Q:Best IPM approach for southern california gardens?

INTERGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT. What every good gardener should know about and practice in their own yard. How to care for plants with or without chemicals. MASTER GARDENER sights, all State Univ coop Extension services and County Farm Advisor's offices have tons of free info for the public on IPM for home garden. Pest control from gophers to snails, ants to racoons. Disease control from soil pathogens to sooty mold rust. Prevention to control. When to and when not to... water, prune, feed, spray, kill, cure, avoid, prepare, stake, unstake, plant, dig up, conserve control every thing that moves or doesn't move in your yard. From managing weeds to management of nematodes. Frost damage to sunscald. Too much iron to not enough nitrogen. What is it how can I get rid of it? to what you need and how where to get it? Powdery mildew, fireblight, pesticides, sanitation, poison oak, biological control, spittlebugs, soil deficiencies, pests to galls. Your IPM info will cover them all. In your yard if you've done it, need to do it, want to know what it is or how to do, there is an IPM flyer or booklet waiting for you. You paid for the info with your tax money, so go get some of your money back via some good old know how? The real cool thing about it... they ALWAYS HAVE THE BEST ANSWER EVERY TIME!

Q:When i was young, my dad used to make us meatloaf from the Red 'Better Homes and Gardens recipe book... when my mom left, she took the book, so we don't have the recipe anymore.i am looking for the meat loaf recipe for using the microwave. I've found a copy of the baked version from BHG website, but it just isn't the same... the help would be VERY MUCH appreciated.(ingredients were eggs, milk, bread crumbs, onion, mustard, brown sugar and ketchup...)

FOUND IT!!!! Microwave Meatloaf with Tomato Sauce Ingredients 1 8-ounce can pizza sauce 1/2 cup shredded zucchini 1/4 cup rolled oats 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 3 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 pound lean ground beef 1/2 pound uncooked ground turkey breast Directions 1. In large bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the pizza sauce, the zucchini, oats, onion, 2 tablespoons of the parsley, 1/2 teaspoon of the garlic, the thyme, salt, and pepper. Add beef and turkey; mix well. Shape meat mixture into a 7x4x2-inch loaf. Place loaf in a greased 9-inch microwave-safe pie plate or greased 2-quart square baking dish. 2. Cover meatloaf with waxed paper. Microwave on 100% power (high) for 5 minutes, turning plate once*. Tilt dish slightly and spoon off drippings. In a small bowl, stir together the remaining pizza sauce, remaining parsley, and remaining garlic. Pour evenly over meatloaf. Cover with waxed paper; microwave on 50% power (medium) for 21 to 24 minutes or until cooked through (165 degrees F), turning plate twice*. Makes 6 servings. 3. *There is no need to turn the dish if your microwave has a turntable JM

Q:I had someone repair my car at his home in Garden Grove, CA, he said he has applied for licensing and this is his quot;shopquot;. HE TOTALLY ripped me off with the repairs, they weren't done properly argued constantly w/ his mechanic. They were supposed to finish the job (I took my car home after 6 days of this bs with the generator light on just to get it out of there) he told me to order the parts to finish it, I did, Sat. I get a call later in the day on my cell that he and his mechanic are fighting that mechanic won't be doing it at all. Next day I get a call and he tells me that he doesn't owe me any thing and will only fix 1 item, he did not give me a written estimate before hand and wanted me to sign in 2 places an invoice that also stated he gave me an estimate, of course this is all after I paid him (just to get the car away from him). I refused now I know he is endangering a disabled person by doing a conversion on his car, this man mechanics are maniacs. HELP!

AT THE LEAST HE IS PROBABLY VIOLATING ZONING LAWS.

Q:Most garden books I have seen in stores are for general gardening in places like New York or Illinois. I'm looking for a book that is for the year around gardening conditions here in California. Help please?

If you have a Barnes and Nobel around you, I know here in North Carolina, they have a specific book for this state, you might want to check to see if they have one for California, probably like California:Gardening(vegetables, fruit) and I have the NC one, and I have to say it is an excellent source for all kinds of veggies and flowers, it even has average frost times/maps, planting dates and other kinds of maps/info. I also own the Gardening for Dummies, which that one teaches you how to do everything, from picking out the seed/plants to pollinating/ graphing to growing the biggest garden you can.

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Q:There is an ad in an older Better Homes and Garden and the other magazine that has a cake on the cover every month (I am drawing a blank on the name). The add has a womens ring on a cherry or a little red fruit and the mens rings on a walnut. If someone could tell me the designer of those rings or even if the ad states what style rings they are that would be great! It is driving me crazy, I saw it once and fell in love with the rings! The cake magazine that for sure has the ad inside has on the cover is a mint tart style dessert. Thank you so much!

My advice for you would be to go on their website and contact the magazine (Better Homes and Gardens). Ask about past issues of the magazine and see if the sales/customer service rep on the phone can help you figure out which issue it is. They'll have all the copyright information for photographs of products featured in the magazine and once you pinpoint which issue the ad is featured in, they'll be able to give you the product name. You might be amazed how willing they are to help you find the info you're looking for. I've had to do this with other various information I was looking for in the past. Your best bet would be to go right to the source.

Q:how can i get rid of black algae in garden pond?

read okorder /.. black, it says, is bad... anerobic conditions... need to get oxygen into the water with a fountain or waterfall...

Q:same sort of context as 'good housekeeping' home/garden/family/fashion/weddings/shopping etc

One of the best out there is ivillage. I am attaching a link to this site. ivillage is a combination of everything you listed above... They have home/garden/family/love/career/beauty/ho... decorating...etc,etc... You can also try Oxygen online.

Q:Balcony garden decoration needs to pay attention to what places?

Waterproof: any kind of decoration, need to consider the waterproof problem, can't destroy the original waterproof layer balcony

Q:a recipe to kill grass hoppers and grubs the eat my garden

I have heard of people using joy dish detergent and water to spray over a garden to keep some insects out.