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Broccoli failure every year
Posted by k9fan
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CathyCA SoCalUpdated I tried row covers this fall on napa cabbage. It probably did help prevent the cabbage worms but I was still getting a lot of damage. I went out at night and the slugs and earwigs were having a party under the row cover so I got r...
Nicotiana sylvestris: from weed to WOW!
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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stanofhUpdated I've seen N.glauca, it grows naturalized by Niles creek..with all the other vegetaion like climbing native cucumber,it looked jungly.
Blackberries on a fence?
Posted by doginthegarden
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doginthegardenUpdated Thanks for the feedback. Good to think about twining them into the fence vs. tying them up, and also I hadn't thought about benefit of access on both sides of the fence, which in the one spot I won't have. But there is another (sl...
In Praise of Asparagus Ferns
Posted by hosenemesis
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Propaganda Garden DesignUpdated Oooh thanks for that A. retrofractus picture, bahia. I just used that in a design that I did and that looks exactly like I was hoping it will. I think the homeowner will really like it.
Helping Clematis look their best year-round
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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Propaganda Garden DesignUpdated If you have any threat of gopher plant your new Clematis in some sort of chicken wire or anti gopher cage. They love the fat juicy Clematis roots.
Variegated accents for the garden
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated So pretty, David! I have just tons and tons of Agave attenuata planted all over my property. I want to add some Agave attenuata variegata as well as some other variegated aloes and agaves, especially down in my jungle area, to fil...
Pink Stripe Purple Heart
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated That's very pretty.May have to look for that one. Kathi
Remove leaves from apple trees?
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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eloise_caUpdated Is it too late to remove the leaves from my Anna apple? Thx.
some bay area photos of this week
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Very nice. The orchids seem to be saying "thank you for rescuing me!" Wow, the things people throw away. Really Renee --- windows and doors???
mystery plant
Posted by iris_9(z9CA)
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jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Thank you Iris! I have done some reading and thought that maybe I should begin with cake pan stepping stones instead.... starting with fancy leaves seems like biting off a bit much all at once. I'm willing to try though. Thanks ag...
How cold did you get last night(1/16/12)?
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Here we were 26 and we are 300 feet up from the floor of the Napa Valley which was about 4 or5 degrees colder most places. It is not just the low temperature, but how many hours it stays low that determines how much plant damage i...
Cymbidiums are in!
Posted by peggiewho(z9 Ca)
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peggiewho(z9 Ca)Updated The shade garden is on the south east side of the house in a corner. I have two 23 year old Japanese maples that dominate the garden. I trim both after they leaf out to let in light and allow for a view. My cymbidium may get some ...
A new mole has found our backyard
Posted by lynne3450
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Socrmom06Updated Funny, we haven't tried the human urine thing, but surely hubby will be amused by my request! LOL! Thanks for the idea :-p Happy to hear your problem has been resolved.
Good source for bluebells
Posted by ocbrian2(z9/sunset 22/orange county,ca)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Not a direct answer to your question, but had you considered other blue flowered spring blooming bulbs such as Scilla peruviana? This is available year round as a container plant, or usually at the Box stores around the time they ...
Anyone else watering like crazy now?
Posted by dicot
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated I've been being very, very frugal with my water this year in hopes of trying to make up for the high water bills in the summer, so I'm finding out just how much drought some of my plants can take. I have a large swath of Pride of ...
Shade plants under Privets
Posted by stacian
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated And if it's not too shady, if the sun is dappled or there is some morning sun, Echeverias, Graptoverias and Sedums are wonderful foliage plants with color and beauty year round. Here is a link that might be useful: colorful succul...
2012 - Best tomatoes for hot central valley and/or North state?
Posted by chicomom(8)
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fruithackUpdated I suggest shady lady and lemon boy. Both are super productive and disease resistant. Check them out at Totally Tomatoes. http://www.totallytomato.com/
What am I?
Posted by Propaganda Garden Design
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Propaganda Garden DesignUpdated Hmmm...Ficus microcarpa seems the likely suspect. Thanks. Its history!
Suggestions needed for a vine in a container
Posted by anchita(Bay area, CA)
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jakkomUpdated I thought potato vine was an annual? Maybe I'm confusing it with something else, LOL. I grow both star jasmine and solanum jasminoides. Of the two I prefer the solanum. Star jasmine makes a great modest-height groundcover, though....
Winter shade/ summer sun
Posted by Oona
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OonaUpdated Jenn, thanks, but I think the first two posters nailed the problem. Can't grow partial shade plants in month after month of 8 hours/day of burning Southern California sun: they will just die. Got to have plants that love the sun, ...
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