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Fruit trees and Veggie in High Desert
Posted by senjanevada(9)
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated I'm in zone 9b. We get snow, but so far no stick! Artichokes will do great where you are, as will Hardy Chicago Figs, Apricots, Apples, Peaches, Plums, Persimmons and the Pakistan Mulberry which is cold hardy to -20. I forgot wine...
my Bountiful Blue blueberry is blooming!
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)Updated Thank you Mr Clint and Hoovb. This is my first attempt at blueberry care and I was a little nervous. I feel much better now. :) Min
adjust water pH in SF?
Posted by brainmedicine(USDA 10b / Sunset 17)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Get a pond/aquarium test kit for pH, the kind with liquid drops, not the piece of paper kind. The drop kind is quite accurate. I use soil sulphur for my blueberries and hydrangeas, one application a year is easier than modifying t...
California native landscaping
Posted by gardenweb88(9)
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hansieUpdated i have a california grassland as my front yard, and i find purple needlegrass stays very green until late summer, when you go out and weed whack it to about 8 inches. other than that i have a fire strip, just an empty pathway cove...
Too many pop-ups
Posted by hosenemesis
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NeysaUpdated I also have firefox with adblock and have never gotten any pop ups
color for my winter garden?
Posted by jen1262
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated Deviant ~ what is the variegated foliage in the rear pot? Glad to see you posting here. If anyone loves cyclamen let a flower ripen seed. Very prolific.
I'm so happy--zucchini!
Posted by socks
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Congratulations! We have had an unusually warm late fall/early winter. I'm in shock that I have figs still growing on one tree with no sign of dormancy. I doubt they will ripen, but they are getting big. Still hard though. Enjoy y...
Merry Christmas
Posted by sffog(10/SanFran)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated Football plays in rain so rain is no problem, its the pansy baseball guys that don't. Its been in the low 80's here. We need the rain so desperately but I still enjoyed taking last week off and enjoyed the sun. I'm having to water...
I need free organic matter to add to my
Posted by calik8(sunset18)
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MrClintUpdated Free is free, and perception is reality, so you can pick and choose whatever risks you are comfortable with. The free muni-mulch will have bits of plastic, glass, and rocks in there. I'm able to sift through the mulch a bit and pi...
Did I - or the frost - kill my lavender?
Posted by tinan
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated This is a frosty December, but not near as cold as December 1990. You lavender will be fine. Al
Below freezing on the coast--help!!!
Posted by tundrah desert
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated Tundrah, I'm also in Oceanside,closer to the ocean than you are,we also have a canyon behind us,.But as far as my plants go,so far so good.Yhe lilies are in bloom,but all their foiliage that was left is very yellow,but the flowers...
Warning: Major Freeze Coming!
Posted by butterfly15_ca(Sunset15 USDA9b)
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four(9B (near 9a))Updated > Posted by napapen > "the dead stuff.... protects the roots" Do you mean that roots are shielded by canopy of dead stuff? Dead stuff is not always in a spread formation. If any other process is involved in protect...
Coldest Weather is almost here..
Posted by stanofh
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kittymoonbeamUpdated We used to put mini lights in the bib of our overalls while we worked in the warehouse decorating trees and wreaths,etc. for Disneyland's holiday season. I have done the same thing while standing pruning the plants or potting up. ...
Wintering Sowing in SF - anyone done it?
Posted by a_shau(San Francisco 8b)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated You can winter sow in San Fransisco, nature does it all the time. I have a area covered with 1/4 inch hardware cloth to protect seeds from the birds, not the weather, that I use for starting seeds, especially native plant seeds. I...
Watering in winter like its summer...
Posted by stanofh
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CA Kate z9Updated In Fresno we have to comply to the City's schedule... no matter the weather. Only thing, we can water as long and as much as wanted on Sunday. The ground will only take so much water in a single day, and a week can be a long time ...
What's wrong with my cape rush?
Posted by tskn (Sunset 24, USDA Zone 10a)
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tskn (Sunset 24, USDA Zone 10a)Updated Thanks everyone for the suggestions.
when to prune my sage?
Posted by jen1262
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I agree with westelle. It is supposed to look crummy this time of the year, especially with the cold dry weather of the past month. It is best to put up with it looking shabby until new growth starts at the base, then trim off the...
need long screening plant
Posted by Evo_Lution
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Evo_LutionUpdated Do those have soft foliage, or is it more of a rough desert plant?
Tangerine Tree Yellow Falling Leaves
Posted by grassmutt
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Monarch-Ma-so.cal(10 Southern CA.)Updated oops, the original post is almost 3 years old!! I wonder how the tangerine trees fared?
podocarpus gracilior watering
Posted by TheFinder
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Often enough to maintain even moisture in the rootball -- which may be every day or two. The soil surrounding the rootball will need to be irrigated less often (at least for a while) because the roots aren't there yet.
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