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Potatoes and temperature
Posted by chelton(sunset 7, usda 8b)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I think you can cover them with wet straw to cool them down. Look up the idea of hilling potatoes. This cools them so they don't turn green.
Bougainvillea/Star Jasmine still dormant? Or dead?
Posted by michael_ames
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated My experience with Star Jasmine is that it sits for a year or so doing (apparently) absolutely nothing, then bursts forth with lots of growth. Perhaps it establishes itself by growing roots first. Young bougies don't do much until...
Anyone seen an in-stock Etrog citron tree in the LA/SoCal area??
Posted by deadorinjail
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nancyinlaUpdated Hi - you should check at Sego Nursery in Studio City. My sister bought hers there but it was several months ago. Don't know if was in-stock or special order. Good luck!
red baron peach tree
Posted by brooklynn(sunset 23/zn 9)
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sautesmomUpdated That sounds like the real Red Baron! Whatever you do "more water" is not the answer! Fruit gets sweeter with water stress 4 to 6 weeks before harvest, meaning withholding water until almost drooping. Putting on MORE wate...
Recommended sod for Southern california (orange county)
Posted by raaj123
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated As you can tell, there is not just one recommended lawn for Orange County. there are a lot of variables, such as sun exposure, water use, maintenance, etc. Below is a link to more information about lawns in Orange County. Here is ...
nasty little white grubs
Posted by WickedHeart(z11SanDiego)
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peterbb(z10 SanDiego CA)Updated These grubs in San Diego or other parts of S. California are almost always Green Fig beetle larva (Cotinis mutabilis) not june beetle larva (but they are related). The larva love to eat compost, the bugs are huge and eat decaying ...
Refrigerating entire potted plant to simulate winter chill
Posted by mae43
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I am in zone 10, so you could try to leave them in the ground, unless you have like a patio situation and a lack of ground space. They dislike being moved or transplanted. I am also in sunset zone 17, we may have some cold days bu...
How much a planter cost?
Posted by amyxz123
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated Wow! Why fiberglass? The materials doesn't cost that much, so the cost must be for fabrication. You could almost do it in granite fro that much.
Where Can I Find Free 15 Gallon Nursery Pots in LA Area?
Posted by DavePlumeria
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behlgarden(9)Updated Home Depot has recycle area where folks bring back their empty plastic pots/containers after they plant in soil. I pick up all my seed starting pots, containers for free from there.
Blueberries in Socal
Posted by marvelousmarvin(SoCal)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated
Daffodil small talk
Posted by borderbarb
7 Comments
dicotUpdated I have to admit I only love them elsewhere than my yard, they leave big gaps in the landscape when I've tried. But one of my absolute favorite walks in the world is from the hostel at the Pt. Reyes natl seashore in March, across t...
Hail!
Posted by hosenemesis
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Wow, Ryan! I got an inch of rain in N. San Diego county. It was wonderful :-) And, possibly chance of more rain this evening into tomorrow morning. Patty S.
struggling young camellia
Posted by dancerdeb(23)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated It is not normal for Camellias newly planted to "struggle". Maybe this is a good time to go over your "planting a new plant from a container" routine. Al
Sacramento Visit
Posted by erikhaberstroh
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated captial nursery 4700 Freeport Blvd Sacramento, CA 95822 (916) 455-2601 This is a hidden gem because the website is not there, but when you go there is like a whole orchard of trees you can get lost in out back. I could spend hours...
a hummer, a whale and a salvia
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated I would say only that my largest has been in the ground about 4 years, maybe longer and has shown no signs of rhizomes / stolons / spreading. I don't find any info disagreeing with that.
How do you decide on a size for a new patio?
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
14 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I wish our patio was larger than it is. There is not enough room to have a dining table large enough to have everyone eat outside--well, there is, if people want to squeeze around chairs, and that's not fun at all. Think about wha...
My Garden Planter
Posted by amyxz123
10 Comments
calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated min3 makes a good point. If your box was made out of wood, the sides would be 2x12. Your composite material is usually much more flexible than wood and requires more support. If you look at supports used by concrete contractors to...
Spring Magnolias
Posted by jakkom
3 Comments
hosenemesisUpdated You have an iron will, Al. Renee
pomegranate alive?
Posted by jgchow(z9 CA)
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jgchow(z9 CA)Updated You are all right!! I was excited to see slight signs of life this weekend. There are very tiny green buds starting to show. Thanks everyone!
'Lavender Gem' tangelo
Posted by hosenemesis
11 Comments
NorCalNiko(USDA 9 Sunset 16/17)Updated Thanks Patty. I'll check it out. -Niko.
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