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Found a Salamander
Posted by tim45z10
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Onion(z9b/15 Nor Cal)Updated I love all those little guys. Sometimes they get into my garage and get tangled in cat hair. They recover well when washed clean and released. The orangey snake, Calistoga, could be the sharp-tailed snake (see link). I have those ...
corn for this area?
Posted by brigid32
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Several varieties of "super sweet" corn is available and is no more difficult to grow. Al
perlite
Posted by sffog(10/SanFran)
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sffog(10/SanFran)Updated hosenemesis, i dont think i have the patience to make hypertufa,maybe when i was younger i would have tried since i was doing ceramics 20 years ago, that would have been great, suzannesl, i think i'll work some of it into the soil...
Started planting seed in flats today
Posted by dirtscratcher2010(northern ca 9/10)
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loribee2(CA 9)Updated "Overachievers." LOL! I've got broccoli, bok choi and cabbage sprouting for a 3/1 plant date. I'm also extremely excited that it's a 3-day weekend and the highs will be 65 and sunny. I'm just waiting for the morning fog ...
Use cold frames for starting seedlings in the Winter?
Posted by firstmmo
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated When I was in grade school we lived on one site and gardened in another. The site where we lived was too shady for a garden so we made the garden on a another ranch five miles away. In those days you could get your tomatoes off to...
Privet trees
Posted by rtso
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Ligustrum lucidum is most definitely a tree if it isn't hedged. This may not be the Privet/Ligustrum species you have, but it is very commonly used in coastal California as a reliably evergreen, larger leafed Privet species. It is...
What should I plant?
Posted by wanda(Z9 CA)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated The Howard McMinn Manzanita should do well in that exposure, but ultimately will need some light shearing if you want to keep them to about 4 feet height. Their only demand is good drainage in winter, and occasional thinning to re...
Wall / Screen Recommendation (Video)
Posted by uvascanyon(8A)
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hosenemesisUpdated It will look nice. I wish they grew faster! Renee
Mildest bay area winter in years..
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated Back to 62-64 and sun. Good pruning weather..
Rain Gutters
Posted by laurmela
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kristincarolUpdated The ones I replaced my old ones with are continuous metal that is fabricated (bent and cut to size) at your place. The company that did it is an awning company and this kind does not leak. At my previous residence which depended u...
a couple or 3 snaps from the yard now
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
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hosenemesisUpdated My snaps get rust. Boo.
Trees that require little watering in first year
Posted by janinegillot
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hosenemesisUpdated I love my California Pepper tree. It's male. They grow very fast, give nice shade, but the females make a mess with the berries. The males are not as bad, they drop little white flowers. I think they get over 30 feet, though, don'...
Plant ID Please
Posted by duzer(24a)
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Calliandra
Pruning a young jacaranda
Posted by lyael(z10 CA, ss 23)
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pattiv2535_gmail_comUpdated I planted a three trunk Jacaranda in 1995 from a 15" box. One trunk was weak and was removed a few years later. The tree is about 25 ft. tall and spreads about 20 ft. I have it trimmed and laced every year and it is growing s...
OT: Food-Grade DE
Posted by eloise_ca
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eloise_caUpdated Thx, I found some out in Simi Valley.
What's wrong with this picture?
Posted by hosenemesis
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eloise_caUpdated Congrats Wanda; what was the prize, LOL!
Newbie to bulbs: tulips, daffodils in sf bayarea
Posted by sonaliagrawal
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hosenemesisUpdated I don't know about the timing issue, but I can tell you about pests. If you have squirrels and other critters that eat them you can dig a big hole, line it with hardware cloth, put in your bulbs, fill with soil, then put chicken w...
Looking for later season blueberries
Posted by suzanne_sl
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suzanne_slUpdated What a great chart!
Where to find UCG Starbucks coffee grounds in the Bay Area
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I gave up, Starbucks is too difficult, if I go in there and ask they only give me like a tiny bit from the espresso machine, they won't save the ground coffee from the drip. I refuse to make an appointment to go back, because they...
Does anyone know what this flowering vine is?
Posted by janlep(9)
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janlep(9)Updated Thanks! Any tips for rooting cuttings? I'd like to root a few for trading.
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