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Hostas in Calif?
Posted by plantas(8bCA)
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melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)Updated Wow this is an old thread! My hostas didn't last more than a couple winters...but then I became a rather stingy summer water-er too, and through trial and error I learned that there is pretty much no spot in my yard that is TRUE f...
What to plant?
Posted by zkgardner
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated The oleander would provide a visual screen but do nothing to stop the traffic noise. We had a similar noise/ visual problem here with the road winding around us. The folks planted 150 oleanders along the road which stopped us from...
Almost ideal weather in So. CA
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)Updated Bummer, Renee! how did you do that? Min
Understory tree.
Posted by aquilachrysaetos
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OregonGrapeUpdated Douglas' maple (Acer glabrum) will do nicely in sun and should do OK in part shade, after your sycamores mature. They require less water than Japanese and vine maple. Toyon should do well. Red elderberry (and Mexican elderberry, I...
Zucchini failure
Posted by barb.ingarden
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Lack of pollination. Early every morning, you get to be the bee. Rub the yellow peg from the male onto the sticky yellow peg in one or two of the females.
Which bulbs to combine for longest bloom?
Posted by WiseThrush
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hosenemesisUpdated I would plant Asiatic lilies, in particular, the pixie varieties, in pots. The Oriental lilies are fussier. Tulips do not rebloom in Southern California, and they have to be pre-chilled. I second ranunculous, and if it's not too s...
Anyone familiar with Tecoma stans?
Posted by Purple-Sage
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hosenemesisUpdated Karin, your garden is beautiful. I love the way you have screened out the neighbors to create a little oasis there. Renee
Salvia chamaedryoides dieback
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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peachymomo(Ca 8)Updated They are three years old, so I was experimenting with their first year of minimal watering. Another possible cause came to me, I have lost a lavender plant out there to repeated dog-pee attacks. It's possible the dogs who walk by ...
Snail rescue society
Posted by ruby138(9/10)
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)Updated Because: I think moles are critters that you could just relocate instead of killing since they only tunnel after grubs and worms and don't hurt flowers and shrubs. Do you have a neighbor you don't particularly like who has a big d...
Podocarpus, pittosporum, or both?
Posted by zagyzebra
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated How about a native? Here's a good list: (Disclaimer: I don't work for this nursery and don't know anyone there, this is not an ad) Here is a link that might be useful: native hedges/screens
Bees on Fruit
Posted by foodiefighter
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated The fuzzy skin on the peach will normally protect it from bees or other insects unless it is broken by birds or other animals. Al
Have you seen this?
Posted by hosenemesis
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kittymoonbeamUpdated And they used the Disney typeface ( Walt Disney had it designed for him) Is this related to the parks? I don't see any princesses...... Maybe Alice in Wonderland characters could pose with guests.
Looking for SF bay area nursery for fragran plants
Posted by gwlolo(9b/ Sunset 15)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated There are many good nurseries, both brick and mortar and on line. I always look for a nursery that does its own propagation. Sadly many are wholesale only, but if you look some will sell retail even when they say they won't, if yo...
what kind of beetle is this
Posted by kathi_mdgd(92058)
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated Yes, that's where the metaphor came from (I'm a bit of an etymology geek). Ryan
Ribes Sanguineum Drying Up?
Posted by jubilante
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OregonGrapeUpdated Don't dig it up yet, and don't over-water them. Many Ribes go stress-deciduous during the summer. More info here... http://www.laspilitas.com/blog/post--20--my-ribes-is-dead-so-i-pulled-it-out%2521
Argentine ant queen
Posted by tim45z10
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stanofhUpdated A recent study has shown the Argentine ant might have peaked in power in California..native ants have found a way to fight back. Google the good news to read it.
Am I obsessed?
Posted by aquilachrysaetos
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molewacker z9b Napa CA (No.SFBay)(9b Danville E(SF)Bay CA)Updated No you are not obsessed (I hope). ...At least 12 and more in the plan...
What is this "tree" please?
Posted by sooz
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soozUpdated Thank you both for the info!!! Smiles, Sooz
Papaya seedling. Bug bites or something else?
Posted by Blazito
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BlazitoUpdated I ended up making some neem oil from neem cake and spraying it down. It seems to have helped as it hasn't got worse in the last 2 days.
I actually ate some of my hard earned fruit this year!
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
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pbsjones(Sunset 14/USDA 9)Updated I remember my grandfather putting small paper bags on every persimmon that he could. It looked like a lunch bag tree!
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