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Need soil advice to start a garden on sand
Posted by bchgardener
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jean001(z8aPortland, OR)Updated Not unreal. Just big bucks for a big job. But a faulty solution that's bound to give you grief. Good thing we jumped in feet first. Same topic elsewhere http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/soil/msg0820411918959.html?29776 Her...
New Gardener: About to Start Fall Seeds and Raised beds
Posted by blue_eyed_monkey
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rudydudeUpdated I don't start my fall garden for a month or two? If I had the space now I would start but I don't. I do very well with lettuce, kale, radish, sugar snap peas, snow peas, Kohlrabi. I will protect the lettuce with a row cover in ver...
Hello, and a question
Posted by runswithcompost
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hosenemesisUpdated Love your username. Renee
Where in the Twilight...I mean Sunset Zone am I
Posted by inkneedeep
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated Looking at a google map and my sunset book I agree with Bahia that you are Sunset 18 or 19, but I would lean towards 18. Sun City would be 19 and Lake Elsinore would be 18 in my book but its a couple years old. I'm in 18 and can't...
tomatoes
Posted by tim45z10
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dicotUpdated Maybe the leaves were infected with septoria or another blight and they were trying to prevent spores from spreading.
Wasn't the heat, it was nematodes
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated Thanks Carla, and Jean, for the info and pep talk. I do have excellent drainage here: about seven feet of valley bottom silt then sand (according to grandpa when he dug the hole for the septic tank waaay back when). So far the avo...
Where can I get kiwi vines?
Posted by juno2008
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wanda(Z9 CA)Updated we have them at payless nursery in san jose. ed carmen's nursery in los gatos is no longer around. he passed away several yrs ago
growing a vine wall
Posted by coreyn
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CAUpdated someone i know had a thick old ivy vine totally covering the side of a large concrete building next door. the next time i visited her, there was no vine at all - she told me that one night it had just let go and fallen into her ya...
Back-friendly garden hoses
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CAUpdated emtnest- the hoses "my" raccoons bit holes in were the ones that were only turned off at the nozzle at night and were full of water - they left the empty ones alone. obviously i don't leave any hoses full up like that an...
How much do you guys save on your grocery bill from your garden?
Posted by jollygreenpimp(9)
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godsdog(z10 LA ss22)Updated I don't save any money. It is a hobby and so it costs. That is not to say that if my goal was to eat cheaply, I could maintain a garden for that purpose. If I save any money it is on gym membership and psychotherapy. It also gener...
Blooming out of season
Posted by socalgal_gw Zone USDA 10b Sunset 24
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CA Kate z9Updated All my Texas Rangers (Leucophyllium frutescans) are blooming. It might be that the big change in heat -- from 108 down to 80 overnight -- caused these plants to bloom out-of-season.
Anyone (No.Ca.) got tomatoes yet?
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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citydweller(9)Updated american canyon here have everything going gangbusters, cool spring allowed 1st ripe july 20th but making up for it now.but my zuks sucked this yr, at least the green ones. yellow zs been filling the basket daily.
Dynamite!
Posted by aquilachrysaetos
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socksUpdated The crepe myrtles in my neighborhood are spectacular now! Enjoy your new trees, Dis!
orange trees
Posted by swallowtail_grower
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mlevieUpdated I can't say whether you're over- or underwatering without knowing where in California you live, but westelle is right about citrus needing to be fed frequently. Alkaline soils prevent citrus from absorbing the iron in the soil and...
Need help identifying urine or fungas on grass
Posted by crazigirl80
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Good pictures. I doubt that it is urine. I would dig out one of those dry patches and see what the soil looks like and the condition of the roots. You did not say but I will guess this was seed sown and not purchased sod. I am cur...
Have I lost my green thumb???
Posted by scarlett2001
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I agree with wanda. Although I use a lot of compost it is easy to forget some areas and the compost breaks down and does nothing after a couple of years. Al
zuccini
Posted by tim45z10
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guavalaneUpdated Thank you for the information. Next year I'll remember to put a second plant in the bed when I'm overwhelmed with the 1st one. For this year, I'm going to run to get a seedling right now.
Favorite Grapes for zone 23?
Posted by bfreeman_sunset20(Ca 9b vta co)
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Learn to make wine. You have the climate for a nice vineyard. Say bye bye to the table grapes, and grow wine AKA vinifera grapevines. Exactly where is zone 23? But you don't need to spend a fortune. Get a Fed Ex number (for shippi...
How to Propagate a Silver Sheen Pittosporum??
Posted by bayareashrink
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Here's a basic method. It takes practice, but once you learn what works best in your own little microclimate, it becomes fairly easy. Here is a link that might be useful: propagation 101
A useful garden tool
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CAUpdated yes - i love this tool! by the end of a day in my garden i often badly need it to pick up stuff that i have scattered everywhere (even the dog's disgusting slimy ball) because i have usually overextended my bend-over ability.
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