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Pear buds that refuse to open
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I agree with the above. I think the tree was not well kept in the bare root condition and was stressed when you bought it. Al
I bought a Spice Zee nectaplum this weekend
Posted by melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)
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brotherjake(5A UT)Updated There are a ton of pruning videos on youtube. I would check there for pruning instructions. I would also look go to www.davewilson.com for care advice. That website is loaded. I would also recommend not letting it set fruit for th...
Outdoor furniture -- Amazon.com, RH, S&H
Posted by homey_bird
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated In the desert on a golf course, extreme weather! Flip flop melting heat, Winds weekly, Freezes in winter, Rains in late summer, winter, and Spring. I have teak everything, and it does require maintenance. You can let it age to gra...
Curling leaves on new pomegrante tree
Posted by blue_can
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Poms have male and female flowers. The males will never fruit. The females are bell shaped. And when the stem end of that bell swells, you got fruit!! Good luck! Suzi
New Queen Palms-Don't know what we're doing!
Posted by robwallis
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Zone 9B. On a golf course in the Hot Desert. 10 Queen Palms. They get watered as much as the grass and the landscaping, which is a LOT. But they would prefer deep watering now and then. They never get that. Sigh. But my landscaper...
'Annual' Coming Back For Round 2?
Posted by schleckbaum(9)
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wanda(Z9 CA)Updated They've always been perennial for me in San Jose. I cut the flower stalk off when it's done, and they will grow new basal foliage and give me a second bloom, although not as showy as the first bloom. Or...you can let them go to se...
problem with cherries
Posted by bettyn_gardener(9 Sunset 14)
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jean001(z8aPortland, OR)Updated Any chance of posting pictures of the insects you see on your fruits? Beyond that, you might check the official recommendations for home gardeners in Oregon. It's at http://swd.hort.oregonstate.edu/gardeners They're suggesting tha...
Holly ferns
Posted by ltecato(9)
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ltecato(9)Updated Thanks for the feedback, guys.
verbena
Posted by jkobetz
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hosenemesisUpdated Perhaps something is eating the leaves. Snails and slugs ADORE verbena. Renee
Need a landscape designer referral - Bay Area
Posted by juanita_la
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gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated Did something happen to the original post or is my GardenWeb not working properly? What is this in answer to? Joe
Coconut palm question
Posted by us_marine
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ltecato(9)Updated It looks like the leaves might have a bit of yellow tinge. I have read that it might be a sign of magnesium deficiency in palms.
Bower Vine advice - Eagle Rock (pasadena), CA
Posted by jahhn
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hosenemesisUpdated They like plenty of water and they take a few years to get going. Then... watch out! Renee
Rabbit resistant?
Posted by wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Wow! Incredible....I thought nobody else in California had both linaria and rabbits...lol..thanks. We've been here a lot of years, but the rabbits have only arrived in the last 3-4 years. Gophers I can deal with, but the rabbits a...
Novice, need to identify a certain plant
Posted by scampbell1975
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scampbell1975Updated Trailing gazania it is. Thank you so much.
Tumbling Tom Yellow F3
Posted by kdc95014
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Dick_Sonia(Sunset 17)Updated It's not unusual for volunteer tomatoes to produce F1 progeny that are only slight inferior to the parent -- smaller fruit, more acid, mealier texture, etc. The seeds of these hybrids will produce a variety of fruit in the first g...
Best grapes (Any Heirloom?) for the Los Angeles region?
Posted by deadorinjail
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lzrddr(91360)Updated Not sure where you are in Los Angeles, but I have tried about 7 varieties in the San Fernando Valley, and most struggle severely (with survivable fruit, that is... plants do fine) in summer. Only variety that reliably makes good f...
Coral tree
Posted by marcie_new(z8)
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gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated marcie: Are you in Texas? borderbarb had a good idea but I'm not sure it would work for you in Texas. Also, in Texas there is one native species of coral tree -- Erythrina herbacea. It has a lot of common names and I'm sure baby's...
Blueberry Varieties in California
Posted by trungson(9b San Jose CA)
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sautesmomUpdated Snowchaser I've never seen, Chandler I know is sold by Raintree, but they are out until next fall. It's pretty late in the season to be looking for plants to be shipped, so you might have to wait until next year's bareroot. Carla ...
newbie :- front yard screen suggestion
Posted by richard_sac(9)
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hosenemesisUpdated Richard, hoovb did not mean that her Swanes gets that big, but that the family of plants that it descends from can get that big. Monrovia nursery says: Slow growing 15 to 20 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide. Everything in CA seems to gro...
Looking for a showy shade tree with minimal litter
Posted by mamakatb
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hosenemesisUpdated I think you have made good choices- weeping bottlebrush or crape myrtle. Both will stay small enough for your space, they won't create deep shade that nothing will grow in, and they flower. The bottlebrush flowers for a longer tim...
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