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Do you know what plant this is?
Posted by popmahn
popmahnMy friend was recently traveling along the western part of Central California and saw this plant. We've searched the internet and catalogs, but can't seem to find out what it is. Do you know what it is? Image link:
Garden paths
Posted by tressa(SECA)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated Well it is outdoors afterall. But I can't keep up either. Between the shingle roof crap after it rains, neighbors palm trees aka torches, neighbors nasty birch trees oh and don't forget all the surrounding wild brush area. It seem...
screening tall plant for a small confined space
Posted by laila_2009
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hosenemesisUpdated Laila, the photo is so small I can't see anything. Wisteria is not a low-care plant, though. It must be pruned once every two weeks during the growing season, from what I have heard. It smothers everything in its path if it is not...
Veggies for cool summer?
Posted by rosecats
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loribee2(CA 9)Updated I had a bumper broccoli, pea and cabbage crop this spring. The cabbage and peas are still producing. The broccoli would be still but I had to pull it to make room for something else. I'll be planting more come August. I grow from ...
Can we blame Iceland?
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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Dan Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)Updated I'm wondering if the eruptions in Iceland these past couple of years were large enough to have some sort of effect. No. This past winter was La Nina. Dan
Most poisonous garden plant?
Posted by nmcnear(10a/16)
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bluebirdie(Z8 SF E Bay)Updated I grow Oleander and Castor for their looks, and as border to fend off wild animals from the open field. I only plant dwarf Orleander because I fear the full size one will take over the yard. Dwarf Orleanders are slow growers and o...
Anyone tried growing cilantro successfully?
Posted by homey_bird
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bluebirdie(Z8 SF E Bay)Updated Thanks for the link. I've tried the muslin harvest method outlined, but only with limited success. They still either bolted, or dried up stop producing even with watering. Maybe I'll try cilantro in the pot (in the shade) this yea...
The alternative bottlebrush flower
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated The color is vibrant, and it just might make it here. In December 1990 our 30 year old Callistemon frosted to the ground and took two years to return. I would like to try this one, if available. From what I can find it will take t...
Golden Trumpet Tree in bloom
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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hosenemesisUpdated I think my golden trumpet gets too much root competition and probably too much water where it is. There was a Fremontodendron on the 405 at the Sepulveda pass that almost made it worth having to be on the 405. No, not really, but ...
privacy screen for east facing wall planter box
Posted by laila_2009
laila_2009This box is open at the bottom, 3 foot tall, and 2 feet wide. Please not the trellis on top, that I want to transplant the sweet pea on, or get some Wisteria for, when that potato vine dies. I need the plant to be ~25 feet, and relatively...
winter sowing results
Posted by laila_2009
laila_2009So last winter solstice I sowed in plastic milk jugs, petunia, mexican merigold, thyme, english wall flower, and sweet pea. The petunia is the winner. Mexican merigold I thought was going to be the bush, but it is looking more like...
Begonia sutherlandii, a small trailer for pots
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated David, I love this begonia. I see it frequently in your work and always wondered what begonia it was. Do you think it would do in nearly full sun? I would love to plant this on top of my crib wall and have this hang over the edge....
Pomegranate not fruiting this year.
Posted by blue_can
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated That's okay, blue. Your pom will have a really great start, and the good growth will help support lots of fruit next year! And as far as your orange tree, remember citrus will set far more fruit than they can eventually support, s...
Anybody recognize these self-seeded plants?
Posted by kristineca(z10 CA (Coast))
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kristineca(z10 CA (Coast))Updated Interesting observation. I had rudbeckia triloba last year in a different location. The young seedlings there are easily recognizable as a rudbeckia. We'll have to wait and see.
I need me some Blood & Bones meal
Posted by spankykitty
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whirple_aol_comUpdated You can try stalking a cow after dark in its' pasture, and shooting it. Then drain all of its' blood out, and dry the blood a few days. Meanwhile, cut all meat off the bones and give it to the orphanage. Then cut the bones into sm...
Can we do a blog roll?
Posted by loribee2(CA 9)
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lunita(9)Updated For some reason I thought I had already added my blog here? Oh well, I'll add it now. :) I'm up in Sacramento. Here is a link that might be useful: Muddy Toes and Garbanzos
Another uncommon South African plant
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Great, I did find it on San Marco's web site when I was searching around for it, so I should easily be able to find it in my area. I have several large Empress Trees which are covered with lovely, fragrant purple flowers, so I tho...
Help me kill the tree of 'heaven'
Posted by rose_angel
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kenneth_minafee_dallascityhall_comUpdated Please help me with how to get rid of the suckers from this (tree of heaven) in my yard. these thing are growing everywhere in the yard. please tell me what i can do, please..................
Where to site Bay Laurel?
Posted by plot_thickens(8a)
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plot_thickens(8a)Updated Excellent information, both of you, thank you very much. You've crystallized my thinking on this. I think I'll whack down some of the Prostrate Junipers -- my husband calls them Spider Condos, heh -- and replace them with the Laur...
Another less common flowering tree
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Sorry for the spelling error in the genus name, it should be Delostoma roseum, and I see that it is currently listed as available at Kartuz Greenhouses in Vista. My trees only occasionally set seed, so I can't help you there. With...
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