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Building a Water Sensor
Posted by Cameron Esacoff
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Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)Updated Those little plastic sensors would get beat to hell in a garden environment. Kids and gardeners would kick and break them. Just look at how often popup have to be replaced due to damage. They would have to have carbon black in the...
Plant suggestions to replace this Sego?
Posted by zagyzebra
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zagyzebraUpdated Parker25mv…who knew? Better sago palms than human heads!
How to prune a Coleonema pulchrum?
Posted by kal2002
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melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)Updated Thanks Al -- I only clicked "like" because I appreciate your answer, unfortunately I don't actually like that answer ;-) If mine don't make it then I'll have a good reason to rip them out (as opposed to ripping out healt...
Cool Season Edibles
Posted by llilibel03
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I suggest more sun. Winter standards are lettuce of all sorts, peas, spinach, broccoli, onion.
flowering maple not flowering
Posted by kentc
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stanofhUpdated Falcon is right. Its growing too fast to bloom. When the roots catch up,it can then grow and bloom. I had a potted red in full bloom,take about three years to look like that once in the ground- 5x as big ( eh,a estimate!) by then....
Ginger in Bloom - 'Tac Moto'
Posted by Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23)
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leenibooUpdated Can you send me the picture of your Tac Moto plant in bloom please? It is no longer on the internet. Kjuneau@millinglaw.com. Thanks.
What plant is this?
Posted by socks
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated We wanted to buy one a few years ago,but since we live along the coast,they told us it wouldn't do as well for us.Seems they are more suited for inland areas. Kathi
Boxwood Hedge at 18"x18"
Posted by sport1023
sport1023Need advice for best Buxus species to create a tight 18"x18" hedge is Los Angeles. Advice on container size and spacing also much appreciated. Thx
Sudden death (?) of Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Sheen'
Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated There have been other members posting recently with the same problem: http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/3291207/advice-on-rapid-death-of-silver-sheen-pittosporum?n=7 I have seen sudden death posts, in various forums, going b...
Dymondia In Part Shade?
Posted by dulces4me
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated how part is part?
Orange County xeriscape problem
Posted by madabouteu(8A - central Alabama)
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BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated Gyr_falcon, that doesn't surprise me at all. Our water district up here in the south bay area had a lot of misinformation also. Listed plants not drought tolerant and left out many common drought tolerant plants. Most of the the ...
No luck with avocado tree...
Posted by downforjazz
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Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)Updated I don't think chlorine/chloramine in the water is a problem at all. I have planted a lot of avocado trees and every single one gets tap water. As long as there is enough water, you'll be fine. B vitamin supplements are woo and don...
Diatomaceous earth
Posted by tim45z10
10 Comments
Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)Updated Why's that Kate? Do you have any scientific studies supporting that position or is it just opinion?
Sego palms and dogs. Are they worth the risk?
Posted by zagyzebra
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zagyzebraUpdated THANK YOU DR. PALMBOB! I think you just about closed the book no the topic.
Show me your Ribes (currants and gooseberries)
Posted by misslisamham
2 Comments
Francesco DelvillaniUpdated Look here
Native Grass Lawn?
Posted by jestak
6 Comments
lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated If you are in OC, come to the UCCE Urban Landscape and Garden Expo on Sept. 26th at South Coast Research and Extension Center. It's free and you can see UC Verde Buffalograss, Seashore Paspallum and a variety of irrigation method...
little lizards everywhere
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated If there is anyone left that still isn't convinced that western fence lizards are the good guys, consider how they lessen the risk of Lyme disease. When ticks infected with Lyme feed on these lizards, a component in the lizard's b...
Compost critter
Posted by tim45z10
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated I thought of this thread after visiting my compost bin today. I saw some interesting, and large, maggots feeding in there! After a bit of online searching, they appear to be from harmless black soldier flies. I've been too busy to...
privacy shrub
Posted by cabbycab
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cabbycabUpdated Thank you for the excellent reply. There are no photos as it is a new construction and fences are not up yet. I think 8' - 10' in height would be ideal. Your advise is appreciated as the yard will not be very big and my wife an...
What would you plant here? (Suggestions, please!)
Posted by misslisamham
6 Comments
Kerry RaeUpdated A Bird of Paradise plant would also look good planted there ☺️
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