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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!
Corn
Posted by FarmerBill60
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Call your county's extension service to obtain the most accurate answers. to locate the office, use this map http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/ Here is a link that might be useful: locate your county's Extension Service office
Kankoda roots
Posted by chaman(z7MD)
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Arvin55Updated Hi I live in central FL and I would like to grow Kankoda from roots or tubers . Does any body know where I can buy them?
Embothrium coccineum - how far south?
Posted by chezron
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)Updated Although Sunset lists it for zones 14-17 and 21-24, this will not be happy outside of the most coastal of gardens in SoCal. From mountainous areas of Chile, it prefers coolish summers, acidic soils, non-alkaline water conditions a...
Mangoes in Fresno?
Posted by Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)
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stanofhUpdated They MUST be protected from 32f. I know there were some Mango hobby growers pre 2007 who had a few types thriving and fruiting in the central valley. 2007 was so cold that the usual frost cloth protection wasn't enough and the tre...
Is this plant worth keeping?
Posted by Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated I thought that it might be Oakleaf Hydrangea also, but mine does not have the mottled stem....
How to start a grape vine
Posted by lindaca(Calif 9)
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tania(Zone10 Ca)Updated I've had success in rooting cuttings by taking a section of older wood, with one bud at the top and one at the bottom. I just stick them into pots with moist potting soil and keep them on the east side of the property where they g...
SFBayArea: NeedSources for ingredients of Als 511 & gritty mixes?
Posted by sonaliagrawal
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Travel_RunnerUpdated RE: GREENALL MICRO-BARK I found Micro-Bark at the 'Green Thumb Nursery' in Los Gatos, CA. It is typically in-stock. http://www.greenthumblosgatos.com/ I'm still searching for a local 1/4-1/8 granite source ... will post if I find ...
X-post: Santa Fe Botanical Garden opens
Posted by jakkom
jakkomSanta Fe has a high desert plateau climate, but I thought some of the regulars here might like to take note of this, should anyone be traveling to the Southwest. We enjoyed the museums on Museum Hill, and I think eventually when the...
Mystery Erythrina
Posted by chezron
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated My neighbor has Erythrina x bidwillii, and stunner it is. She enjoys watching the hummingbirds fight over it all summer. The best of the Erythrinas.
Solar Fountain Pump
Posted by CA Kate z9
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LB12Updated I had fun making this fountain. I learned some lessons when it came to using the solar pump. I hope these tips help. Here is a link that might be useful: Picking the Right Solar Pump
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