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Please identify. A neighbor gave to me - do I want it?
Posted by hostarasta(z9)
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hostarasta(z9)Updated My aloe nobilis transplants are doing great! I even have a flower opening! I did not add sand to the dirt. I rarely water. There is new growth in all of the rosettes. Thank you so much for all of your input! You succulent people t...
Help ID2 Please
Posted by Mikal1(USDA10/Sunset24)
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Mikal1(USDA10/Sunset24)Updated Thanks again everyone. Since the idea of potting the Jasmine wasn't a big hit, and since Jackie mentioned shade....I moved it to a spot where it will have a chance to go up and over an arched entryway. It won't get much direct sun...
Moved ferns not doing well. Can they be saved?
Posted by andrewabramson
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated I used to have this Australian tree fern for years and it did extremely well.Every year at xmas season I decorated it with all red balls,and I also grew some Spanish moss on it. Fast forward to a few years ago,we had an unusually ...
Pepper leafs curling
Posted by yayasgirls
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stickmaker1958(10a)Updated Hi, it"s not bugs but a lack of bone meal. just mix some in the top 1 inch of soil. This is something i just found out my self after trying to grow peppers in shasta lake. Also if you start your own seeds do not use peat pots...
Getting blueberries possible next year?
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)Updated Great news Hoovb- I really didn't want to add to my impulsive blueberry collection (of one). Thanks very much for finding all the good information for me! Min
Evergreen trees in a planter box
Posted by mnamos
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hosenemesisUpdated I agree with hoovb- a quicker, more permanent, and prettier solution might be a pergola of some sort. Even very narrow pergola-type structures on just two posts can cast some shade, depending on which side of the pond they are pla...
Can anyone ID this beetle (on the rose flowers)?
Posted by socks
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hosenemesisUpdated Chickens loooove those beetles.
June Blooms
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated Thank you Dandylioness. I am lucky to have great soil. This garden has been through a lot of changes over the years! Kathi, that is lychnis coronaria- crown pink. An aggressive reseeder, but it has such lovely soft gray foliage an...
Do crows kill snakes?
Posted by leahcate(So. Ca.)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Ditto on everything you said, Jackie. I love my crows. They're out there right now,calling for me to come and feed them a snack...lol..we have a lot of coyotes. More around and quite active lately than I've seen in awhile and thou...
Choosing location for my yellow ginger (Hedychium flavescens)
Posted by chezbeau
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chezbeauUpdated Lars - thanks for your reply. I did read that ginger needs well-draining soil - in fact, the guy who sold the plants to me suggested strongly that I buy cactus mix, which I ultimately did. I'd bet your hunch about your soil is rig...
Recommendations on shrubs and ground cover for large area
Posted by Trina Werkema
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated I would not put in juniper in dry hot So Cal. They are a tremendous fire hazard, being full of resins. Our city has passed an ordinance banning any juniper plants, and the fire department enforces it! A fire danger that really onl...
Fern & Exotic Plant Show/Sale At LA Arboretum
Posted by epiphyte78(9)
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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated My brother and I went to sale (terrible time parking), and we bought three bromeliads (one for his office), three orchids (one that is completely attached to a cutoff branch that I hung in the apple tree), a bunch of living stone ...
Shorten a soaker hose?
Posted by deedlemusic(z9LA)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated In a pinch you can fold one end over and secure it with a zip tie (aka cable tie).
Purple Wings Vine
Posted by hosenemesis
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated An easy to grow vine here as well, but it doesn't respond well to winter freezes, and you should try to protect it with a freeze alert.
New to fruit trees. Over or under-watering?
Posted by andrewabramson
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated antilogic, The California Backyard Orchard is an outstanding resource for aspiring home orchardists. The section on irrigation in the sidebar might be helpful to you. Be aware that bud and fruit drop is very common and totally nor...
Summer Landscaping Project?
Posted by BurbankGarden(8B)
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sagescrubberUpdated I've had pretty good luck with summer planting -- all of my sages and buckwheats are thriving -- but feel most comfortable planting in winter. I think "fall" recommendations should really imply mid-November on. Not sure ...
Longest Blooming Ceanothus
Posted by fallfograin(9)
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sagescrubberUpdated I second Ray Hartman. My oldest one starts budding out in December - no joke - and it still has some flowers. Whereas my San Diego native ceanothus - Oliganthus - was done in three weeks.
Help ID Please?
Posted by Mikal1(USDA10/Sunset24)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated There are some varieties of that which might be toxic or poison. To what degree if just make you sick or really cause harm you might want to research that, since it looks like its near a walkway.
Is Yucca elephantipes (Yucca elephantipes) blooming now?
Posted by treeguy123(AL 7b)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I can not help with your request, but it has been here for a month and I would like to see it moved along. Al
Fellow Californians, What Tomatoes are you growing?
Posted by vodreaux(SoCal)
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northbay12(9B/15)Updated Black Prince (1) Sungold (1) Giuseppe's Big Boy (1) Improved Mortgage Lifter (6) Grape(6) Better Boy(6)
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