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Western Redbud cold tolerance
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
6 Comments
surfcityhb(10, Sunset 24)Updated Hi, Jenn, Teri here. You should have very good success with a Western Redbud in zone 19. I agree with Wanda that they look best as a multi-trunk and are very easy to train that way. Mine is about 15 feet tall. We originally bought...
Time to plant bareroot berries yet?
Posted by ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)
4 Comments
wanda(Z9 CA)Updated And if we don't...water. You need to be the rain.
Thistle eradication?
Posted by doginthegarden
15 Comments
doginthegardenUpdated I'll look into that product, thanks. As a little update, about a month ago I went after the carpet of baby nettle plants with zeal and a sharp hoe as suggested and removed about 3 green bins full. Today I went out and removed abou...
Balmy January?
Posted by stanofh
17 Comments
stanofhUpdated The bay area is sort of getting a blend of mild temps and yet,occasional showers. Tomorrow is supposed to be 65-a near record. But,I had to post that the cold over the east coast and europe is almost scary cold. What was that movi...
my plot
Posted by riegersteve(Z9)
3 Comments
calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Oak native to the west are subject to oak root fungus and will not tolerate summer water. As an eastern oak the pin oak may be ok, but I think the Armillaria fungus is prevalent through much of California in the soil. With a possi...
Dawn Redwood anyone ?
Posted by riegersteve(Z9)
3 Comments
gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated I've e-mailed you. Hold the tree. Joe
Best Seed Mix for Lawn with Foot Traffic?
Posted by wobsie
6 Comments
riegersteve(Z9)Updated tall fescue would be my choice,
Happy Holidays, California Gardeners
Posted by hosenemesis
5 Comments
socksUpdated I think January is one of the nicest months in So. CA. We've got a few bushes pruned with a few dozen to go.
Photinia: Pruning to keep a natural shape
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
8 Comments
bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated If you can grow sensitive plants such as Rhododendrons and Azaleas in your garden without water quality issues, then the Protea family recommendations such as Leucadendron and Isopogon or Adenanthos will probably work okay for you...
Variegated companion for Agapanthus around fountain
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
7 Comments
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)Updated I agree with bahia.....I seriously doubt Vinca minor would pose much of an invasive threat in your situation. Its invasive properties tend to be focused with woodland situations, where it has the cool, shady, humusy, moist soil co...
Mid winter bored. Inspire me...
Posted by stanofh
19 Comments
hosenemesisUpdated Bahia- I love that green aeonium in the background. I've gotta have some now. Such a lovely agave, too. Expensive yard redo for house-flipping! The house flippers in my neck of the woods just put in cheap sod, petunias and a few p...
San Francisco freeze
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
25 Comments
ijnyuUpdated yea gotta love the king palms, i just planted those spring 09 and have held their own so far.
Black Vine Weevils--the insects from you-know-where
Posted by jessica_918(9)
7 Comments
jean001(z8aPortland, OR)Updated I also question the ID. Many times, matching images on the net or in books can go wrong. You wrote "my nightly hunts have turned out hundreds of the adults PER NIGHT" What time of year are you collecting? For instance, i...
do i start seeds now?
Posted by sffog(10/SanFran)
8 Comments
sffog(10/SanFran)Updated last year i grew spegetti squash for the first time and i got 12 squashes, shared with some friends and i have one more left for my 2010 diet but what is spegetti squash without butter, salt and pepper, i say a sacrifice, Happy Ne...
Please help me choose an Orange and a Mandarin tree ...
Posted by ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)
14 Comments
rasputinjUpdated Kishu is awesome, Moro is an excellent producer also. I have Owari Satsumas, Dancy, Honey. Grasshoppers have eaten the poor little Washington Navel and I have had issues with my Tangelo, but my Red Rio Grapefruits are very happy.
Looking for dwarf seedless Kishu mandarin tree
Posted by ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)
8 Comments
rasputinjUpdated Too bad you don't live in Socal, I was just eating from Kishus from Jon's Nursery in Somis. They are great tiny little mandarins. I am planning to get one in 2010.
Low ground cover (Fescue alternative)
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
10 Comments
rasputinjUpdated I have Myoporum in Pink and White, it has been on the hill for 6 years. It gets very woody and every year or so I get a section that will just die. It is easy to grow cuttings and replant the sections. I have planted Lantana also ...
Vinca minor -- invasiveness
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
13 Comments
gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)Updated Does anyone expect ANY groundcover to simply stop at a designated boundary? That reminds me of so many clients and students that want a tree that "grows fast to 20 feet and then stops". It's one thing to drop seeds all o...
Buffalo grass
Posted by rn4design
1 Comment
bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated I haven't tried it locally, as I know it generally performs best where one gets real summer heat, and early warm up in the spring. If you garden where summers are generally cool,(more coastal influenced than inland) and spring war...
when do bare rooted plants come into nurseries?
Posted by ashleysf(9 San Jose,CA)
8 Comments
sautesmomUpdated Well, as I said in my other post, this time of year I print it out and keep it with me when shopping, because it happens more often than not! Here is the Code again: California Revenue And Taxation Code Section 6358 There are exem...
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