The Grapevine (Sept. 20)
Garden rail tour Saturday
The Wichita Area Garden Railway Tour is this weekend, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The free tour will go to home gardens at 934 N. Crestway, 1041 S. Cooper, 2015 E. Blake, 2434 N. Amidon, 217 N. Joann and 844 N. Westlink, and to Botanica at 701 N. Amidon. One free guide is required for free entry for a family to Botanica; get guides at the tour stops and at garden centers and hobby shops. The tour won’t run if it’s raining.
Handyman Q&A
Q. My toilet is flushing all by itself. What’s going on?
A. When the toilet is flushed, the ball or flap cover over the drain outlet in the tank lifts, letting water into the bowl in a great flush. Then it drops back on the outlet, stopping everything and allowing the tank to fill up for the next flush. But if it does not seat properly over the drain, it leaks a bit, eventually causing the phantom flush.
To fix it, lift the tank lid and adjust the ball properly so that it doesn’t leak. If you aren’t able to adjust it, call your favorite plumber. Modern toilets have a cylinder instead of a ball or flapper and are less likely to do a phantom flush.
Boston Globe
In bloom at Botanica
Ruby Glow foxglove (Digiplexis), in the Project Beauty Shakespearean Garden and the Martha Parriott Terrace Garden.
This story was originally published September 18, 2014 at 8:58 PM with the headline "The Grapevine (Sept. 20)."