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Thanks, Gary. My wife knew what it was when I mentioned it as she has used it. She said it will help after we kill the weeds with Roundup. What we'll have to ascertain is whether there will be...

Preen? Hmm. I'll have to Google that so I can find where it is sold.

Thanks!

-Bob

No problem - I was hoping for a "bombing" technique that I could use. I suppose it won't hurt to hit it with Roundup anyway and just keep going from there. We do put mulch around the plants and...

Ok. But this is for the garden. Is there a strategy for killing the weeds that we can take on?

-Bob

Folks -

My wife and I have finally grown tired of the weed problem in our garden. Not that we think we can get rid of them all - but with the buildup over the years in manure, black dirt, and...

I've had a variety of different opinions presented to me about the benefits of trimming and not trimming the bottom branches on pine trees that I have on my property. Some - including my wife and...

Okay - I'm looking to make my purchase (1,000+ feet) of PVC and the most reasonable firm I've talked to is Gardner Fence (www.gardnerfence.com) - they are recommended by John Lyons and several folks...

some updates based on feedback in Tractorbynet....

I've talked to a number of people - both serious and non-serious horse people. People choose the treated lumber to save on money and...

I'm looking to install PVC fencing on my property in the next month. I've been looking at different suppliers and some offer the straight PVC and another has treated lumber wrapped with PVC on it. ...

Doc -

Thanks for the feedback - I will look at these websites right away. As far as transplant, these were not the one's moved so they have been there all along. Do you suggest I prune the bad...

More information -

Last year we moved about 12 trees that were in the same line as these - the gaps between them - and they are now in front of the house. These trees are not showing these...

This is a close-up of the needles themselves on the tree.

Ok. Here are some pictures of the trees. I did check again tonite and there doesn't seem to be more needles being lost - but I can knock the discolored one's loose (you'll see in the pictures).
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I live in Minnesota and these are spruce trees. The needle loss is on the SW side - and only on that side. I will take a picture and attach it later this evening.

The needles are not on the...

I've got several mature pine trees in my backyard that are starting to exhibit signs of needle loss on branches extending out on ONE SIDE only (one area too). The rest of the tree is healthy - I...

Yes - interesting stuff. However, I'm really getting tired of the bastards. I'm going to do some serious search/destroy on them over the next few days....

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-Bob

If I'm not mistaken, it was Calcium Chloride. I spread it with a lawn spreader and then watered it down afterwards. I used a pretty heavy coverage / covering (you couldn't always see the dirt floor...

It holds up very well. I put quite a bit down, though, so that might have had something to do with it. If you don't blade or dig it out I'm sure it would last you for quite a while - I got at least...

Yes, that's the stuff.

I put it down in my barn several years ago (prior to do any concrete work a year or so later) and the stuff worked like a champ. Hard as concrete, no dust, and really made...

Egon -

So you're thinking that after the mature growth is done that it could be moved (late summer - fall)? Or is it more of a spring effort and best done before growth begins. I am thinking of...

What is the best time of year to transplant Lilac Bushes? We are going to be moving about 10 Pine Trees in late July and I want to move the Lilacs prior to that. Does anyone know when is the best...

Nope. These are plain, garden-variety, lady bugs with the red backs and black spots. I don't know whether I should spray for them or not - we've been vaccuming them up every day and they just seem...

In Minnesota this last year we've had problems with lady bug infestations. Now that spring has popped, so have they again and we're wondering if there is any suggestion on how to address them?
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Thanks, Egon. What you're advocating then is to dig the hole section out - replace the rock underneath, and then have them put a blacktop section back in. I'll have to check with the local blacktop...

Hello -

We had some nasty frost upheavals this year and when combined with last year's amount of rain, the ground under my blacktop driveway in one area has managed to sink and cause breakage of...