Ability for water to drain soil
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proper drainage in aluminum foil dish, container
I have a bunch of aluminum foil dishes that are maybe 3" deep:
I'm going to fill with soil and put on the roof of my apartment building. How should I prepare the container? Specifically, how do I ...
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How do I make a wooden container fit for growing stuff in it?
I have bought a number of used wooden containers that I would like to grow Thuja trees and various vegetables in:
they are about 1 foot wide, 2 feet long, and 1 foot tall.
Being an amateur in ...
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Can an evergreen fern be adapted for indoor use?
I was hoping to find a fern houseplant at the gardening store, but the next best thing I could find was a potted evergreen fern, Dryopteris Affinis Crispa.
I would have thought it's small size and ...
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What is a suitable slope for a lawn to drain water away from a house?
We're about to level our front yard. It will be partly sown with grass, and partly planted with trees & shrubs, though it may not be completely relevant to this question. What is a suitable slope ...
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How do I determine the proper way to drain a yard?
I have an issue with a small area of my lot collecting a couple inches of water pretty much any time it rains. It takes it a few days before the water finally evaporates or soaks into the yard.
I ...
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Can I use crushed stone instead of pea gravel for drainage?
In another question I was advised to use pea gravel for french drains.
Now, as it happens, a previous owner put down a lot of weed matting and covered it with perhaps 5cm of gravel. My best guess, ...
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How to create a living driveway resistant to heavy Canadian winters?
I want to create a living driveway. I saw a clip on TV the other night about 'rain gardens' that absorb run-off and help filter water into the aquifer as opposed to dumping it into storm drains. ...
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How do I improve drainage vertically through clayey soil?
I live on a hill where the soil has lots of clay. My back garden has been terraced with small (1m) retaining walls. The net result is that we have several lawns / gardens with the following ...
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How to drain lawn with very little slope?
I have a depression on the side of my lawn where rain and sprinkler water collects. There used to be a plastic lined pond and a lot of rock (for the last 5-8 years) that I suspect blocked the water ...
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If I fix some drainage for my waterlogged pumpkin, will it revive?
I've been growing pumpkins in home made growbags (old cat litter bags filled with well rotted horse manure).
Obviously I have to remember to put plenty of holes in the base of the bags.
One pumpkin ...
