Q:I am growing hybrid corn and i went to go pick it and it was FILLED with worms!!!I checked all the corn (which is like 20 plants) and every single piece has ATLEAST 6 worms!is there anything i can put on the corn or soil or something to keep worms away? i have planted much more like tomatoes, raddishs, watermelon, butternut and crookneck sqaush and everything else is 100% perfect. we have a bunch of crab grass could that do anything with it?i'd also like to eat the corn so it must be safe.about 1h. west from Selma, Alabama (crumptonia)

You've got corn ear worm.........ick!! Mineral oil on each ear, getting inside the husks may help. Now that they have found the corn, they probably aren't interested in the natural Bt....bacillus thuringensis. Hand picking and dusting with Sevin may be all you can do now. (see below) Home Garden In the home garden there are quite a few varieties that show resistance to corn earworm damage, i.e., Country Gentleman, Stay Gold, Victory Golden, Silver Cross Bantam, and Silvergent. Check label for varietal limitation and precautions. Carbaryl (Sevin) is recommended for use in the home garden. Apply carbaryl 50% wettable powder 4 tablespoonfuls or carbaryl 80% wettable powder 2 1/2 tablespoons per gallon of water. Thoroughly wet the silks of all ears until harvest is completed. Dusts containing Sevin may also be used. They can be applied to the silks of each ear with a paint brush or hand duster.(www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/... www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r11330091...

Q:...says its weather resistant.It has faded almost totally. I'm disappointed.

Your question did not include a description of the statue. Happily, there are TONS of possibilities. If you are looking for a unique and inexpensive addition to your garden

Q:Bought a mirror at wal mart. and now stumped in how to hang it. its a better homes and gardens full length?its a better homes and gardens full length mirror and comes with quot;easy to install hardware.quot; the hardware are two little triangle things hinged onto a square shaped part with a hole on the end. does that make sense?

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Q:a) A proper outdoor garden.b) Pot garden on balcony.c) Roof top garden.d) Small court yard garden.

None of the above, I used to have a proper vegetable garden outside about 2 years ago, but it died when I stopped watering it.

Q:I was at a home party a couple years back where it was like a tupperware party, but with home decor items. It was very classy and gorgeous items, but for the life of me I cannot remember the company name... I want to get into selling home decor type items myself, and join a company to do it... but I can't seem to find any companies in Canads (Ontario) that are like this... cna you help me out?

Home Interiors used to be one, but they went bankrupt. Now they are called Home Garden I think.

Q:My son found a stranded crab in the edge of a river. He brought it home and put it in the garden somewhere.The garden has a mango and an orange tree. It also has varied types of nature and flowers. I have seen it oftentimes trying to get into the house. Is it dangerous to have it there?

If you and your son have crabs I seriously don't think you should be looking after him. I don't want to here about your garden with the mango and oranges either. Disgusting

Q:i used clearisil for 2 days only on 2 pimples 4 tiny small bumps in my cheeks.the 3rd day i decided to put it all over my face because i had a lot of red and the box said it relieves redness and prevents pimples. then yesterday i woke up with some extra redness in my face so i applied foundation like always. when i got home i noticed my face really red like a sunburn and it hurt during thursday night. now its peeling.can anyone help?

sorry i have the same freaking problem! or else i might have been of some help. im sorry i couldn't. good luck!

Q:I need help my MIL is to busy to send me the recipie from the better home and garden cookbook. It's from the old one I believe it's red and white checkered. It has cream cheese frosting if someone knows it please post it. I want to make it for Thanksgiving for my hubby. Thanks!

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Q:I am looking to fix a relatively cheap soil test kit, most likely one that you send out to a lab for results, which will tell me if my soil is safe to plant a vegetable garden in. I have found a bunch of different soil test kits, i.e. PH, moisture, etc. but none for contaminates. Thank you for all of your help in advance !

I can only speak from experience which is slightly old now that I'm retired.......The tests for contaminants is contaminate specific, that is you must specify what contaminant you are looking for and then the appropriate test is made.......at a very high cost......$150 a pop back then. We could not do a broad screen contaminate test.....we had to have an idea first. I'd suggest you have a typical soil test done by a Laboratory and include micro nutrients such as iron, etc. Contact your Cooperative Extension agent in your county to learn about the soil test process, how to properly gather the soil and how to package and of course, how much $ to include. The agent can also help decide if the soil might have been contaminated. A simple test for herbicides is to gather some soil into two pots. In one grow lawn grass or corn and in the other grow beans. Certain herbicides work on either a monocot or dicot type plant. For example if you can't grow the bean but can grow the corn you know the soil has residual herbicide for dicots.

Q:Instead of paying an astronomical amount of money to Terminex etc, is there a cheaper way to bugproof my home against termites, ants etc. Also the ones that fly into open doors such as mosquitos and flys???

It's easy to bug-proof your room against above ground insects with caulk and weather-stripping. All it takes is time and attention to detail. However for things underground like termites it's not so simple because they can bypass any weather-stripping, caulk or other sealers. A chemical barrier is best for them.