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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
Anybody in Cal have New Guinia Impatiens live over winter?
Posted by stanofh
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PickledPinkUpdated I was able to keep a pot of them alive, also through freezing-I live in a canyon in the mountains with its own micro climate- and just like onderw said, they're alive and blooming but not nearly as pretty. Mine were actually kept ...
San Francisco woes.....
Posted by Grace (Sugi_C)(9a (Northern California))
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated Yikes! That forecast looks like a winter forecast for us here in Fresno! It's currently 82 degrees outside at almost midnight! ha. My tomatoes ripen almost too fast, from one day to the next. I do, however enjoy the coastal weathe...
Fertilizer 10-50-10
Posted by trandd
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated why are you trying to find such a high phosphorus fertilizer?
pest I.D.
Posted by woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10aUpdated WBDB: that's not a problem. Soap is in my arsenal. However, when reading the UC IPM website, it refers control to the same as stink bugs. When I read soap for stink bugs, this is what is published: INSECTICIDAL SOAP# (M-Pede) 2.5 ...
Shrub/Tree ID?
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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Sara Malone Zone 9bUpdated Yes, that is exactly the way to use it! And it makes a striking combination with the Bougainvillea. I see it sometimes in a spot of honor in front of someone's house...bare for six months...
Lavandula ang. 'Lavance Purple' & 'Thumbelina Leigh' the Same?
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)I happened across this little miniature lavender while at Lowe's today, and I am wondering if it is not the same identical cultivar as Lavandula angustifolia 'Thumbelina Leigh'?? I have 'Thumbelina Leigh' in my parterre garden, and...
Rangoon creeper
Posted by jspr09
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cottage_garden(Z10 CA)Updated Hi there. Where in Socal are you? You might try Marina del Rey Nursery or a bit further south Roger's in Corona del Mar. Best of luck.
black stemmed pittosporum as hedge: pruning
Posted by greentb
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kristincarolUpdated In my experience, you can hack them at any time and they will recover. Better if you don't let them get out of hand as I did. Also, if you get one that is a seeder you should dispatch it immediately!
Seedless Sweetgum Rotundiloba
Posted by skrip(z9/sun19/SoCal.)
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated Summer softwood cuttings with IBA, mist and luck.
Fall and Winter Color in garden
Posted by HappyinmyGarden1000
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hosenemesisUpdated It's best not to plant much in the heat of the summer in southern California- we wait until October so that our plants have a better chance of surviving. Chrysanthemums bloom in fall, and you can get them in the fall already in bl...
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