Mandy asks… How do you react when you are almost certain the cleaner at the hotel you’re in lifted a box of your coffee? It’s only $2 for a box of 10 sachets, but I believe it’s the principle of the matter. Now, I did not see him take it, but there is no other […]
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Aug 10
Your Questions About Gardening
James asks… Winterizing my garden – Zone 5? I live in Ottawa, Ontario. We often have unpredictable winters with not enough snow to properly insulate the plants. I put in new landscaping last year and many did not survive the winter. I don’t want to make the same mistake. Those that did, have grown to […]
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Your Questions About Gardening
Sharon asks… Growing vegetables.? I am thinking of using my very large garden to grow vegetables. Any tips on which are easiest to grow in the UK ( Shropshire ) I want to grow stuff that will attract as few as possible insects and pigeons. GardenersCardiff answers: Beginning a vegetable garden is a massive project […]
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Your Questions About Gardening
Steven asks… How to select garden tools? GardenersCardiff answers: Here are the basic garden tools: 1. A spading fork is your first tool. Before you plant anything, you will need to open and improve the soil. A spading fork looks like a pitchfork but has a shorter handle and wider tines. It is used to […]
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Your Questions About Gardening
Michael asks… can someone tell abouty building kit foir growing the mushrooms on our own in home or garden? GardenersCardiff answers: While commercial mushroom farms raise and package large quantities of mushrooms for consumers, packaged mushroom gardens give individual gardeners the opportunity to raise a small, indoor mushroom crop. These mushroom-growing kits include everything you […]
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Your Questions About Gardening
Linda asks… Can you redeem gift cards with different companies? What’s this I’m hearing about business’ accepting gift cards from other companies? Are all the major places like Best Buy, Home Depot and Wal-Mart in on this? I have a Khol’s card I’d rather use at one of these places. Any links with detailed info […]
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Your Questions About Gardening
Donald asks… where would be the best place to grow your own food? I like to eat fruits and vegetables raw, and I like to eat them right after being picked. I don’t like the idea of buying food at the supermarket knowing that the foods travel between 2,500 and 4,000 kilometers from farm to […]
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Aug 03
Your Questions About Gardening
Linda asks… What were your favorite experiences growing up? Mine, I use to love to roast marshmellows with my dad. Or play with my toy train that he made for me? What were your experiences? Aww to be a kid again. 🙂 Some of your experiences were really refreshing to read! GardenersCardiff answers: I have […]
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Your Questions About Gardening
Charles asks… Find the dimensions of the bin with the greatest possible volume, to the nearest tenth of a metre? Teegan is building a storage bin with a lid in the shape of a squared-based prism to hold her gardening tools. she has 12metres-square of plywood to make the bin GardenersCardiff answers: The greatest volume-to-surface […]
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