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Caring for a Grape Vine
Posted by dondonald
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated And for winemaking and grape growing, the winepress forum is the place to be!! Most there have vineyards and we all discuss everything from growing to making wine. What variety of grape do you have? Do you have room for more vines...
Cut back chrysanthemums now?
Posted by socks
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socksUpdated I seem to remember that 4th of July date also. If they are not cut back, they become overgrown and falling all over when they bloom in the fall. I have a few blooms now too, but they are on their way out. Maybe I'll cut them in a ...
Are Phormium 'Rubra' and Phormium 'Rubrum' the same plants?
Posted by bkay(Northern CA)
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matsUpdated Joe wrote: "Hard to tell the difference even when two good plants are side-by-side. But amongst a group of 'DD Seedling', one can see the subtle variability." Thanks for the info Joe. Speaking of variability, that's one ...
native
Posted by purnima(z9CA)
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purnima(z9CA)Updated Thanks a lot Wanda. That is really good info. You are right, the Calif. fuchsia has just started flower (reddish orange tubular flowers). I was wondering about pruning the plant in the 3rd picture close to the fence. It has white ...
tree collards
Posted by brownthumb_gardener
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berksterUpdated If anyone is still looking, I saw tree collard plants for sale at Berkeley Horticulture in Berkeley this week. : )
Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) in No. Calif?
Posted by berkster
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berksterUpdated Joe, you were right about the variations in fragrance from plant to plant. I've found the native calycanthus at a few nurseries so far and none have had a consistent fragrance. However, the foliage is much more fragrant than the e...
Avocado and Persimmon Trees
Posted by andy_1967
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berksterUpdated Speaking of persimmons, the 2-ft Fuyu I planted in January as a bare root leafed out fine this summer, but now it's developing yellow areas on some of the older leaves. It's getting regular deep watering (when soil is dry 3 inches...
Ideas for eradicating variegated pineapple mint?
Posted by melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)
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sdrose(Sunset zone 24, USDA 10)Updated I agree with Renee, though I'd never thought of the tube trick. My husband planted some variety of mint in an area where I have roses. I pulled for months until I finally got fed up and went after it with Roundup. Problem solved. ...
replanting rose bushes
Posted by shellyk52
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sdrose(Sunset zone 24, USDA 10)Updated Ashdown Roses has some very good videos on YouTube, including a very detailed one on moving roses during the growing season. Here's the link: Here is a link that might be useful: Ashdown Roses Videos
How much water is too much?
Posted by sk290
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated The Western Garden Book has a section for plants that attract hummingbirds. Most salvias/sages, lavenders attract hummers. Another advantage of salvias/sages is most are recommended/approved by LA County fire dept and most are dro...
Hebes in Southern California
Posted by wiccadgardener(z8 CA)
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trpool(10, Sunset 24)Updated Mine get about 2 hours of midday sun in a very narrow side yard that runs north-south(shaded in the morning by the house, and in the afternoon by a 6 foot block wall), but I'm 2 miles from the beach. Such a nice plant. Not picky a...
Grasshoppers
Posted by Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23)
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gargwarbUpdated "They don't seem to mind sprays or systemics. Must be the global warming." Holy cow! You're right!! Global warming magically makes all pests more tolerant of all controls!! Aaahhh!!! Every body panic!!!!
What's that stuff I call jasmine?
Posted by hosenemesis
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hosenemesisUpdated Ah, so nice to have people with knowledge at my beck and call! Thank you bahia. No wonder I could never remember its botanical name. Renee
Oakland-Long's Garden Center closing 2010
Posted by jakkom
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated The Ace Garden Center on Grand Ave and The Dry Garden Nursery are both in Oakland, and also have a lot of the same plants, but you are right, Longs was/is a fun place to shop, and particularly for the color junkies, they sure made...
spider mite solution?
Posted by thahalibut(Z-9 CA, SSZ-9)
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thahalibut(Z-9 CA, SSZ-9)Updated Thats sounds interesting. How much did they cost you & how big of an area do they cover? I am going to email that company. Thanks for the info!
Phormium (New Zealand Flax) in Sacramento, CA?
Posted by bkay(Northern CA)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated This is the year the old fashioned New Zealand Flax, the plants to six feet maybe fifty years old, are this year in bloom. Mine are at least forty years old and very rarely bloom. Not that the bloom is spectacular, just different....
What potting mix to use for an avocado tree in container?
Posted by sonaliagrawal
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zadalUpdated Supersoil brand of Potting Mix is awesome for avocado. Drains well and holds decent amount of moisture.
myoporum groundcover
Posted by sumcool(Cen. Coast/s17)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I put a one gallon plant of it in the back. I watered it in when I planted it, and never watered it again. It did great, got to about 20'x20' in a year.
Guess where Jacarandas
Posted by stanofh
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated Holldoll777,that's why i planted mine in my lower backyard.They are very messy as are the princess flower trees,beautiful,but very messy. Kathi
Need Reccomendations for Nurseries in Fallbrook
Posted by laura_marie
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated There are some great wholesale nurseries in Arizona that would have great selections of low desert appropriate plants for your location, which per the copy of Sunset Western Garden Book is borderline zone 13/12, putting you on the...
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