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What ails my pear tree
Posted by nocalian
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nocalianUpdated Thank you. Found this link on powdery mildew. http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/garden/02902.html
Sunday 8:17 am: the visitor
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
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ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)Updated I have seen racoon roadkills around Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto. My neighbor says that her dog and cats get excited at night when racoons pass through the yard, but I am yet to see one in person. But I have seen Opossums (spelli...
Want to give dwarf spruce (albertiana) a haircut
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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kristincarolUpdated Doug fir is another which sprouts readily. One of my nicest redwoods is one that sprouted after the poor little tree died back to the ground. When cut for fence posts the smaller ones will sprout, too, roots or no.
There is a new Garden Show April 9 Sacramento
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I don't know if the show will find it's legs. It was not crowded. I assume if it flops they won't have it again. But, I guess it's better to have a show then not have a show. I used to attend Barbie doll shows. Then the economy co...
driftwood
Posted by sunnie(9/10 So.Calif.)
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socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated I second sunnie on ditching the fountain. I love the driftwood. Ryan
Need Utah Rose Variety Suggestions
Posted by bookmark440
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated 'Julia Child' is a very reliable, bloomy fragrant yellow rose, though I don't know how cold-hardy it would be for you. Yes, they will need irrigation, possibly more than twice a week in the hottest part of the summer. The rose for...
Landscaping Tree
Posted by runaround(SoCal USDA 10)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Blue Atlas Cedar for the large tree and perhaps the weeping version as the smaller? There are two mature trees in my neighborhood and they are stunning! Two Olive trees (fruitless for cleanliness) they can be pruned to any size, o...
Graft and Corruption
Posted by bearstate(9A)
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njbiologyUpdated Hi, Does anyone know the answer to these questions? I would like to, if possible, make two very unusual fruit-cocktail trees of fruiting trees in the Rose family. I'd like to mix: One Tree (Crataegus-Malus-Sorbus-Amelanchier-Mespi...
Diagnose these spots on my tomato leaves (PICS)
Posted by slowrolling(9b Sunset 15)
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jean001(z8aPortland, OR)Updated Dark spots are most likely transplant stress -- occurred a while ago. Russet mites are tpically a late season pest for tomatoes in CA. Jean, who gardened for 30-some years in Long Beach, CA
another link for natives tour in N California
Posted by lucia_ca(z9 CA)
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carol6ma_7ari(zones 6 & 7a)Updated Thanks so much! You've posted it just in time as I organize my gardens tour (just me, no group) to Bay Area and other NorCal gardens. It's mostly to see the roses (I've asked on Antique Roses forum and got a lot of help) but I als...
Making a plumbago a tall shrub
Posted by leahcate(So. Ca.)
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leahcate(So. Ca.)Updated Thank you jkom...that pretty much confirms how I think of them: 3-4 ft. and wide.
Coneflower question
Posted by BuggalinaJuJuBee(BayArea CA 9/14)
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hosenemesisUpdated You may want to take a look at this link. Renee Here is a link that might be useful: Echinaceas: Fussy for you?
I went nuts today taking photos
Posted by hosenemesis
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CAUpdated i wanted to sign in to picasa to 'like' ALL your photos, especially that gorgeous pond with the wooden bridge! but have lost my password. just to let you know they are very much scrutinized and appreciated. please show us more pho...
I didnt know this was possible..
Posted by stanofh
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Propaganda Garden DesignUpdated It is kind of looking at you like you are tasty. =)
It smells so good
Posted by hosenemesis
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ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)Updated I need to beg your neighbor to borrow his goats for a week! I am trying to kill English Ivy and Oxalis and it looks like this is an easier solution!! I have close to a dozen citrus trees, but over here, they are just setting buds,...
Anyone grow Sambucus nigra Thundercloud Elderberry
Posted by thahalibut(Z-9 CA, SSZ-9)
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queerbychoice(USDA 9a/Sunset 8 (CA))Updated I grow the species, not the cultivar. But in my experience, it's extremely unpredictable. I had two that never seemed to grow at all, and then died within a year. I put in a third one within a few feet of the other two and gave it...
Plant ID
Posted by catankgirl
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catankgirlUpdated Thanks!
Tibouchina urvilleana - stem cuttings?
Posted by juper
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kristincarolUpdated I would also suggest taking those cuttings before the flower buds form. They seem to root better. My poor plant (has been in situ for 20+ years) is still all brown, guess it is time to get out and cut it back so it can send out ne...
Picture thread: your yard now
Posted by dicot
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home_grower(SoCal Z9 S18)Updated Lianne25 I could take a few classes from you an how to border a lawn. Last year I decided to make my back yard more productive. A year before I started gardening by pots. It did well so I kinda got outa hand after that. I started ...
Organic Peach Leaf Curl Treatments
Posted by calorganic
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cookietrue123Updated Has anyone had a chance to try using compost tea to control peach leaf curl?
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