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Your Questions About Gardening

GardenersCardiff — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 20:05:03 +0000

Chris asks…

How much should I charge to mow a person’s front and back lawn.?

>>I was thinking of working on people’s lawns this summer. So, I was wondering what would be an acceptable range of prices for cutting it. In addition, I would do other chores, such as babysitting and cleaning people’s houses/ painting their houses. How much should I charge for that?

Thank you for your help,
Rob.

GardenersCardiff answers:

For the lawn it needs to consider if you have a push or riding mower, how big the yard is, does the yard have obstacles trees, garden gnomes, etc. I base mine on this equation (price of gas + age of owner (less by 5% if senior citizen)+ acres of yard) An example would be like for a gallon of gas costing $3.11 and It takes 2 gallons to mow the lawn it costs $7.22 plus if lawn is small like one acre $10 dollars an acre and if the person is capable of mowing themself I add 5%. So for an average lawn I make $17 to $20.

Donna asks…

Re:1 ft high gnome statues. What is the best kind of paint for them?

You know what I mean: frogs, owl, seven dwarf-types, etc …garden decorations. Mine are five to forty years old.The weather has taken it’s toll and they need repainting. Best paint?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Ceramic Paint that will hold up under all types of weather

Susan asks…

I want attract fairies to my backyard, so I’m going to build a little hut for them! Materials?

Ideas, anyone? Materials I should use, where to put it, shape, size! Any suggestion is welcome. Just no comments saying “Sorry, fairies arent real” Cuz why bother answering if you don’t care! Oh, and tips about attracting fairies is welcome too.

GardenersCardiff answers:

If you want to attract faries, piskies (not a spelling error but their real name), gnomes, brownies etc etc basically The Fae to your backyard that is not the way to go sorry. They wont live in a man made fairy circle or anything like that it has to be all natural. They could even take this as an insult, they don’t like humans very much as they iew us as having broken our promise to do our part in taking care of the earth. You can make your garden fairy friendly by having large bushes for them hide in, don’t use any chemicals, grow vegetables or edible plants for them and keep it natural and calm with rocks and aybe a small water feature, oh and you cant have cats or dogs.
To attract The Fae to your garden
Find a safe, calm place in your garden that they would feel safe and you need to put out offerings out to them every night to start with and then at least once or twice a week once they are residing in your garden.
They don’t like meat as that will only offend them. Faries and piskies particularly like milk and honey, any fresh produce will also do. Brownies (the ones that will help you around the house but turn into a Bogart if you offend them) they love cream.
Put the offering out at dusk and bring it back in when you remember to the next day. Don’t let the offering go rank that’s all.
Good Luck with it, we are currently doing them same thing at our place (seriously)
If you want to see if they are there then get yourself a rock or piece of wood with a NATURAL hole in it and hold it up to your eye if they are there you will be able to see them dancing around the outside of the ring.

Your Questions About Gardening

GardenersCardiff — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:05:02 +0000

Joseph asks…

Where can I sell my home grown produce?

I have been growing my own vegetables and herbs for a bit now, and am starting to grow some surplus. The farmers markets around here all require registration, and I don’t think that I can produce enough to make it a regular thing. What can I do to peddle my surplus produce? It’s all organic, and I don’t think you can get more local than my backyard.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Start with your neighbors..they soon let their other friends know and soon enough people will be looking to you for their veggies

Carol asks…

Are roast potatoes grown in the same way as mashed potatoes?

I’d like to start growing my own vegetables, and much prefer roast potatoes. Is there any special technique to the growing process in order to achieve the different textures?

GardenersCardiff answers:

You don’t grow roasted potatoes, You cook (roast) them.

Donald asks…

What edible plants can be cultivated using hydroponics?

I want to grow my own vegetables at home using hydroponics…does anyone have experience with this?

GardenersCardiff answers:

Tomatoes ,Cucumbers and Peppers work very well

Your Questions About Gardening

GardenersCardiff — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:05:05 +0000

Donna asks…

apartment gardening, zone 3?

Was wondering, what type of edible plants I can grow in an apartment with a northern exposure in zone 3. Suggestions would be great.
I know the problem will be sunlight. It’s limited. The exposure is less than ideal. It figures since this apartment was a swap once I moved in for another I agreed to with a southern exposure.

GardenersCardiff answers:

If you have a sunny window, herbs, lettuces, radish, spinach, chard, tomatoes, peppers are all doable. Mostly you’ll be limited by size. Pumpkins, which grow 15 foot vines, may be impractical.

But the big hurdle is enough sun.

Chris asks…

When is the best time to plant carnivorous plants?

Venus fly traps or pitcher plants, live in gardening zone 8

GardenersCardiff answers:

I don’t know anything about carnivore plants, but i known a couple of venus fly traps.i think venus fly traps grow better in the summer.go search them.type carnivorous plants and you’ll know.

William asks…

Does anyone out there have any flower/veggie seed to trade or share for postage for Grands garden?Zone 8,.?

> Grandson would like to start gardening and will send SASBE for seed-Zone 8.

GardenersCardiff answers:

Try this

http://www.myplantswap.net/