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Vanilla Orchid
Posted by slogal(CA z10a/Sunset 16)
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gotsomerice(Sunset 23)Updated You must move the plant indoor when it goes below 55F.
San Jose- small trees for north side of house?
Posted by princesspea(sunset14)
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chadinlg Zone 9b Los Gatos CAUpdated I think any fruiting tree will do poorly with 4 or fewer hours of direct sun per day. When you say North side it depends on 1 vs. 2 story and how far from your house. At this time of year it's hard to measure sunlight as the sun i...
Fall Colors
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated We still have trees in full autumn glory around here. They are so beautiful. I di like seeing the fresh new leaves on my trees in Spring. I live inland and I abominate summer. I don't do hot.
Ah...California Winters....
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated I tell people I like living where I do because I can see snow but not have to shovel it off my sidewalk. I live close enough to the mountains to see individual trees. Every day I always look north to see what mood the mountains ar...
This makes me happy.....
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Who knows? 3 younger liquidambars here have been bare for awhile, the big one sometimes hangs onto some leaves into spring, still colored. I have quite a few ash...some are bare, some are green some turning golden
Free redwood trees and tropical plants - you remove and haul
Posted by jannorcal(No CA z9)
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chanduvUpdated I have a 3 big redwood tress in my backyard. You cut in free and take all wood with you. my address is 37760 ARLENE CT FREMONT CA. mY cell num is 650-390-3724
Espalier
Posted by CA Kate z9
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CA Kate z9Updated Well, I checked on the class and it's only on pruning, something I do know how to do, so I guess I'll skip this one. If you hear of anything else please let me know.
My first "first frost" in SoCal
Posted by garden_tantrum
13 Comments
dicotUpdated I grow my winter tomatoes slightly differently than MrClint. Instead of extending summer/fall tomatoes, I'm germinating tomato starts in Nov heat in situ to grow through the winter for both the early fruit and the wonderful diseas...
new hose
Posted by gobluedjm 9/18 CA
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onederwUpdated Xhose sounds promising, unlike Flex-Able. Margaret Roach, author of the excellent blog A Way to Garden, speaks highly of another option, these lightweight hoses made by Water Right. "This Old House" likes them, too. I co...
What I Want For Christmas....
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Uh huh.....I love the winter because I don't have to be out there constantly watering lately and taking care of things. It foces us to take some time off, or at least, an excuse to. Take some time to start to feel enthusiastic abo...
No-Care Plants
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated B. vittata does show the banding that mine has. I don't see that on pics of the B. windii. The info I found on B. windii stated it's to 1 ft tall and mine is taller than that. You guys have taken me into the wider world of Billber...
Year-Round CA hummers
Posted by MistyBeagle127
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated California covers a huge amount of latitudinal span. Along the very southern coast it can be almost subtropical with less than 10" of rain annually. Along the northern third of the coast it is damp and chilly -- even in summe...
front yard ideas
Posted by jjbjjbh
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kittymoonbeamUpdated My best friend bought a house at the south end of Corona almost where the hills start. The day we shopped for that house it was brutal heat in summer that reminded me of Palm Springs. The lawn lived for 4 years before he took it o...
Spray peaches NOW!
Posted by sautesmom
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nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)Updated I do dormant oil and copper at the same time. Oops. But not yet this season. Mix is at the ready; waiting for a break. Shoot.
Granny Smith Apple Tree
Posted by tammypie(9)
8 Comments
applenut_gwUpdated When transplanting you should also knock all the dirt off the roots to check if the seedling roots have curled around inside the pot, common with vigorous trees. straighten them out or trim shorter, as if planted this way the tree...
Hummingbirds
Posted by MistyBeagle127
5 Comments
vall3fam(9 CentralCA)Updated Ah, yes, the lower hills of the Sierra Nevada. Green about two months out of the year, dead, dry extreme fire hazard most of the rest of the year. Live oak, buckeyes and lots of dry grass make up the rocky terrain. Pine Flat Lake ...
Dividing Alstroemeria
Posted by no_regrets(SoCal Sunset 23)
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hosenemesisUpdated I divide mine anytime. I can't kill them. Now is probably a good time because they still have time to recover and bloom in the spring.
I finally found a dalechampia!
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated Insurance companies hate vines that cover roofs, because they are fire hazards. My friend Jane just had to kill her bougainvillea to please Allstate. The potato vine was glorious, but it probably was a fire hazard. It was covering...
Trees or bamboos for screening in LA
Posted by flexdc
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated How wide is your planting area, and how tall do you want the screen to grow? Where are you? Yes, and what is the soil like? A photo of the area would be helpful.
Will a mango tree grow in the San Fernando Valley?
Posted by WJB2
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Maybe, if you can offer it some frost protection especially when it is young. Read this article, it is helpful. Here is a link that might be useful: mango cultivation in California
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