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storing mixed BT
Posted by sffog(10/SanFran)
7 Comments
pat_123(9/SF Bay Area 17)Updated Which retailer in San Francisco sells BT? Thanks.
Rocks
Posted by amnice
10 Comments
hosenemesisUpdated If you price them less than half the price at the masonry yard you should get takers. Renee
Ground Cover
Posted by dfrly
1 Comment
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Planting a ground cover to "fight" weeds generally results in a mix of weeds and ground cover--the worst of both worlds. :( In other words you are best off getting rid of the weeds first. Do you need groundcovers you can...
Why is California so strict about plants being imported??
Posted by perennialfan273(zone 5)
33 Comments
socal23(USDA10/Sunset23)Updated To the original poster. The reason for the policies is because a majority of policy makers decided that, "We have to do something." Whether that is indeed the case cannot be discussed here because of constraints imposed ...
Yard Art
Posted by CA Kate z9
14 Comments
chic-e-tikiUpdated That's a keeper!
Front yard landscape done --- but new weeds!!!
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
5 Comments
jenn(SoCal 9/19)Updated Thanks everyone. I know that weeds are a part of gardening, and we are staying on top of them as we see them come up. We are being careful to remove the oxalis from the roots even it if means removing a small part of the host plan...
4 CA Native Plant talks in March
Posted by wanda(Z9 CA)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Very interesting series of speakers. None in my area, but I would recommend them to anyone able to attend. Al
need ideas for covering fence
Posted by mams(9)
16 Comments
Babka NorCal 9bUpdated Would've answered sooner, but we were off for a few days. The star jasmine on our fence is planted 4' on centers, and took about 3 years to totally cover the fence. We made trellises with 6" squares to tuck in the vines to ke...
this past weekend I learned...
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
4 Comments
hosenemesisUpdated Amen.
Are Avocado Roots Invasive???
Posted by chrisnsd
3 Comments
jean001(z8aPortland, OR)Updated An individual home garden avocado often has plenty of overlap during bloom so that the owners are deluged with fruit.
Itea -- how much heat and sun?
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
2 Comments
thahalibut(Z-9 CA, SSZ-9)Updated I planted one a few years ago in full sun. It seemed to do fine, leaves didn't burn & it bloomed a little the first year. But maybe the roots didn't like the heat (needed more water maybe?) as it died that fall or didn't come ...
Something narrow in part sun area
Posted by kelpmermaid(10S24)
5 Comments
bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Check out Neomarica caerulea as a possibility. It has upright foliage that is relatively narrow, grows to about 3 to 4 foot tall, and has gorgeous purple iris-like flowers over a 3 month period in summer, and is relatively drought...
Sambucus 'Black Beauty'
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
1 Comment
wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated I have 'Black Lace'...still in a large pot awaiting my finding the perfect site for it so I'll be interested in the experience of others also....
Hot composting does not kill weeds re poppies
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
13 Comments
borderbarbUpdated tropical ..... I have heard that most newspapers use soy-based inks, so black & white print is OK with soil organisms. Colors, I think are a no-no. If you can get enough newspaper and lay it in thick slabs, it is almost like c...
I want to replace this fuchsia
Posted by socks
11 Comments
socksUpdated I appreciate all the thoughtful suggestions. I have a list and will check out what is available at the nursery. I think the selection will be better as we move through spring. Thank you for your replies.
Buy Peppermint Peach Tree in California
Posted by gec1988
3 Comments
cottage_garden(Z10 CA)Updated I saw them in bareroot form at Home Depot.
Leucospermum at Trader Joe's--How to keep it alive?
Posted by mark4321_gw
20 Comments
mark4321_gwUpdated This needs to be said--I've been meaning to write a post on the plants and flowers available at the Sunnyvale Farmer's Market, but haven't found time lately. One of the sellers, Serendipity Farms, has been selling Proteaceae. I do...
Can hard water kill plants?
Posted by bfreeman_sunset20(Ca 9b vta co)
6 Comments
daxin(z9 Bay Area)Updated A friend of mine just told me that she could not keep her Camellia alive in Vacaville. Since most if not all municipal water has high pH to prevent pipe erosion, I guess dissolved salts and specifically Borons in water maybe the c...
Clover & raised beds
Posted by pat_123(9/SF Bay Area 17)
4 Comments
deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)Updated Amen, Mrs. Rowntree. see also: Bindweed, the gift that keeps on giving.
Western redbud doesn't flower
Posted by queerbychoice(USDA 9a/Sunset 8 (CA))
3 Comments
queerbychoice(USDA 9a/Sunset 8 (CA))Updated I guess I have one or two more bloomless springs to look forward to, then. It'll probably bloom just in time for us to have already moved away from it. Oh well!
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