A reader asks if he should plant persimmon, Persian mulberry, walnut or pecan. Each one has its strengths and weaknesses.
Home and Garden
Home centers stock three types: a chain drive (starting at about $170), a screw drive model and a belt drive (each $200 or more).
Pear trees can be roughly divided into two types: European and Asian. This distinction is not just about origin but also the fruit they produce.
Plus, horticulture expert Bob Morris answers questions on planting hole size, drip irrigation systems and more.
A new 40-gallon gas water heater with a six-year warranty costs about $600. If you do it yourself, plan on four hours or so for the job.
The Wonderful variety of pomegranate should have hard seeds, and the pulp should be dark red throughout and very puckery.
Plant roots are lazy. They will expend as little energy as possible to grow as big as possible.
Whether you buy a new or used dishwasher, they all install the same way in the same space.
The club welcomes the public, as well as possible entrants, to its free show Saturday on the grounds of Lorenzi Park.
Their areas of origin and how they have evolved make the watering requirements for mesic plants and xeric plants vastly different.
The nonprofit Green Our Planet hosted the Giant Student Farmers Market featuring more than 500 students from across the Las Vegas Valley.
Ground-fault circuit interrupters are usually found in the kitchen, baths, garage and outdoors. A new GFCI will cost less than $20 and take about 30 minutes to install.
Some lawns experienced disease problems that lingered after we had high humidity because of the rain. That change in our weather encouraged plant diseases to occur.
Creating shade that doesn’t use water requires brainwork but may be necessary in the desert. Usually, a home’s hottest areas are the exposed south and west walls and windows.
Q: I have a bathtub/shower combination, and when I pull the knob on top of the spout to start the shower, only a little water comes out of the showerhead while most of it comes out of the tub spout. Do I have a clog in the pipe or is this a water pressure problem?
