine model and the air temperature when it’s working.
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How To Turn Your Garden Hose Into A Pressure Hose
Generating higher water pressure from your garden hose allows it to power away muck from automobiles and mold from house siding. Although you can increase the garden hose's water pressure by adding a high-pressure nozzle, it won’t create the high level of water pressure generated by a pressure washer.
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The Average Weight Of A Cubic Yard Of Soil
Whether you’re borrowing your neighbor’s truck or plan to hook up a trailer behind your car, it’s important to know the average weight of a cubic yard of soil and how much payload your vehicle can handle. Overloading a trailer, or worse yet your neighbor’s truck, can lead to costly repairs.
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Ortho Dial 'N Spray Instructions
When you’re ready to treat weeds in the lawn or add fertilizer to your flower bed, the Ortho Dial ‘N Spray is intended to do both. It is designed to be used with concentrated liquid pesticides, fungicides and fertilizers.
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What Size Is A Garden Hose Connector?
Garden hoses make getting water from the spigot to your flowers and vegetables much easier than hand-carrying buckets of water. Hose sizes range from 3/8 inch to 3/4 inch in diameter. The larger the size the more water volume delivered through the hose per minute.
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How To Grow An Olive Tree From A Seed
When you’ve tasted the perfect olive, you can’t help but wonder if you can save the pit and grow your own tree. An olive tree (Olea europaea) can be grown from a saved seed, which is inside the pit, but it may not bear fruit true to what you’ve just eaten. Hybrid varieties tend to revert to traits of their parents.
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How To Kill Milkweed
Planting common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) in your yard attracts monarch butterflies, but it can also become weedy from self-seeding. If you’ve grown tired of this native plant growing in your yard, or just want to reduce how much you have growing, you can get rid of it by hand pulling or spraying with weedkiller.
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