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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!
Rats! - Looking for good pest control company
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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sandeeppjUpdated Pestco Proffessional Services, Pestco Pest Control Company: This company has been solving pest problems since long time so you can trust Pestco pest control company to ger rid of ants, bedbugs and other pests.Just go to local pest...
Anyone growing Astelia?
Posted by hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Oh my. With that view I might not bother gardening!
Is Hibiscus syriacus invasive?
Posted by Purple-Sage
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated We have several different species of hibiscus and we haven't. Seen any seedking on any of them. Kathi
Does anyone remember Gardens.Com?
Posted by Run4TheCup(9)
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated SPAM
Help in Palm Springs with large planting?
Posted by nonora
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emmareneUpdated Just use someone local and interview them first. See if they know as much as you do. Interview a couple of them then decide.You could also use the old phone book and look up Landscape Designers.
Cut your curb to save rainwater?
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
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DJSquire DesignsUpdated Brad Lancaster (www.harvestingrainwater.com/) spoke at an Ojai Valley Green Coalition event a couple years, or so, ago. He got a standing ovation from a packed house. Bought both his books, took a two-day class from him and a Sant...
Alstroemeria
Posted by gobluedjm 9/18 CA
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated I grow those as well as star gazer lilies and a few other kinds.The stargazers are in bloom now as are some of the other types. kathi
Invasive vine identification
Posted by bmag
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emmareneUpdated I don't deny that it is a spreader. I routinely trim the edge. Same as one would do with Bermuda grass. I control it's growth by not watering it. It can get much taller but I mow or shear it when required. Someone mistook it for d...
how often to water tomatoes in zone 8a
Posted by vondutchess
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socksUpdated lgteacher--nice blog. I did not know coleus is also called "painted nettle."
Who is doing this?
Posted by chezron
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hosenemesisUpdated I hope whoever is doing it got a good dose of poison from your milkweed. I have been having problems with both rats and ground squirrels- rats like campanula!
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