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Toxic soil in Hollywood?
Posted by tofustud
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I think the problem is a fungal disease or an insect problem or both. The soil may also be not very good. Not to sound like a broken record, but dig it up and add tons of organics, remove bad soil if you must and post on the soil ...
Stone Fruits or other fruiting trees
Posted by iggypoppy
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socalgal_gw Zone USDA 10b Sunset 24Updated Re: trellises, I just used individual ones for each tree, purchased from a nursery. The size and shape depended on the tree. the trellises eventually disintegrated due to termites, but now the fruit trees are in the desired shapes...
New Backyard
Posted by eyrie
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated My waterbill shows 1 year previous history, you should call your utility and ask about history. In this drought I am hoping your utility will want to share info with you. When and if you decide to replace it all...plan and researc...
what plants don't snails and earwigs eat
Posted by napapen(ca 15)
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gokoolUpdated I am surprised that most of you writing this have snails not eat your salvias. I have two salvias (red flowering kinds) and snails attack them on a daily basis; worse when it is raining daily. I have to pick 4-5 snails from the ba...
Novice Gardener
Posted by mrsh04
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hosenemesisUpdated Beware the variegated pittosporum- they grow very large. My sister-in-law has hers trimmed into trees you can walk under. You may want to plant a few green shrubs in there too- the variegated shrubs don't give you much of a green ...
Four-in-one?
Posted by iggypoppy
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socalgal_gw Zone USDA 10b Sunset 24Updated I like my 4in1 peach tree. There is one branch that is twice as large as another. One branch never really took off. The fourth branch broke off because I let it bear too many peaches the first year. Ruth
afternoon sun situation - please opine
Posted by ladybugsmom192(9)
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ladybugsmom192(9)Updated thanks gang, i really appreciate your help! angela
Just an amazing population of Dysdera crocata, other wise known
Posted by Cena(S CA 10A)
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donut1106Updated Anyone brave enough to catch some of their Dysdera crocata and send them to me ? I mulched my home garden with wood shavings from the local recycle program and now The pill bugs ate my entire crop of turnips and spinach, then dest...
Please Help
Posted by londie
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I did get free mulch on craigslist, but they problem is you have to find someone to haul it for you and apply it. Mulch will not kill weeds, first use round up, not salt, to kill them then mulch and then use round up periodically ...
are camellias tricky in so. ca.?
Posted by leahcate(So. Ca.)
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leahcate(So. Ca.)Updated Ryan, I got a little confused here: "As a tightly pruned hedge it's rather uninspired but safe (outside of E. maculatum it's pretty bulletproof - tolerates too little or too much water, and will survive and look okay even whe...
semi-shade frustrations, looking for suggestions
Posted by liashke
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hosenemesisUpdated I second Joe's recommendation of flax lilies- they don't flop over. Dwarf Plumbago is a true blue flower that blooms late in the season. It is nice to mix in with other plants, and it spreads. Clivias are nice in light shade, but ...
I love grassy paths but they don't like me
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated We are fortunate, tropical thought, to live in a valley bottom with soil like butter. The soil becomes compacted on the paths, and the grass won't grow, because we walk on them. The grass would do just fine if we kept out of the g...
agaves under trees? other suggestions?
Posted by xanthoria(9)
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hosenemesisUpdated What does help with install mean? If they will dig the holes and plant them, that's a good deal. 15 gallon trees at the big wholesale nursery here are 45 bucks for most types. Renee
My Shrub and tree choices for partial sun: Opine please!
Posted by leahcate(So. Ca.)
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leahcate(So. Ca.)Updated Renee,I meant to reply earlier that I love nandina, but never see it in nurseries at 5 feet. As for shade/sun, I see it is fine in light shade, as you have, but supposedly, will not color brightly there as it does in full sun( I q...
Thief in the Garden!
Posted by CA Kate z9
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Axel(Kaua'i 12b & Southern Calif. 10b)Updated it's really frustrating to battle fruit thieves, especially after all the TLC we put in the plants so they produce nice fruit. hosenemesis, don't pull your nectarine! There are ways to deal with the problem. Here's what I've learn...
Frosts in Bay Area
Posted by dettmann(ss17 usda9)
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Axel(Kaua'i 12b & Southern Calif. 10b)Updated I would not trust the Sunset maps. They have Milpitas in the same zone as Half Moon Bay. Yet the two are so incredibly different climates. HMB has an average Summer high around 62F, Milpitas has an average Summer high near 80F and...
Any experiences with Aechmea in outdoors?
Posted by Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)
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stanofhUpdated I wouldnt mount to where you cant bring in. Robert,those wont take 28f..32? yes-short time. But those mid 20's in the valley will do them in. And if you find "Silver King" a choice type,its worth protecting!
My new backyard
Posted by chudak(10 San Diego)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Wow what a difference. You must be thrilled. Your neighbors must be thrilled too, to be rid of an eyesore mess and have a neat clean property next door. Just one thing, those variegated agaves can get HUGE, 8 or 10 feet across.
Jerry in Socal- can't see your post
Posted by hosenemesis
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CAUpdated rene! ICK! i wonder how many eyes widened like mine did when reading your post, but thank you for doing the taste testing on the crawly and slimey little garden pests. i have often wondered if they would make a good meal for human...
Pomegranate on the coast, and a dead Capulin Cherry tree
Posted by oceansideca
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hosenemesisUpdated I think it might take too long for it to get that big. I saw one once in the San Fernando Valley that was about that large, and absolutely spectacular, but it grew along the ground like a sycamore before going up. Birds love Mexic...
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