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Free tomato plants!
Posted by sheila65(z9 Sacramento, CA)
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bgrow_gardens(9)Updated I would love some tomato plants if you have any to spare? I am not sure where you are at... ?? I will email you for more details...hopefully the offer is still open..
Peach tree trouble
Posted by ekat
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ekatUpdated Thank you all again for all the advice. I was trying to keep things organic and was avoiding any kind of spraying. But looks like there are organic alternatives and copper spray is considered organic and not a harmful chemical. Lo...
Watering Tomatoes in CA
Posted by gardenmommy_2010
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napapen(ca 15)Updated I hope that the soil beneath the soil you brought in was dug and broken up. It may be you have a layer of hardpan and the roots are not able to get down to the lower levels. Tomatoes are one of the deepest rooted vegetables you wi...
Flowering vine for container in L.A.
Posted by pacnwjudy(z8 OR)
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pacnwjudy(z8 OR)Updated Gosh, thanks to all of you for the wonderful suggestions. Along with your comments, I sent my daughter photos of the various plants. How I envy all of you in Southern California for the fabulous plants you can grow! Most of these ...
Peach Tree in a container
Posted by organic_veronica(10a)
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apartmentfarmerUpdated My container peaches just ripened and I just ate my first ever homegrown peach! So it is most definitely possible! I am in San Diego, bought the peach trees because they were cheap. I have only had them since last year. I am growi...
Visiting california - need good plant nurseries info
Posted by kandhi(z7VA)
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kandhi(z7VA)Updated Bahia, Thanks for the information, I will definitely make a visit to the listed nurseries near bay area.
Bottle brush (callistemon) question
Posted by organicronnie
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organicronnieUpdated Thank you all so much! If only everyone loved trees and gardens as much as we do And yes - I am moving the plant away from the sidewalk. I wouldn't have minded if someone cut off a side branch cause they liked it - but this was ju...
should i even bother with broccoli/cabbage now?
Posted by ladybugsmom192(9)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated If you get lots of fog and never see much summer sun, they should do well. Those crops don't like heat. They are winter crops here. USDA Zone 9 covers a lot of variation. Best to go by Sunset zone. 17 is way different than 15, tho...
'Julia Child' Rose Paired with Dk. Purple Salvia
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated I thought about 'Black and Blue', Sheila, color is right plus you get a neat foliage color, too. It's a possible contender. The bed should be ready to go this weekend, I hope, so I can get everything in. I have to make sure the dr...
Evergreen multi-trunk or wide canopy tree
Posted by craig81
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craig81Updated thanks for the info william. i saw some cape chestnuts yesterday at balboa park and they are great trees. looking into getting one now.
Looking for a tropical (-looking) vine for the SF Bay Area
Posted by nmcnear(10a/16)
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nmcnear(10a/16)Updated Thanks for the info! I am west of Novato in the hills, which should be climate zone 16 according to the map and description. What about the temperature range doesn't seem right? I was leaning towards the Bignonia, since it seems l...
I'm very happy with my floribundas 1 pic
Posted by hosenemesis
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jakkomUpdated GORGEOUS! I have an 'Electric Blanket' shrub rose that is a harsh pink and I never thought of combining it with something peachy-ivory - stunning combination!
newbie related questions
Posted by _todd_
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hosenemesisUpdated The palms are also very messy and expensive to get trimmed every year. I just had three removed because I was tired of paying the tree trimmers to "pick my dates," as Hoovb put it.
transplanting small shurb Pieris japonica
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated The top leaves are ok, but the ones underneath are all wilted, but you can't see it from the top. The tops leaves are the new growth which is growing too fast and the roots won't grow.
Bay Area Tulip Growing
Posted by dgbeig(SanFran -z10)
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onederwUpdated For Tropical Thought: My guess is that you did nothing wrong at all. I would put forth the guess that your bulbs had already been improperly stored by Big Box before you purchased them. Once they'd been damaged, there was nothing ...
April flowers
Posted by kathi_mdgd(92058)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated Use the html line of code from Photobucket and it will even show in preview so you know you did it right.
ground cover for back yard slope with pine trees
Posted by poway_2008
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pkbishop_roadrunner_comUpdated I would like to offer that manzanita is very very slow growing in southern Califoria. It is better suited to northern California. Try Yankee Point ceanothus or a lower growing ceanothus like Concha or Blue Jeans on the higher port...
Building an informal path on clay
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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loribee2(CA 9)Updated I've got to get myself over to Harmony Farms one of these days. I hear so many good things about it! I ended up getting a brand from Lowes, but it was billed as contractor grade, much thicker than the "tissue paper" roll...
Where to buy vegetable plants Contra Costa County/Bay Area?(pics)
Posted by art_1(10 CA)
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art_1(10 CA)Updated Adachi Florist & Nursery has a large selection and great prices.
Bay Area Food Shrubs for Birds?
Posted by loribee2(CA 9)
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loribee2(CA 9)Updated Thanks, Al! I appreciate the recommendations. None of those plants were on any of my lists. I really love the bell shaped flowers of the arctostaphylos and bakeri.
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