Questions tagged [repair]
A general tag for fixing problems
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Approaches to repair bark damage in a pear and persimmon tree
I have a persimmon tree in our courtyard which delivers about 110 baseball-sized persimmons each year. That damage shown (first 3 pictures) is probably from insects or storm etc. The ornamental ...
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Will this cedar tree survive with the bark removed?
My son's friend got carried away with a machete out in our woods and started stripping the bark from one of our cedar trees. He removed almost 50% of the circumference as shown in the photo. This ...
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How to fix lead branch being damage on Catalpa tree?
I woke to find the two contending lead branches snapped off. Not entirely sure why as the winds have been mild. I hope not foul play. This is a Southern Catalpa tree. I live in south Texas. None of ...
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Finding leak underground of sprinklers system
There is an area in my yard that is muddy. I suspect there is a small leak of the underground pipes. To avoid randomly digging the entire area (which about 20ft x 10ft), is there a reliable way to ...
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Chrysanthemum not thriving outdoors; dig up? Australia
Chrysanthemum planted in garden in semi sun 2 years ago from pot.
Never thrived.😔 Fair drainage but sun exposure varies as trees above grow more leaves!
Probably too much mulch at times by ...
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Husqvarna leaf blower problem
I put new carburetor, fuel line, filter, and plug, and it is still not running right. The model is 125v.
Listen to the video. It sounds like it is missing.
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Help Diagnose and Repair Snow Blower
I have a snow blower I'm trying to get started for the season.
I've done a little work on it but I'm at a point where I would need advice on how to continue.
I was going to change the oil in the ...
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Fixing a stainless steel garden hose connector?
The picture below will describe this better than I can, but our 100 ft hose just blew apart at the faucet connection and it seems some piece that would go on the inside (maybe a rubber or plastic ...
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How to open the motor cover of craftsman electric lawn mower?
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The lawn mower suddenly stopped working during grass cutting
Lawn mower details
I have an old model of craftsman lawn mower (2013 model?). It says 20" corded 12 Amp electric on the top. I ...
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Is my Acer dying?
I have the most stunning Acer in my garden that is now about 14 years old. This year about only 50% of it has leaves. Is it dying? I do not want to cut it back if there is a chance it will recover and ...
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reseeding patchy lawn
I pulled out some weeds and tried to reseed both in the front and back yard, the back seeds sprouted and grew but the front yard just will not germinate. I seeded, watered and used the same grass ...
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Mower deck is losing power but the engine stays constant
I have a 2010 Toro MX5480 I’ve got an issue with. The belt recently shredded, so I went to the dealer and bought a replacement and got it installed with no problem. This seemed to create a new issue ...
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Should I replant or leave bent leaves on my aloe plant?
I tied a string to try and help the leaves gain strength again, all but one leaf are up on their own.
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Rogue Zone in my Irrigation System
I've recently run into an issue with my irrigation system where one of the zones is "stuck". When I have the control panel set to "system off" this zone pops up and seems to run endlessly. I have to ...
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Can I heal a 4 foot tall cactus after two arms were cut off?
A thief in the night cleanly amputated two arms off my 4 ft (1.2 m) tall cactus. What do I do?
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How do they know if a mower had oil in it when started?
I took my mower into the repair shop because it wouldn't start after running for the first time for just a few seconds. They said they would tear the engine apart to see if oil was in it when started (...
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How to prepare soil for seeding?
I have lots of weed in my backyard and I think I will seed for a green lawn! I was planning on installing sod but I think I will go with the seed. What should I do before I seed? Can I use weed killer ...
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How do gardeners revive succulents and root them?
For example, I picked these up from some rather poorly maintained succulents, and want to revive the leaves, somehow.
I'm soaking them in water for a few hours, then putting half in water, half out, ...
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My fuschia is dying after pruning
We have a home garden and recently fuschia was added to our collection. it was all great looking and healthy but after a few days there were no blooms and it was all leaves on the plant. I did read ...
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What can I do with this broken leader on a black walnut?
In August, a wind storm split this black walnut's leader. The leader broke again higher up, and came completely off, but a large part of the main stem (lower down) is still attached, and although it's ...
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Basil stem turning brown after pruning
I'm a gardening beginner and recently pruned my first basil plant (about two weeks ago). I bought special pruning shears because pinching the stems took a bit of a pull, and I didn't want to harm them ...
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My reseeding lawn is turning yellow
I reseeded my lawn in early May with Scotts sun and shade grass seeds and Scotts turf builder starter 24-25-4. I did second feeding with the same fertilizer On July 2nd. The grass was growing nice ...
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Fix leak in Gardena T1030d water timer
My -so far- trusted gardena T1030d water timer has sprung a leak and I am at a bit of a loss.
I contacted the official service and they gave me advice but I am unable to reach the spot they indicated ...
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Fixing drips that are no longer working
I have a rainbird drip system for my raised vegetable bed. Some of the drips are blocking the water to go through to the plant (seems like it is blocked). I replaced the drip and now water goes ...
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How should we treat cracks in the stem of Aloe Veras?
I received this damaged Aloe Vera about 5 days ago and I found help, here mainly, to determine the source of its problems. So everything was on track now, until I realized that it had soil in between ...
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No spark on a Craftsman line trimmer
I have a Craftsman Trimmer and I'm was not getting a spark when starting it. I tested it with a spark tester and had no spark. I next removed the ground wire from the magneto to isolate it from the ...
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Can I use silicone latex to plug hole in a tree?
I put some small 1/2" holes around the trunk on a river birch tree and gave it an iron treatment. The instructions called to seal the holes with latex caulk, but I only have latex caulk with silicone ...
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What is this part between the fuel line and primer bulb on my lawn mower?
My lawn mower engine will not start. After many tries I got it to start twice and it died after a few seconds. The fuel line is clear and full of gas. The primer bulb is brand new. When I push the ...
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Should I re-plant my unbalanced indoor lucky bamboo plant, or will something else work?
What is the best way to re-plant this plant, or help it to support itself? The shoots are a bit too tall for the original stalk.
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Soaker hose - repair or replace
I asked here a few weeks ago about repairing a hole in a soaker hose, and finally got around to doing it this weekend.
The initial repair went fine: I spliced in a section of regular hose and it is ...
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Best way to repair a soaker hose? [duplicate]
We have a soaker hose that waters our bushes. It's on one of the zones of sprinkler timer. Somehow (probably helped by our puppy when he was younger) one spot has developed too much of a leak, and ...
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How long to leave wrap around major tree repair?
A few months ago, I toppled a heavy bamboo trunk on top of a small (6') citrus sapling, snapping it completely in half. I basically grafted the broken trunk back in place and wrapped it in tape.
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Two stroke engine throttle not working
This may not be the correct place to ask this question, but I'm not sure a more appropriate place exists.
I have a Craftsman 32.8cc 10in tiller with a two-stroke Tecumseh engine. It ran fine the ...
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Lawnmower cord won't pull
I just tried starting my lawnmower (Lawnboy EasyMulch) after it had been sitting in my garage all winter. I pulled it out, cleaned it off (a lot of oil had spilled out), and gave it a basic ...
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What could cause a weak or no spark from a string trimmer's spark plug?
I got a free string trimmer from a buddy who couldn't get it to start.
I did a compression check by pulling the pull starter and the compression seemed good. Next I pulled the spark plug, put it ...
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Lawn repair / treatment ahead of spring?
Towards the end of summer and for the whole of winter the lawn at the back of my house has been ignored. It now looks more like a farmers field and needs some attention!
There are photos here https:...
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What could be wrong with this leaf blower?
A little over a year ago, after complaining about the amount of cord I had to use with our electric leaf blower I was gifted an inexpensive gas blower. A Ryobi 150 mph 400 CFM Gas Blower Vac from home ...
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How do I remove weeds and prevent them growing between the bricks in a paved area?
I have noticed that there are weeds growing between the bricks in a paved area in my garden, as shown in the attached picture.
How do I remove them? Is there anything I can do so that I can avoid ...
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Mower with oily fouled spark plug
My mower would not start. On inspection of the spark plug there was wet oil present on both the spark plug and on the thread on the mower.
What maintenance and parts should i inspect/replace in order ...
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Is this chili plant dead?
I appreciate this is a hard question to answer, I just wanting to get people opinions on whether I can give up on these plants?
I have another plant from the same crop and it still have one or two ...
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What is this shrub and has it come back from the dead?
We had this deciduous shrub in our lawn for many years. Its height was about 1.5m - 2m. This photo is from a couple of years ago.
Strange thing is that this spring it seemed to have died. We ...
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How do I repair a soaker hose?
I laid out a soaker hose system for my garden this year. Unfortunately a few weeks ago I went to turn it on and noticed a loud spraying sound coming from one area, when I removed some mulch the water ...
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Saving basil plant after it has been sitting in trash?
So I foolishly tried to help my basil plant grow by composting in the pot it was growing in. Needless to say this made the plant sick and yellowish and the leaves that have turned yellow have a bad ...
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If I fix some drainage for my waterlogged pumpkin, will they 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 ...
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