Before you replace the pump on your swamp cooler, check a couple of things. Obviously, you want to make sure there is water in the base of the cooler. Your problem may be a lack of water, rather than a broken pump.
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When it comes to environmentally friendly options, you’ll find a lot of creative ways countertop manufacturers get their eco-labels.
If you deploy pheromone traps in early May, the principal insect pest caught in the trap will be the peach twig borer. The peach twig borer causes wormy peach, nectarine and apricot.
Many newcomers to Southern Nevada find it challenging to grow their favorite vegetables and flowers in a region so dominated by intense heat and sunshine. While the area’s alkaline soil lacks nutrients for many plants favored by home gardeners, like tomatoes, peppers and roses, it’s ideal for native plants.
You are limited with what you can do to when the patio door latch won’t lock. At a minimum, you can take the latch apart, clean and lubricate it, then see if it works any better. But you will probably need to replace it.
Aphids are a big problem on new growth this time of year. Curling leaves is a spring indicator that aphids are present.
Floral decor — and actual flowers themselves — mesh well with contemporary aesthetics.
It is not uncommon for early apricots to set fruit first, followed shortly thereafter by leaf and shoot growth.
A junction box (called a J-box) with a cover will hide unprotected wires.
Standard-sized apple trees may grow to 35 or 40 feet in height. You might be able to keep a standard-sized tree under 20 feet tall through pruning, but the standard-sized apple tree is just too vigorous for pruning to short heights.
Q: My wife started complaining about a lack of hot water, so I ventured out into the garage to check out the water heater. I took the door off and peeked inside and discovered there was no flame. Following the instructions on the tank, I relit the pilot but as soon as I let go of the button, the pilot light went out. I originally thought a breeze may have blown it out, but now I don’t know what to do.
A disease called fire blight might pop up in some pear and apple trees beginning around May. It can be common several weeks after spring rains, particularly if trees were flowering. It can lead to tree death if not controlled when it’s first seen.
Turning a small space into a rental unit takes some tricks of the trade to make the space appear larger. Creative storage is paramount.
Delay pruning grapes as long as possible in the spring to reduce disease possibilities and avoid any late spring frost damage after pruning. Immediately after pruning grapes, consider applying a fungicide to the vines if there were problems with grape bunch diseases last year.
So often the driving force behind such renovations is the pool surface, a cement-based coating of about three-eighths of an inch over the gunite structure. Because of Las Vegas’s hard water, the longevity of a gunite pool surface is 10-12 years.