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Playground material...where to buy best cost?
Posted by kairous1
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hosenemesisUpdated Linda those are some gorgeous gates. Renee
san pedro coastal bluff - soil erosion/iceplant
Posted by regwilson
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mariehasnain_yahoo_comUpdated I live on a coastal bluff in Solana Beach. I am looking to plant deep root plants to help stabilize the top of the bluff. I thought ice plants were not good for this? Rosea iceplant and Lampranthus is suggested above. Please any a...
Garden Centers in San Diego?
Posted by evilscott(USDA=10, Sunset=24)
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billiameUpdated If you don't mind the drive up to Walter Andersen in Point Loma (Sport Arena Area), then you should also check out Mission Hills Nursery. It's a small local nursery with a lot of interesting finds.
Tree pollination
Posted by Cabarb(Z 9- Fresno, CA)
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juju_jensen_gmail_comUpdated I specifically asked the lady at the local OSH about the bing and she told me that it was "self-pollinating" and that I didnt have to worry. The tag and other readings say different. There is a black cherry tree across t...
Show me: Outdoor orchids in landscape design
Posted by homey_bird
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Peggy I would like to get back to you without hijacking from the OP, but your member page does not allow me to email you. My page does, so please email me. Al
Natives bothered by so much rain?
Posted by lynne3450
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kelpmermaid(10S24)Updated Something has happened to my Cleveland sage, but I don't think it is water-related. The top portion of it seems wilted, perhaps wind-whipped. Perhaps the woody part has cracked. Lower branches look fine. I'll have to get out there...
clay soil in orange county: tomatoes
Posted by luv_figs
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Most veggies have their roots in the top few inches of soil. Fig and persimmon are tough trees, perfect soil not required. The advantage of a raised bed is more in the ease of reaching the veggies when you are in a hurry to harves...
Calceolaria in a pot
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)Updated Sorry, I have no photo, but the web site you referred me to has a photo which is very much like my plant. Wonderful little plant.
kentia palm - full sun or houseplant?
Posted by cyumickey(Sunset 18)
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rowdy2712Updated Ricky, I lived on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific for many years and had a plantation of Kentias on my property. Kentias look a little "ragged" until they get established. Even when I planted a three or four year old...
Barberry plants in hot So Cal?
Posted by hosenemesis
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated It grows great here in the Napa Valley. Those thorns are what makes it so popular as a barrier to foot traffic. I like the color it adds. I prune it to keep it compact. I remove the oldest, largest growths as close to the ground a...
Yellow rain in Orange County today
Posted by californian
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Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23)Updated Grinning @ Renee & Hoovb
Rainfall monitor for California gardeners
Posted by rosefolly
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated Try your county dwp website. LA county has one below Here is a link that might be useful: LA county dwp real time precipitation
#%&@!! rain!!
Posted by stanofh
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Well, we're supposed to be 85 here by Thursday so I suppose I could stand a little more rain before then. I really love not having to water things and wish we could have this every year. Yeah, I know...don't throw rocks at me...lo...
California dreaming, east bay style...
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
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tressa(SECA)Updated waaaa.....I can't find it!!
Hobby Greenhouse Suggestions for S. Calif.
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Thanks Peggy I will buy the shade cloth from Harbor Freight and find out if the vents will open. If not I can power vent with an exhaust fan. At lest with the shade it should be bearable for ME in the greenhouse. I have an old red...
Weeding and found a huge nest of baby earwigs! ick!
Posted by swaybaby
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applenut_gwUpdated Put out about six shallow bowls of olive oil; by three days each bowl will have at least a hundred dead earwigs in the bottom. Try one if you don't believe me. Don't know if it works with regular vegetable oil (snobbish earwigs?.
Can I Prune my Lemon and Lime Trees?
Posted by cyumickey(Sunset 18)
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amyleigh66_gmail_comUpdated I have a relatively small Limon tree in a large pot, approx. 4' tall. During the winter even though I tried to wrap and cover during freezes it seemed to moslty die. It has sprouted some new growth close to the bottom and I am won...
What's the soil like? What grows well?
Posted by aleighjc(7)
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MsShelley(8b, and 18)Updated Soil changes a great deal from one city to the next. And so does the climate, a lot of varied ecosystems here. Although "most" soil can be amended, the most significant changes for you would probably be if your ecosystem...
Mystery Flower ID Help?
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 Barb, my friend figured it out with the help of a friend of hers who is a very sharp biologist (and married to a sharp biologist!) It is Desert Dandelion (Malacothrix glabrata), a California desert native. Very cool little flower!...
Garden in Mid-March
Posted by hosenemesis
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wanda(Z9 CA)Updated Gorgeous! Everything looks so clean and fresh! Spring is the best. Hope you're getting time to walk around and enjoy all that beauty in between breaks of the rain.
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