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Posted by zagyzebra January 24, 2013

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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated January 27, 2013 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 January 23, 2013

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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated January 23, 2013 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 January 12, 2013

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stanofhUpdated January 20, 2013 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) May 22, 2012

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FluffyScarsdaleUpdated January 19, 2013 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 December 31, 2012

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BlazitoUpdated January 19, 2013 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 January 19, 2013

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BrianUpdated January 19, 2013 Great! Thank you for the update.

Searching- yellow bush daisy Euryops

Posted by purplelotus January 18, 2013

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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated January 19, 2013 usually always available at big box stores for a few bucks.

Pat Welsh books

Posted by jjbjjbh January 17, 2013

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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated January 19, 2013 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 May 7, 2012

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rustico_2009Updated January 19, 2013 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 January 8, 2013

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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated January 18, 2013 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 ...

Wonder why no one is posting?

Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23) January 6, 2013

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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated January 18, 2013 Yeah, lived there for awhile...I can relate...I left...lol..

Burned Out

Posted by Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23) December 19, 2012

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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated January 18, 2013 Well, our 30 degree nights are gone...I hope for good...and I can open the doors and windows this a.m. and go out in short sleeves and shorts. It will be 80 degrees here today. And, guess what? Suddenly I'm not burnt out...think I...

Liquidambar

Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23) December 27, 2012

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catkim(San Diego 10/24)Updated January 18, 2013 I planted 3 Liquidambars in my front garden, 2 Palo Alto and 1 Burgundy. I enjoyed them for many years, willingly raking up the spiky ball debris (they didn't produce for the first 10 years or so, but then came massive production)...

anybody seen Okinawan Spinach?

Posted by suprneko(9b/sunset 16 NorCal, S. Bay) May 17, 2012

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soaht(Central CA 9B)Updated January 18, 2013 suprneko- I have order some plants from a Florida nursery recently and they came just fine with out extra fees. I believe Well spring nursery has them for $2.99+$6.99 shipping but it be more worth it if you bought more plants so y...

Tabebuia has delicious roots

Posted by chezron August 19, 2012

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chezronUpdated January 17, 2013 No, not a legume. It is a Bignoniaceae.

Anyone successfully grown papaya from seed to fruit in Cen Ca?

Posted by soaht(Central CA 9B) January 12, 2013

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soaht(Central CA 9B)Updated January 17, 2013 Sorry for the confusion stanoh, You might have confuse me with the other guys you were trying to remember with the heat protection in your earlier post. Mine that I mention is still alive and doing well since I haven't planted it ...

Rain gauge - where to best site it?

Posted by minflick(9b/7, Boulder Creek, CA) January 14, 2013

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minflick(9b/7, Boulder Creek, CA)Updated January 15, 2013 Mud would be a LOT harder to avoid if some dear soul hadn't dumped a few tons of one inch granite rock all OVER the property. It goes from the road to the back fence line, which is mere inches from the drop down to the river... Mu...

How to get started

Posted by Tr8acee January 3, 2013

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MrClintUpdated January 14, 2013 Hello again, the monthly Garden Tips for Los Angeles County are written by Yvonne Savio who is the Program Manager/Master Gardener Coordinator for LA County. Enjoy!

Summer veg seedlings

Posted by dons916(9) January 11, 2013

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MrClintUpdated January 14, 2013 You might want to ask over at the Market Gardener Forum. Here is a link that might be useful: Do you sell your seedlings?

Just moved to inner sunset SF

Posted by greenhousems(6/7) December 29, 2012

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jakkomUpdated January 8, 2013 I guess it's whatever you like. I'd rather have hummers year-round on my cestrums, and a dozen Gulf Fritillary butterflies flitting around ten months out of the year on my passifloras.

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