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Citrus Leaf Curl
Posted by CA Kate z9
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avocado101(Zone 7)Updated If your problem is caused by CLM (Citrus Leaf Miners), I sprayed neem solution twice a week for two to three weeks. Neem works slow, but it controlled CLM on my citrus.
Dog-friendly hedge in Southern California (Temecula)
Posted by chelbambino
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated I have some experience with dogs and landscaping. I've found that my dogs (small dogs at that), will simply forge their way through any plants standing in their way. If they are determined to get through to something on the other ...
Plumeria safari
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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marianneseUpdated I'm so sorry but I totally missed that this is a California forum!
identify this plant for me? (Temecula)
Posted by chelbambino
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Wow! I just read about it, and it's on my list to plant in our dry, rocky soil! It's a perennial and rabbits or deer don't like it! YESSS! Flowers are good as cut flowers. Thanks for showing it! Suzi
ID this plant?
Posted by tinan
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tinanUpdated gobluedjm, I have 2 of those as well - love them! Here's my front walkway border garden today This is what it looked like last June when we bought the place This was last Sept, after I planted all the perennials They have filled i...
starting some seeds, would like to know other's experiences
Posted by Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated Ponyexpress, I got all of these to germinate outdoors without any extra help from me. I planted them in 4-inch pots using seed-starting mix from the HD, and made sure to keep them moist. I got quite a bit of the CA fuchsia to germ...
Pink Breath of Heaven Pruning
Posted by gardyloo(9 / Sunset zone 14)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Absolutely amazing you've gotten 20 years out of one of those. I'd just dig out the old ones and buy new ones for 5.99 @ Home Cheapo. You are not going to get rid of the woody now--too old. If you are going to prune stay out of ba...
Planting tomatoes in 5-1-1; get dirt off roots first?
Posted by tomatotomata
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napapen(ca 15)Updated tomatoes can root any place on the stem so plant deep. Penny
Tell Me About Amaranthus!
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
3 Comments
nonmember_gwUpdated Food, flower and source of airborne pollen?
Sedum Makinoi Ogon
Posted by SFGuy
3 Comments
lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated I'm pretty far south of you, but this plant is fairly easy to grow. You can break off pieces and stick them in the ground. I'm in zone 22 near the edge of zone 24. Like most succulents, let the cut end callous over before sticking...
Soil mix without chicken manure
Posted by chezron
11 Comments
jxbrownUpdated I don't think it will be too easy to mix soil in a garbage can. I use a painter's drop cloth for the job. I like the mix that is recommended on the container forum.
Water source for maple
Posted by laila_2009
3 Comments
calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Half inch drip tubing lasts for at least 10 years here, much of it uncovered. It is the emitters that give the trouble especially if you are on well water. Where there is a difference in elevation, such as a hillside, you will nee...
watermelon and musk melon in So CA?
Posted by labrahamian(z9/ sz21 CA)
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hidesertca(8)Updated At Lowes today I saw ambrosia cantaloupes and hales best cantaloupes so check Lowes.
Berries
Posted by macandal
3 Comments
islanddevilUpdated Don't know about blueberries, but raspberries and blackberries are extremely invasive. If you want to control spreading please put them in a container or raised planter. Our neighbor planted them along the fence line between our p...
A perfect Redwood.
Posted by stanofh
8 Comments
chezronUpdated Wow! That's amazing!
Landscaping in stages - how to minimize cost & disruption
Posted by gwlolo(9b/ Sunset 15)
5 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I have DG paths and like them, but they are not walkable after a heavy rain. They are hard as concrete when dry, but rain makes them turn into a kind of sticky pudding. If you are in a rainy area of CA, then it could be a problem,...
looking for plant that is drought tolerant, erosion, shade....
Posted by tskn (Sunset 24, USDA Zone 10a)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Keep in mind roots grow at a depth "right" for them--if you add more soil on top (is that what you meant about adding more soil?) the roots will all of a sudden be getting less oxygen and might die as a result. (Roots ne...
Something is eating my plum leaves! :(
Posted by ahajmano(sunset 23, Mission Viejo CA)
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sautesmomUpdated I have a katydid infestation amongst my fruit trees, and it looks something like that. My plums get it the worst. It never seems to slow my trees down, though. Carla in Sac
Earliest spring in ..years.
Posted by stanofh
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hidesertca(8)Updated I put my tomatoes in the ground last week *crosses fingers*
Shallot seeds/question?
Posted by rustico_2009
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chezterrUpdated Hmmm... I grew shallots last spring that I purchased from Gurney's and they bulbed up very nicely. I live in the Antelope Valley.. And I've seen shallots for sale at Lowes.. I was thinking about purchasing a bag of them.
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