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Yes--I saw that. I guess I was wondering if it's now too late in the fall. It sounds like the sooner I get the disease in there the better, but I hate to waste an expensive treatment if it's too late for a fall application.

Thanks--I found that website this morning, too. But it doesn't say anything about the timing of treatments, and since it's a manufacturer's website, it doesn't say anything about whether there are brand differences. . .

Howdy-- Can anybody give me some tips for treating my lawn w/ milky spore disease? The japanese beetles decimated my roses this year, and I see big dead patches in my lawn, and I finally put two and two together . . . Is it too late to apply it this year? (southeastern PA--zone 6B)? Is one brand jus...

Thanks! I have the book; that's what got me thinking about this. Starbucks, huh. Neat idea!
Becky

I just asked this question (or a similar one) a couple of weeks ago in the Annuals forum, and I got a couple of very useful replies. It's only about 8 or 10 threads down from the top. I used to keep ivy geraniums in a sunny windowsill all winter. This year I'm going to keep some in my mom's little g...

What do you all use besides chopped leaves in your lasagna layers? I assume the first layer (if there's sod or weeds underneath) is the newspaper. After that do you just alternate compost and leaves, or do you put something else in as well?
Becky

I think they are talking about the polymer crystals that you can buy and mix in with potting soil. They absorb something like 100 times their weight in water, and release it slowly so the pots dry out slower. The brand that I have is called SoilMoist, I think. It is pretty expensive, but a little bi...

OK, I'm convinced--leaves are where it's at! But that means I need a leaf shredder, doesn't it? I have a lawn guy, not a lawn mower. Do those handheld gas leaf blower/mulcher things work for these quantities of leaves we seem to be talking about? What do you mega-leaf folks (Mary Ann?) recommend? Be...

I bet you could skip the newspaper, since there's no grass to kill . . .

Wow--thatsa lotta leaves!! I'm excited that for once, I'm planning on doing something like this the right time of year--when leaves will soon be abundant, instead of after they're gone!
Becky

Hi, Kidzdad--Welcome to the forums! It's called "lasagna gardening" because you basically build the garden bed in layers. You start with a thick layer of wet newspaper, which smothers the grass. Then you layer on organic matter: mulch, chopped leaves, compost, peat moss (or not!). According to the b...

Well, I found out that my mysterious "heather" witch hazel is from a wholesale nursery called "Heather Farms Nursery. So I went to their website and found that they had listed a "hybrid hamamelis" but it didn't have a name listed. So I e-mailed them and they replied that " the plant is a hybrid hama...

Hi, I know this has been discussed in the past, so forgive me if it's been discussed recently. I learned about Lasagna gardening here on the forums a few years ago, but didn't realize there was a whole book about it! I just found one at Barnes & Noble. Of course, from reading the book, it sounds lik...

Hi-- I had heard in the past that peat moss is a natural resource that is being depleted, that it's better for the environment to find something else. I just got a book on lasagna gardening (see other thread!) that wants me to go out and buy bales of peat moss. I did a google search, and found the C...

Thanks, OED--I'll try both ways!
Becky

Howdy--
I've heard that you can overwinter geraniums in the basement somehow. Can someone tell me how to do this? (My mom is running out of room in her greenhouse!) Thanks,
Becky in PA

Hi--Has anyone heard of a witch hazel variety called Heather? That's all that's on the tag, and I bought two. I googled it and couldn't find a thing. They're for my front yard, and I'm starting to think maybe I'll try to trade them in for something else and look around for a variety that I can find ...

KHT and Linda-- Thanks for the great ideas. I know at some point I just need to jump in and do it. I did discover the other day that our local Lowes has some decent stock of shrubs, so I think I'll save some money by getting the real basics there or other big box stuff, and then use the better nurse...

I didn't realize libraries had computer programs to borrow. I'll check it out. It will take me a day or two to get some pics posted but I will! thanks
becky

Hi, folks-- For about 3 years now I've been trying to get my fairly small front yard planted--right now it's completely bare except for 2 dwarf lilacs and a japanese maple. I dug up all the foundation plantings a couple of years ago when we pulled up the concrete walk (eliminating the 18-inch strip ...