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Persephone period for vegetables in So. Cal
Posted by sluginator(10b)
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Maureen JandaUpdated This says Eliot Coleman may be the originator. http://silvermoonfarm.co/2015/01/05/the-persephone-period/
Need help identifying this plant and how to care for it
Posted by Leah PB
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated It's a celosia. It's an annual. Because it's a florist gift plant, it's meant to be enjoyed while in bloom, then discarded. Place in moderate light, and then water when needed.
Flying bug
Posted by tim45z10
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BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated You're welcome. I like bugs :)
seeking advice for lawn alternative sun/part sun
Posted by frances a
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rlschwartzUpdated Unfortunately I can't find a truly specific approved plant list for LADWP. They have a site are a few carex is on the LADWP site: http://www.ladwp.cafriendlylandscaping.com/. I'm just concerned about this prohibition on "tur...
Podocarpus Health Help
Posted by GardenBoomer
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dianeroweUpdated I have the same thing happening with my Podocarpus trees. We planted 40 they have been in the ground for a year doing perfect. The first year we watered by hand 4 times a week. We put in a drip line a couple months ago and now ...
what should i plant in temecula
Posted by pk93
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rosita2012Updated when looking at what to plant you should always consider your microclimate first and water requirements. my garden/ landscaping begins with natives to my area or region. second what do they provide me and local species. ex toyon a...
osmanthus fragrans, michelia x froggii 'Allspice', or?
Posted by kentc
kentcI have a location that is next to a patio and my house, western exposure but light shade from an oak and sycamore. I want something that would do a little screening to block a fence and neighbor but mostly I want fragrance. The area...
Transplanting rose bushes and gardenias
Posted by ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)
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ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)Updated Thanks for the input, jxbrown. You've made the case for bark mulch a lot stronger! I've mentioned some of the plants that keep coming back, but, honestly, there are a lot more than I can think of offhand! SOME of them: cosmos, bla...
Marjoram is leggy and flowers flop over
Posted by misslisamham
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Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)Updated Just prune it hard and it will grow back nice and tight.
curry leaf plants
Posted by betelnut
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popper1(10a)Updated wow, they are expensive in san diego!
Backyard vegetables tips
Posted by Sam A
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nancyjane_gardener(Zone 8ish North of San Francisco in the "real" wine country)Updated Sam A- I'm in Sonoma Co., not too far from you but a little cooler. Don't go too crazy with your first garden! You don't want to get overwhelmed! Greens-lettuce, chard, kale are very easy to grow and you can pick them all season l...
Solanum jasminoides (potato vine)
Posted by marijon_gardener
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nancyjane_gardener(Zone 8ish North of San Francisco in the "real" wine country)Updated Potato vine in a container only lasts a few years, then stops flowering and gets rather ugly. I've been told you CAN un pot it and trim the roots, but once it gets into a massive pot, do you really want to go to all of that hassle...
are bouganvillias tricky to transplant?
Posted by flyskyhigh40(z17 N.Ca)
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BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated Maybe it's like what the person in the second post said, the ones now are grown in hothouses and are therefore temperamental. Just shocked from going one climate to another very different climate. (inside to outside). But I've als...
Will a single wisteria cover a 24 * 20 foot pergola?
Posted by datura222
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melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)Updated So pretty! It's why I grow wisteria, and I LOOOOVE the bees, and I love how alive that vine feels. We've never had a bee sting us, only the wasps...and the wasps are good guys, too, but they will not put up with being investigat...
Nor cal avocado sharwil and jan boyce in bay area
Posted by mike (zone 9b San Francisco east bay)
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dynodebUpdated Thanks Suzi. I am not able to travel there anytime soon.
Yellowing and Pruning, Privet Hedge 4 feet tall
Posted by sue333
6 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Water them regularly and be patient. The less you prune, the more energy they will have to grow.
Alternatives to red lava rock
Posted by melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)
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BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated Guess they always have a white Christmas, lol! The best thing about the white chips was that if you lost your chalk for hopscotch, you could use one of the chips to write on the side walk, worked almost as well!
Mango trees in SoCal?
Posted by wetfeet101b(z9 Riverside - So Cal- USA)
68 Comments
sylvia_salcedoUpdated Ataulfo aka manila and I belive it's a Kent both of these trees came from Mexico and they are healthy trees. Manila tree fruit are about 6" tall the Kent mangos are a bit larger. This year wasn't a good year due to the lack o...
The new California gardener.
Posted by stanofh
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Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)Updated Greywater is now legal statewide, although you should always check with you local government to see if they have added any ordinances to the state code. The easiest most reliable system is called a 'branched drain,' system and jus...
Pittosporum--help!
Posted by waterchick
9 Comments
waterchickUpdated Sorry Jean--my husband took the plant out and brought it back to Armstrong when I want home. So I didn't get to check the roots or take a pic.
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