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Rain Dance!
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)Updated Exactly! :-) Min
what is this?
Posted by yourmomsart(10b/22)
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hosenemesisUpdated Well, if you put them in your compost, you will be spreading the spores all over. I don't mind them, but you might want not want them everywhere.
Generous Forum Members
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated So today we planted 20 cuttings. We put them in a circle around a dripper. The survival of the fittest wins. The others will be sweetly put into the compost pile. These babies are famous for suckering, and I intend to squell that!...
Apricot Tree for So Calif
Posted by agnellok(Z9 So. Calif)
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated We are in Santa Barbara also about 2-3 miles from the beach. I have a Gold Kist, it is about 3 years old and has grown rapidly and was covered in fruit this year. We have two pears, but even though they are supposed to be resistan...
Beginner in need of advice for front yard.
Posted by Mrs.Timberlake
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated Do you have strong winds? What are winter lows? What shape of tree appeals to you (umbrella, pyramid, etc.) And do you want evergreen or deciduous. There are trouble free trees if we know more of your likes. I think a tree purchas...
Coyotes and hoses
Posted by chezron
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chezronUpdated Thanks Eloise, I have been filling water bowls for them. I think they put holes in this hose before I figured that out.
Anyone here have a garden blog?
Posted by augment
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augmentUpdated Well, I am truly spoilt for choice now! I never thought I would get such a good response considering that you don't even know me. What a great bunch of people here! Thank you to everyone who has added links for me to investigate. ...
Lilacs in the Bay Area
Posted by rosefolly
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated No experience with this cultivar, but I highly doubt it would flower much here in a Sunset zone 16. Zones 14/15 would be better candidates. Berkeley Hort Nursery has had some interesting Lilac cultivars in the past, and I've had s...
Help: Star Jasmine with Yellow / Faded Leaves
Posted by nderevj
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nderevjUpdated Thanks everyone for the tips and comments. I've tried watering more as the soil was a bit dry. I even added a some nitrogen. I'll keep an eye on it. A couple of things I did notice (when compared to my healthy looking Star Jasmine...
Drought tolerant plant suggestions?
Posted by Matthew Grayson(ss20 / usda10)
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Matthew Grayson(ss20 / usda10)Updated Thank you all for the suggestions, I will call around this weekend and see what's available locally.
SoCal help with pool backyard
Posted by Ronda17
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated I would help if you posted photos of the area and planters. Not so sure about Phoenix roebelenii. They do have some wicked sharp spines, so anyone backing up to one of them in their bathing suit might be in for a very painful expe...
EZ perennials to grow from seed? in Zone 15
Posted by modern_miss(10A (15 Sunset) SF Bay Area CA)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Tons and tons of perennials to be grown from seed...sowing in the ground can be 'iffy'. If you get serious about it, sow your seeds in flats of peat mix / potting soil for hundreds and hundreds of plants..
Please Help me choose vine(s) for South Wall
Posted by oberci
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la_kittyUpdated Pyracantha is also nice. White flowers in the spring and red berries in the winter.
strange fruits
Posted by loveless(9to10)
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lisascenic Urban Gardener, Oakland CAUpdated Definitely get to know the California Rare Frui Growers!
Amending clay soil / plants struggling
Posted by annemarieo
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated Roundup is fairly innocuous to the environment if you restrain from spraying it out of the back of an airplane. It breaks down very quickly in an irrigated garden environment.
Pruning Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' How? When?
Posted by tuesdayschild
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jakkomUpdated Mine slow down or shrink in winter (I'm colder than you are in the SF Bay Area), but they still keep up a good show of leaves.
Geranium/Carmel CA
Posted by nancyzone9ca(z9 CA)
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vall3fam(9 CentralCA)Updated Boy, without a picture, it's totally difficult to even guess what it might be. Elaine
Honeysuckle for Zone 10?
Posted by Aariel
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pugmeisterUpdated I live in West Hollywood. I bought honeysuckle 7 years ago. A couple years later, when I decided to remove that plant (it never got enough sun),I found that it had taken up residence in the outer, stone and concrete,wall of a plan...
Experiences with 'Little John' Callistemon?
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated There are some here at Kaiser that are heavily pruned and are still about five feet tall. I found a standard at the nursery that was over six feet tall (in the pot). I guess they can get tall if they get enough water. Mine does! M...
Monterey Bay Brush Cherry
Posted by ttingley
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benboy620(10B)Updated We are in San Fernando Valley, just north of L.A., which is similar to Vista (Hoosierquilt). Rarely gets below freezing and when it does, all heck breaks loose, particularly on the citrus and more tropical plants. My neighbor thou...
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