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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.
Why is my bougainvillea dying?
Posted by zagyzebra
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated If the roots are well-established you can cut it back hard nearly to the ground and it should all grow back afresh.
Need help identifying disease/pest on orange tree? Pictures
Posted by 729zoom
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated The squiggly trail on one leaf was caused by a leafminer. The white stuff is from citrus whiteflies and sooty mold, which occurs along with whiteflies. Don't panic. These won't kill your tree. You can hose off the whiteflies. The ...
Brrrr! The BEEG Freeze
Posted by onederw
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stanofhUpdated Nah,my coconut palms and Breadfruit tree's are good to go.
Parade mini rose from Trader Joe's
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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FluffyScarsdaleUpdated I just purchased one from Safeway (a mini yellow Parade Rose) to give as a little gift to my dinner hostess tonight. I love that it looks so beautiful and that it has the faint scent of rose. I would much prefer to receive a potte...
Hovey Dwarf papaya cutting not doing well.
Posted by Blazito
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BlazitoUpdated Figured it out... PAPAYA APICAL NECROSIS The first symptoms are drooping and downward cupping of leaves in the upper part of the plant. Blades of the youngest leaves are pale yellow, sharply cupped downward, and do not expand prop...
Tracking Chill Hours
Posted by Brian
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BrianUpdated Great! Thank you for the update.
Searching- yellow bush daisy Euryops
Posted by purplelotus
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated usually always available at big box stores for a few bucks.
Pat Welsh books
Posted by jjbjjbh
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated She recently redid her magnum opus in an "organic" version, but the original wasn't all that gun-ho on chemicals. Any one you can find is very useful.
Leek growers?
Posted by rustico_2009
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rustico_2009Updated That's just crazy with the leeks! How cool! Do you just throw the things in water, or are they propped up some way. Fully submerged or partially?
Cold!!!! ...soon?
Posted by stanofh
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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated Nothing froze at my house except for my banana trees, and I thought they were supposed to be cold hardy. Should I cut them down now? All my senecios survived very well, and I got no damage on any citrus, papayas, white sapote, or ...
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