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Stainless Steel chicken wire - source?
Posted by ChrisG57
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seamonkey128Updated I have the answer to the question. This is where I can get Stainless Steel gopher wire. This guy, with his entire business built around gopher control, is amazing. I took a class with him at our regional park and his gopher trappi...
Recurring Dream Iris photo
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated The foliage and plant growth is funky and wide,so give it room.
Deer Ate My Privacy
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)Updated HA Renee. Luckily Mr. Min likes to make his own breakfast... or maybe, years ago, the poor man just gave up hoping for it to be served. Min
What do you grow with Iris?
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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hosenemesisUpdated I put them on a bit of a mound. I haven't had trouble disturbing the roots of other plants when I divide. Iris roots are shallow. I water twice a week, and they do okay. Renee
SoCal...are you surviving?
Posted by socks
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated Loving today here in Oceanside as well.DH and i washed the kitchen windows today.Glad it cooled off,i couldn't stand looking at those windows another few days.Yesterday was a little cooler also,but today was cooler.I didn't even t...
Experience with the gritty mix inland?
Posted by Dar(musaboru, Inland Calif.)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I am growing Hydrangeas in it, and you know they like water. I also have Hydrangeas in commercial mix, bark based, with sand and pumice. I have been pleasantly surprised, that the difference in water usage is negligible. Before tr...
Garden Friendly Lupinus?
Posted by Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated Thanks for the replies Renee and Slogal! I have visited their site before, thanks, I'll make sure to check the lupine section.
Favorite trailing plant for low wall
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jxbrownUpdated Ornamental oreganos? They would probably be as attractive to bees as the thyme, though. If you've got somebody in your house with a severe bee allergy, it's not much fun having to take your Epi-pen with you in order to sit out on ...
Replacing thirsty plants, one native at a time
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Thanks everyone. I've decided to move a few of the plants and keep the climbing rose (Westerland) growing on the fence. I probably will remove the Clematis due to its water needs, and replace them with a non-vining plant that look...
grapes
Posted by tim45z10
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Here is UC IPM's page on managing grapes. It is quite extensive and will show you what to do, when. I would certainly start at the beginning of your dormant season, as spraying for powdery mildew is really a preventative program, ...
Can you spray with fish emulsion?
Posted by akarinz
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elvieUpdated I used to do it all the time. I would add fish emulsion and maxicrop seaweed powder to my homemade cornell recipe for roses and the foliage seemed to get a lift and resist mildew. The sprayer would occasionally clog. I always had ...
vine for chain link fence
Posted by kreyn
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islanddevilUpdated Star jasmine. House down the street has a chainlink fence surrounding the lower boundaries of their property and it's completely covered in it. Beautiful in bloom and smells great too.
Need more help - Choosing sun/rain cover for deck
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated And.....
Sci Fi bug
Posted by quiltnhen
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slogal(CA z10a/Sunset 16)Updated I used to see them quite often at our previous house, closer to the coast. I like the whirring sound of their wings. :)
black and yellow catepillers
Posted by tim45z10
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tim45z10Updated Thats them. There sure are a lot of them. Thank you for you help. I doubt I got them all. I will inspect and destroy daily. Tim
Help with Tree ID?
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated hooty tooty ha-ha, I like that. It has been decades since I visited Walter Anderson, well before the Poway store. My husband and I lived in the backcountry of San Diego County for many years, before moving to OC 17 years ago.
Is this powdery mildew on tree leaves?
Posted by doginthegarden
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Assassin bugs are beneficial in that they "assassinate" other insects, thereby helping you manage the pesky fellows.
regret moorpark apricot -- get blenheim
Posted by macfairman(10 N. CA)
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mensasnemUpdated "Anyone else in the SF Bay Area have luck with a Moorpark tree?" I grew up in Sunnyvale CA in what had been a moorpark apricot orchard. The trees in our backyard were mature when our house was built and had been long pro...
best blueberries for coastal SoCal
Posted by onthepoint
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated I am growing all my blueberries in large pots so I can control the soil pH and nutrients, and all are doing exceedingly well. Just too much effort to try to grow them in our soils. I am growing O'Neal, Jubilee, Emerald, Misty, Sun...
Walking Iris
Posted by Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23)
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NeysaUpdated I have seen a couple posts on walking iris. Boy sounds interesting and would love to have one. WishbI could have seen your picture, but it is no longer available
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