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Weedy South African grasses..@$%!!!!
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated THANKS all. As I was doing more digging them out and pulling them out of pots..I had this observation-My Aloe pots were mostly clear of them..so were most of my front yard Aloes bases clear of that pest. A potted Aloe plicatilis w...
On gophers and brugmansias...
Posted by Karen Mickleson
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Karen MicklesonUpdated Thanks for all the input. I just wish I could find some authoritative source which says, gophers don't eat brugs :( That's amazing, Renee--that that brug is growing in a wine barrel. Iris, how much sun does yours get? Karen
Front yard path
Posted by sunnie(9/10 So.Calif.)
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hosenemesisUpdated I'm really excited to see your path- have you figured out how to post the photo yet, Sunnie? If you upload your photos to Photobucket, you can hover your mouse over the photo. Four codes appear, and you should click on and copy th...
Good low-maintenance plants for hot climate?
Posted by giddyupgo(9a)
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hosenemesisUpdated Where do you live? The conditions are different in different parts of 9a. Most of us use the Sunset zones to give people a better idea of our conditions. Valencia is different than Walnut or Pico Rivera. How wide is the spot betwe...
ID Please
Posted by kathi_mdgd(92058)
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated Thanks, i'll do that.
Crinum White Queen
Posted by chadinlg Zone 9b Los Gatos CA
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Wow! I am planning on picking up a few more Crinum for my shady area up on the top deck, as I have some dark pink Crinum. This is a perfect choice, my gosh! They are spectacular, Chad! I, too, have a huge, huge snail and slug issu...
pomegranate tree that won't fruit
Posted by bardos
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joamathews_gmail_comUpdated we had a couple of very cold weeks in NM last winter. A lot of plants that never freeze were lost. My wonderful pomegranate is slowly growing at the base. Should I prune it back or not. It is now june and very hot.
Is it OK to prune sun-crisped plants?
Posted by heckabore
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heckaboreUpdated Good points, Al and Kay. I'll just try not to look too closely at them for the time being--they look so miserable.
search for answer
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated Even I do silly things like forget to put the names of plants I buy in my computer then go crazy trying to figure out what type of plant. If it's easy to know it's a rose, but the exactly type of rose is impossible to ID. But, I a...
Urban Owl in OC
Posted by californian
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated I see barn owls regularly around here, usually in flight. They are the main reason I have not put poisons out even though I have a frustrating gopher problem. I was ready to after they killed a young deodara but the next couple ni...
Rose Campion
Posted by Min3 South S.F. Bay CA(Zone 9)
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hosenemesisUpdated Oooh- I saw that photo of 'Gardener's World' and almost got it. Now you have me lusting after it again- maybe next year. Renee
Garden photos from today
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated Socks- you remember! I took out a whole gaggle of them and miss them not one bit. We still have three Queen Palms near the pond and one King way in the back there. I had to replant a bed, but it was worth it- no more dates and evi...
crops to grow in fall
Posted by raisedbedgardener(Southern California Zone 10)
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socksUpdated Garlic is good but it takes up a lot of space for a little fist-sized garlic which you can buy for 50 cents at the market. You could put in a few, though. I plant the cloves from the garlic I get at the store. Fruithack, where do ...
planting calendar in excel
Posted by lucia_ca(z9 CA)
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lindasanderson1_yahoo_comUpdated Here is a great calendar you can follow. http://www.sacramentogardening.com/edible_gardening.html Here is a link that might be useful: Sacremento Gardening
Soil Testing Labs?
Posted by loribee2(CA 9)
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kosherbaker(LA CA-10)Updated A lot of people do their soil test at the local extension office. So maybe worth a shot checking how much they want for the area you are in. Rudy
Pink Alstroemeria
Posted by chadinlg Zone 9b Los Gatos CA
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated Very pretty,i also have pink(not that one) and also have purple. I've seen yellow and oranges in my neighborhoodso am hoping to get some of those. Kathi
Drought resistant, tall plants for a narrow side yard?
Posted by abufish(z10 CA)
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lakdfsjlUpdated Here are some native and other low water suggestions: If its shady: Mountain mahoghany (Cercocarpus betuloides) Holly leaf cherry (Prunus ilicfolia) Mahonia 'Golden abundance' Silk tassle (Garrya elliptica) tree anemone (Carpenter...
Questions about what to plant in Indian Wells
Posted by toffee-el(Z8b Sunset Z13 Elev 4650ft)
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softmentor(z9/sunset13 CA desert)Updated sautesmom what was your Dad's name? I wonder if I knew him? Dittos on NEVER using black mulch, plastic or rubber, of any kind around here. I use mulch, and lots of it but organic mulch; old leaves, palm fronds, clippings and such....
Not sweating this rain.
Posted by loribee2(CA 9)
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loribee2(CA 9)Updated LOL, I did get that compost off my driveway....and 3 1/2 yards of river rock last weekend, and another 3 1/2 yards of soil the week before that. Oh, and next week, I've got 3 yards of double-grind redwood mulch coming. We're lands...
Viburnums, Rhododendron, Hygrangea
Posted by JoonB
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SusanC(9b/10a Sunset 17)Updated P.S. by same situation, I meant foundation planting/northeast exposure.
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