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Do people stop, stare and take photos of your garden??

I once found a young man sleeping near my garden. And I thought the storks just brought *babies*!!!...

Re-potted African Violet Question?

try giving it a soak of 10-52-10 or 10-60-10 fertilizer from the bottom. let sit for 30 minutes, then drain completely. allow to dry completely before soaking again. this shoud get your african violet out of the shock of being repotted. continuing this drying out & soaking with this fertilizer should cause continuing bloom...

How To Rig A Cooler/IceChest???

Basically just get you a aerator from a tackle store or walmart for around $30-$40 and whatever size cooler you want to use. Hook up the aerator and put the hoses and air stones inside the cooler. I would suggest takeing a drill and drill holes into the cooler for the aerator hoses just below the lid of it. If you run the hoses between the lid and cooler, chances are someone will sit on it and it will crush those hoses cutting off air to your bait, so your bait will die before you know it....

What is the name and scientific name of this flower?

Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, containing a single species, Adenium obesum, also known as Sabi Star, Kudu or Desert-rose. It is native to tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa and Arabia. Click for the photo= There are many cultivars with a riot of colors !! It is a very good plant for bonsai see another link for it =...

Any tips of how to unclog a dishwasher???

Unfortunately dishwashers have so many different designs... but the most common clog that prevents a dishwasher from draining is in a hose that connects under the dishwasher and is then routed to either the plumbing under your sink, the side of the disposal, or to an "aerator" (lil mysterious gargling chrome cap next to the sink faucet.) The easiest thing to try should also be the first... (if you do in fact have an aerator) Remove the chrome cap by simply lifting straight up. You should then be...

African Violet...What can I do?

have you tried fertilizing with a african violet food? It is worth the cost to buy the special stuff, mine bloomed shortly after. Read the instructions carefully though because you can over do it which will cause it to only produce leaves and not flowers....