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Bringing miracle fruit plant bare root, what soil to use?
Posted by Starfinder
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StarfinderUpdated Sorry folks, posted to the wrong forum. Was intended for container gardening. Please see the correct discussion here: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/contain/msg020043072650.html Here is a link that might be useful: Corre...
Plants you enjoy in OTHER gardens?
Posted by hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Yes I've been trying to get rid of 'Black And Blue' Salvia for several years. Last year filled an entire 95 gallon trash barrel with just roots and tubers and it's all back again, though not quite as dense. So beautiful, so evil.....
Beginner's questions on spring bulb and seed planting
Posted by rozd
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sautesmomUpdated Sunflowers are easy--plant from seeds, and put them in the ground now. The dahlias are also ready to go in the ground now, plus this is the best time for getting them at places like Costco or Sam's Club. You don't say where you ar...
Pomegranate pruning
Posted by jjbjjbh
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MrClintUpdated Go ahead and prune now for size, shape, to allow air and light penetration, to remove crossing branches, and to remove water sprouts and suckers. I wouldn't wait too much longer as poms bloom and bear fruit on new wood. I prune mi...
Osmanthus Fragrans in Palm Springs?
Posted by toffee-el(Z8b Sunset Z13 Elev 4650ft)
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kittymoonbeamUpdated Under a lath or shade cloth is your best chance.
Spring photos anyone?
Posted by daisyincrete Z10? 905feet/275 metres
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daisyincrete Z10? 905feet/275 metresUpdated Thank-you, great photos. It is fascinating to see what is flowering in California now. lgteacher, I love rosemary, I just wish it flowered for a little longer. I have never heard of mountain marigold before. I googled it to find o...
shooting star hydrangea hana bay flowers
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated They are really small, but I noticed good root development when I removed them from the bigger pots. They did not get transplant shock yet, either. I don't really need two of them so at some point, I have to pick one and give the ...
What did you lose in the freeze?
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated Tinan, we are not getting rain this year in California. In 2006, we had a march it rained daily and I lost a bunch of stuff. The plants rotted away as the soil was wet all the time.
ID this plant?
Posted by misslisamham
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Yes, the periwinkle is invasive...I have *lots* of it. It does have its uses, though.
radishes, carrots, lettuce not growing
Posted by jardinerowa
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yukkuri_kame(Sunset 19 / USDA 9)Updated Hmmm.... just past the cotyledon stage, they shouldn't really need that much nutrition. I'd guess more of a sunlight or soil texture issue. Is the soil fine and fluffy or dense, heavy? While I doubt it's lack of nitrogen at this s...
Wanted: Impatiens sodenii
Posted by johncrthomas
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Several different color forms of this Impatiens are also available mail order from Annie's Annuals Nursery here in California.
wisteria in orange/la counties
Posted by sf_rhino
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onederwUpdated There is a huge--as in ginormous--wisteria in Sierra Madre (not too far from Diamond Bar). How big? So big that the Guinness Book of Records has classified it as the World's Largest Blossoming Plant. (Go figure.) The city has buil...
Catalina Ironwood?
Posted by jubilante
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I like the native Rhus. For a more vertical evergreen to about 20 feet requiring no water in most soils, I like the Rhus integrifolia. For a more broad shrub to about 10 feet by 10 feet with quite attractive foliage equally as dur...
Need to order garden soil!
Posted by quone(10a Sunset 21)
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kittymoonbeamUpdated I used the lasagne method to make some good soil. It's an easy way. Dig up some soil. Put down some leaves. Sprinkle on some soil until leaves are covered, put down a layer of manure, sprinkle on some soil, put a layer of twigs do...
Is it possible to get plants from Hawaii?
Posted by soaht(Central CA 9B)
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soaht(Central CA 9B)Updated I've read from the site and also got an email response already stating that if the material meets the CA plant requirements upon and after arrival, with full inspection and proper paper work then it's admissible. I forgot to menti...
Corn for Alameda County
Posted by svenska(CA18/19)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I have found corn is very easy--only about 10 weeks from seed to ear-in-pot-of-boiling-water--but resource intensive. Corn wants heat, lots of water, and lots of fertilizer because it grows so fast. If you are doing it right it ca...
Container Garden Plants Need Good Home
Posted by WinslowsMom
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Oh, geez...wish I were going to be up there this morning. I've just given away tons of stuff here in pre-move mode, but I would be nuts enough to want to bring your stuff home...lol..
Silicon Valley - Outdoor Potted plants
Posted by Azmordean(9-10)
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tinanUpdated Yes all the plants you mentioned should thrive! I use "self-watering" containers for my balcony, bought at the Mountain View Walmart they have a tray at the bottom that holds extra water and a wick system that waters the...
Too early to transplant/move??
Posted by heckabore
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Sara Malone Zone 9bUpdated Not a problem as long as you plant when the ground isn't too wet (which it is not right now) and you keep them watered if we freeze. The spirea is bullet-proof, the others you need to take a bit more care with but they should all ...
Possible to grow podocarpus 10' high in container?
Posted by 729zoom
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Podocarpus gracilior purchased as 15 gallon size and planted in 5' or 6' long by 3 foot tall galvanized steel stock tanks would serve easily.. other shrubs such as Pittosporum tenuifolium cultivate would also work well.
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