Amanda Brice » leaves http://www.amandabrice.com Tips to Live Your Life Alive Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:30:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Can dried tobacco leaves be used in a vegetable garden as fertilizer? http://www.amandabrice.com/can-dried-tobacco-leaves-be-used-in-a-vegetable-garden-as-fertilizer/ http://www.amandabrice.com/can-dried-tobacco-leaves-be-used-in-a-vegetable-garden-as-fertilizer/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:29:22 +0000 http://www.amandabrice.com/can-dried-tobacco-leaves-be-used-in-a-vegetable-garden-as-fertilizer/ Continue reading →]]> Question by sue k: Can dried tobacco leaves be used in a vegetable garden as fertilizer?
I have a great little vegetable and herb garden growing. A friend gave me some dried tobacco leaves. Can I lay them on the soil of my garden for fertilizer?

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Answer by Karuvethil
Sorry you can’t apply dried tobacco leaves as fertilizer to your herb garden. Instead you can use the tobacco as an insecticide (usage: boil the tobacco, keep overnight and dilute some bar soap into it and spray to the plants while insects attack.)

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]]> http://www.amandabrice.com/can-dried-tobacco-leaves-be-used-in-a-vegetable-garden-as-fertilizer/feed/ 1 How can I keep dead palm leaves to use as decor in my home? http://www.amandabrice.com/how-can-i-keep-dead-palm-leaves-to-use-as-decor-in-my-home/ http://www.amandabrice.com/how-can-i-keep-dead-palm-leaves-to-use-as-decor-in-my-home/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:33:38 +0000 http://www.amandabrice.com/how-can-i-keep-dead-palm-leaves-to-use-as-decor-in-my-home/ Continue reading →]]> Question by BRITTANIA: How can I keep dead palm leaves to use as decor in my home?
I have about 10 large dead queen & king palm leaves that I would love to use as part of our home decor. I would also like to spray paint them different colors. Is there something I should spray on them first to keep them from drying out & breaking before painting them w/color?

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Answer by caseyjones
You can get spray varnish that won’t yellow and use it first…Try to find something not glossy….. So that when you paint them the paint will adhere to them…..They will become brittle no matter what…However you will be giving them some extra layers …And that should increase their life….Have Fun

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]]> http://www.amandabrice.com/how-can-i-keep-dead-palm-leaves-to-use-as-decor-in-my-home/feed/ 0 Vegetable garden has yellow or brown leaves, but the vegetables look great. Should I worry? http://www.amandabrice.com/vegetable-garden-has-yellow-or-brown-leaves-but-the-vegetables-look-great-should-i-worry/ http://www.amandabrice.com/vegetable-garden-has-yellow-or-brown-leaves-but-the-vegetables-look-great-should-i-worry/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:29:32 +0000 http://www.amandabrice.com/vegetable-garden-has-yellow-or-brown-leaves-but-the-vegetables-look-great-should-i-worry/ Continue reading →]]> Question by gunder44: Vegetable garden has yellow or brown leaves, but the vegetables look great. Should I worry?
I have a vegetable garden and some of the leaves are turning yellow or brown. However, the vegetables on the plants look great and continue to grow. Is there anything I should do or worry about?
I have a vegetable garden with mostly tomatoes and peppers. Some of the leaves are turning yellow or brown. However, the vegetables on the plants look great and continue to grow. Is there anything I should do or worry about?

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Answer by Tutto Bene
Probably ok, try watering only at night and keep the water off the leafs during the day

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]]> http://www.amandabrice.com/vegetable-garden-has-yellow-or-brown-leaves-but-the-vegetables-look-great-should-i-worry/feed/ 6 How do I keep my radish and squash garden staying moist? http://www.amandabrice.com/how-do-i-keep-my-radish-and-squash-garden-staying-moist/ http://www.amandabrice.com/how-do-i-keep-my-radish-and-squash-garden-staying-moist/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 23:00:01 +0000 http://www.amandabrice.com/?p=83 Continue reading →]]> Ok, I grew a radish in my front yard garden and the leaves are already there. Its been about 4-5 days since I planted it, so I’m really happy about that. But in the back yard garden is where I planted all the other radishes and squashes( which are sepperated.) is always dry so I have to water them every single day and that takes alot of time doing that because its a big garden. I tried the sprinkler but the garden is behind a tree so it hardly gets wet!!! Is there a way I can keep it moist without me watering it everyday?

]]> http://www.amandabrice.com/how-do-i-keep-my-radish-and-squash-garden-staying-moist/feed/ 2 I need info about transplanting daffodils and tulips? http://www.amandabrice.com/i-need-info-about-transplanting-daffodils-and-tulips/ http://www.amandabrice.com/i-need-info-about-transplanting-daffodils-and-tulips/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 11:49:51 +0000 http://www.amandabrice.com/?p=32 Continue reading →]]> I have daffodils and tulips sprouting in the middle of my yard. I’ve read that it’s best to move them after they bloom and the leaves are yellowed…but I’ll need to mow my lawn before mid-June! When is the second best time to move the bulbs and still keep them alive and blooming? Any tips?

]]> http://www.amandabrice.com/i-need-info-about-transplanting-daffodils-and-tulips/feed/ 2 What should I do to have nice roses? http://www.amandabrice.com/what-should-i-do-to-have-nice-roses/ http://www.amandabrice.com/what-should-i-do-to-have-nice-roses/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 22:53:16 +0000 http://www.amandabrice.com/?p=30 Continue reading →]]> I just bought a house and it has 6 rose bushes on it. I have never worked with roses let a lone in a garden. I am clueless. I am not even sure they are roses. It has thorns but the flower comes in batches of 3. The flower looks like a rose so I am just assuming.

I also see a vine growing around one of the bushes which I am trying to cut of it. Is that okay? All the bushes are out of direct sunlight and seam to be doing well. At the tipes of some of the bushes the stems look dead. Should I trim the stems that have no leaves? Should I cut of the flowers after a few days? How often should I water them? Again any info is good info. I am a putz when it comes to gardening.
I am in western New York.

]]> http://www.amandabrice.com/what-should-i-do-to-have-nice-roses/feed/ 2 how do you care for indoor tulips? http://www.amandabrice.com/how-do-you-care-for-indoor-tulips/ http://www.amandabrice.com/how-do-you-care-for-indoor-tulips/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 23:01:04 +0000 http://www.amandabrice.com/?p=24 Continue reading →]]> i recently purchased some potted tulips from trader joe’s. i transplanted them into a larger pot about a week ago. they are by a window, but not in direct light. they get water three times a week. however, the leaves are turning yellow at the ends. the flowers, which are pink, are starting to look purple \around the edges. what am i doing wrong?

]]> http://www.amandabrice.com/how-do-you-care-for-indoor-tulips/feed/ 2 BUTTERFLY!!!!!!????? http://www.amandabrice.com/butterfly-3/ http://www.amandabrice.com/butterfly-3/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 00:57:44 +0000 http://www.amandabrice.com/?p=22 Continue reading →]]> I found a butterfly about a week ago. But i dont wanna let it go cause its so cold outside and im scared its going to die, When i found it it was almost dead. What should i do. I DONT WANT IT TO DIE!!!!!. I dont kno if this helps but we live in Tn. i have it in a 10gl tank with some leaves that i found and twigs. It seems to be doing pretty good but like what do they eat and stuff and how do they drink water? and one of its wings ripped
oh yea…..its a monarch

]]> http://www.amandabrice.com/butterfly-3/feed/ 2 How do you keep rabbits from eating your tulips? http://www.amandabrice.com/how-do-you-keep-rabbits-from-eating-your-tulips/ http://www.amandabrice.com/how-do-you-keep-rabbits-from-eating-your-tulips/#comments Sat, 01 May 2010 23:14:52 +0000 http://www.amandabrice.com/?p=18 Continue reading →]]> I have a flower bed in the center of my yard where a tree stump use to be and so I planted tulips there and they are aways above the ground but this pesty rabbit eats the leaves on the tulips.

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