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X-post: Corners in the garden
Posted by jakkom
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hosenemesisUpdated That is a wonderful plant. Thanks for all of the photos.
Tomatoes with septoria - better to rip out?
Posted by dicot
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momma_s(9b, SZ14)Updated I have the same thing from the unusual rains we've been having (East Bay). I purchased an organic copper-based spray from OSH, by "Orchard." The nursery guy gave some pretty good tips... The most shocking one he said was...
My flower garden hit its peak today
Posted by hosenemesis
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nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)Updated Bravo! And your photography skills are "on point" as well!
Hillside Planting Suggestions for Steps and Path
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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sib5(socal9)Updated www.myspace.com/artisticdesignconcepts).. This was on craigslist and has some good ideas.
Raining now,possible Wed,Sun, and middle of the next week?
Posted by stanofh
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nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)Updated Issued by The National Weather Service Sacramento, CA 2:10 pm PDT, Sat., May. 22, 2010 ... PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS... WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE SIERRA OVERNIGHT... WTH!
What's your typical soil deficiency?
Posted by loribee2(CA 9)
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richsdUpdated Dicot makes a great point. If you have alkaline soils (a lot of the southwest), add tons of compost to it. Forget the gypsum.
X-post: Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA
Posted by jakkom
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hosenemesisUpdated It sounds like a good trip- the weather has helped make those back road drives just lovely this year. Your photo of the agaves, grasses, and poppies is wonderful. I have an agave, so I can appreciate the weeding issues in that bed...
New lilies blooming (pics)
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated Irisgal, I finally got the lilies at Roger's Gardens prepackaged. It's amazing how seldom you get the lilies you bought. The pink plant is elegant clarkia- on the seed packet it said it was double ruffled peach. It's single in dar...
Even MY garden can look pretty occasionally, (2nd try)
Posted by queerbychoice(USDA 9a/Sunset 8 (CA))
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kelpmermaid(10S24)Updated Peebee, you can also get seeds online from the Theodore Payne Foundation. That's where I am going to get mine. Here is a link that might be useful: Theodore Payne Foundation
Suggestions for 'Large' Bush
Posted by boltnut55
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surfcityhb(10, Sunset 24)Updated A native I really like that's evergreen, easy care, unfussy and has lovely red flowers that the hummers like is galvezia (bush snapdragon). Books say they'll get to about 4 feet tall and around which is where mine are right now. I...
Cherry Vinegar fly on the rampage
Posted by Axel(Kaua'i 12b & Southern Calif. 10b)
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gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated Jean: You sound like you could be in a position to test the efficacy of Bti on Drosophila suzukii. Bti shows no discrimination across families within Diptera. In Asia, the native Drosophila suzukii is pretty much kept in check by ...
Help---what kind of a tree is this? (A walnut?)
Posted by artemis78
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hosenemesisUpdated Ltecato- After growing zucchini once, I wondered the same thing about world hunger. :) Artemis- I hope the round-up does the trick, but if it's an ash, it may send up new shoots from the roots. If it does, I recommend letting them...
plant id please
Posted by juper
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juperUpdated Thanks for all the replies. I've had this tree about 2 years now. It was about 5 feet high; now it's about 8 feet high. -J
can i use Mircale grow potting soil with osmocote?
Posted by earth_patio
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Here I will have between 300 and 500 nursery pots requiring regular water through the summer. I have automatic sprinklers to water on a timed schedule. To fertilize with a liquid soluble fertilizer I use a 15 gallon tank on wheels...
Secret to Great Tasting Strawberries In East Bay?
Posted by kristimama
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Axel(Kaua'i 12b & Southern Calif. 10b)Updated one word: epsom salts - works to sweeten up fruit, and it's a very old-time recipe for tomatoes as well. I use it on citrus with great success as well. Dilute 1-2TBS of epsom salts in 1 gallon, and feed the strawberry plants. You ...
It is finished!
Posted by laurmela
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loribee2(CA 9)Updated Wow, what a transformation! I really like your raised beds. You did a beautiful job on them!
Lilies and larkspur are blooming (pics)
Posted by hosenemesis
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leahcate(So. Ca.)Updated Your garden is breathtaking, but I'm repeating myself. Just love to look and drool. I love white flowers for the way they glow at night when all else disappears. Especially nice when they border a winding path
BaBaBerries are not waking up
Posted by ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)
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ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)Updated Thanks tania. Nothing happening to mine yet. Oldgreyfellow, no. I bought my bababerries from a local nursery who in turn got it from LE Cooke nursery. They still have no sign of life. Funnily enough, the plants left over at the nu...
Tree ID needed please
Posted by gobluedjm 9/18 CA
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated Funny you mention that Westelle cuz I have a camphor tree in front and isn't quite the same. The camphor sheds leaves and branches twice a year and never goes completely bare like this one does and the berries are bigger than thes...
Tough climbing vine to cover wall?
Posted by Michele
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alohatutuUpdated I planted fig vine to cover cement block wall many, many years ago and now have had to take it all down. The reason, the roots are traveling to house, etc. and uprooting cement walkways. The roots have grown to at least four or fi...
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