Houzz Discussions
GardenWeb Discussions

7,103 Garden Web Discussions | California Gardening
Backyard vegetables tips
Posted by Sam A
5 Comments
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
8 Comments
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)
23 Comments
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
20 Comments
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)
9 Comments
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)
9 Comments
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
21 Comments
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.
Free Garden Expo
Posted by lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)
lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Saturday September 26th, the University of California Research and Extension Center in Irvine will have a free open house. See drought tolerant landscapes, learn about lots of different types of irrigation, runoff management, and...
Dwarf pomegranate--first fruit!
Posted by ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)
3 Comments
gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated Isn't that cute! I love seeing the pomegranates turning ripe on the neighborhood plants--very attractive. I have thought about buying one, but we really, really don't have the room. Maybe a dwarf would be a nice compromise.
Lychee tree
Posted by gianteggplant(z9CA)
15 Comments
stanofhUpdated Lychees- known types- do fine in soucal. I've seen photos of tree's loaded with fruit that the owner said were good. Fullerton arboretum grows them for one. The bay area might need a hot wall..but I've never tried them so I can't ...
Unknown plant
Posted by sunny_n_steve
7 Comments
sunny_n_steveUpdated No. :) We have a loquat tree this is definitely not a loquat tree.
Quick source of nitrogen around the house?
Posted by no_regrets(SoCal Sunset 23)
24 Comments
gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated I am quite certain it is well past the time limit for bringing charges on this one.
End of an Era
Posted by emmarene
31 Comments
jxbrownUpdated Sunset Magazine has a special issue just out called "Water Wise Gardening". Gorgeous, gorgeous, lush yet low water gardens. Beautiful photography, too.
How to prepare for planting?
Posted by crl_
10 Comments
Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)Updated Hey that's great that you have soft water, many of in CA don't. That Las Pilitas link basically said the same thing about amendments and native plants that I did, it depends on the plant. Have you tested your soil texture with the...
Pulling out my African Daisies
Posted by plan2remodel
10 Comments
plan2remodelUpdated Some ice plants have become invasive in Southern California and are considered pests - replacing native plants. Snails are attacking the new Salvia I planted - I have lost 6 salvias in the past year.
Have a few plants for trade.
Posted by Zek Anderra
Zek AnderraHello - I have a few plants that are ready for trading: Olea europaea Passiflora antioquinensis Passiflora membraceana Solanum quitoense Erythrina lysistemon And a few plants that I am seeking: Alluaudia procera Ceropegia sandersonii...
People planting what they see in their neighbors yards
Posted by parker25mv
13 Comments
Red BermUpdated This is common in landscape design where people walk around their neighborhoods and say I saw my neighbor did this and I want it. Monkey see monkey do :). There re also are HOAs and the big box stores that help perpetuate the same...
5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 135 145 155 165 175 185 195 205 215 225 235 245