Powdery White Substance Causes Grapes to Shrivel?
It looks sort of like what happened to my fig tree several years ago. The white spread to the bush itself and ended up killing it, we thought. A nurseryman told me later that it was Bordeaux fungus. It affects grapes, figs, some other things. I believe that...
Plants for a Water Garden?
Try philodendron or any of the vining plants like it. Just about anything that you can root in water will work to fill in the small spaces between the rocks. Ive even had philodendrons in my big aquarium.
Planting Marigolds for a Science Fair Project?
Back in the 60s I did a project showing different fertilizers on tomato plants, got a 1st place in county wide science fair. I used a commercial fertilizer, no fertilizer and ammonium nitrate from the Farmers Co-op. You should be able to get the last one in...
Getting Rid of Ticks in My House?
Depending on where you live you may not be able to do this. My former neighbor had chickens that occasionally escaped to my yard and we never had a tick problem. I didnt think anything about it until he and his chickens moved and we were over run with ticks...