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Can You Spray Sulphur And Fertilizer At The Same Time

zeoslap — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:28:57 -0800

Is it okay to mix the sulphur with some VF-11 fertilizer and spray both at the same time? I think I'm seeing some phosphorus deficiency (red segments on the leaves) so want try and address it and also want to keep up my powdery mildew prevention regime.

What is "sulphur preparation"?

arniec — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:03:40 -0800

What in the world is Bruce Willis singing about in "Coming Right Up"? Sulfur preparation?? On Bruce Willis' video/CD "The Return of Bruno" there's a song, Coming Right Up. At the start of the 3rd verse there's a line that I have never really understood the words to. I found the lyrics here and it says the lyrics are:

Need a match? On the double
Sulphur preparation, that's no trouble
Comin right up

So the question is...are those lyrics correct and, if so, what in the world is "sulphur preparation"? (Did the author mean sulfur preparation?) The song is about a bartender, not a chemist...

Can you get rid of the stink in your pipes?

HerOdyssey — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:02:10 -0800

Mystery Sulphuric Pong When we moved into our home, we noticed that particularly in our bathroom, if you take a shower, you come out wrapped in the fine aroma of boiled egg. It's very enticing.

We went to our water board, and asked if there was any issue with the water supply, and we were told that it was treated, and the problem was with our water heater.

We flushed our old water-heater, and then since it was old and a power-gobbler, we went and got a spanking new water heater, and the aroma persists. It's not constant, but it's pretty frequent. It's not hideously strong, but noticeable (and embarrassing when we have people over). It's only in the shower. Not in the kitchen, not in the bathroom sink.

Is it our drain? Our pipes? Can it be fixed without tearing out the shower enclosure? Can anyone tell me the cause?

Help?!

HerOdy