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Odd Bug Flying In Garden
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
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wanda(Z9 CA)Updated Maybe a male carpenter bee?
Rotting Peppers on Plant....
Posted by flips4u(8/9)
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hosenemesisUpdated Mine rot too. I don't think I gave them enough water for the last few weeks, so I'm taking Joe's advice. Sometimes mine rot from sunscald. Renee
Hibiscus and White Flies
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
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hosenemesisUpdated I tore mine out.
Do cuttings have memories?
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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toyo2960Updated A cutting or clone still retains the genetic "memory" of the mother plant. It IS basically the same plant. However, it doesn't mean that the clone will die when the mother plant dies. Genetically, if, say a Yellow Pine h...
Drought-tolerant Lawn
Posted by pegven
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Carex tumulicola certainly stands up to as much abuse as a typical tall fescue lawn does, but the down side is that during the warmer months it is monstrously fast growing, and needs to be mowed at least every two weeks to keep it...
Hayward Crinum
Posted by stanofh
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sylviatexas1Updated A crinum expert here in Texas says "No crinum has ever died". They're tremendously hardy, & the bulbs sometimes get as big as coconuts, even if they get driven into the ground by their daughter bulbs. A friend & ...
Apple Tree Help
Posted by hershigrl(Coastal CA 10)
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Axel(Kaua'i 12b & Southern Calif. 10b)Updated Sweet Sixteen is a high chill apple variety, and most likely will leaf out very, very late in Orange county because of the lack of Winter chill there. It will also grow very slowly as a by-product of the lack of required chill acc...
Mariposa Gardening Zone?
Posted by safaribabe
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safaribabeUpdated How funny! I just came back from a nursery on my lunch hour and after looking at their half dozen varieties of blueberries, I settled on a Misty and O'Neal as well! One of each so we will see how they do. What's the 3 and b?! Zone...
plant id rwd city
Posted by mjbrwc_ca
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mjbrwc_caUpdated Thanks, Joe thats it.
foundation shrub that's drought tolerant and easy
Posted by pasadenakit
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I am interested in what caused the death of your Camellias. I have four on the north side of my house as foundation plantings that are fifty years old. They were above the roof when we needed to replace the roof and gutters five y...
Can you help me recreate a similar look?
Posted by xoxosmom
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated I think tree selection is the most important. It determines the choice of shrubs. I love Jacarandas with bougainvillea. They need to be chosen in bloom to get one that retains its leaves at bloom time. Much prettier than those blo...
HOTTER than last time..
Posted by stanofh
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caavonldy(8/9 N CA)Updated 104 yesterday, predicted to get to 110 here today. It was 104(now) at 4:46 PM. Predictions are 104 tomorrow. Just our usual Sacramento Valley weather.
What is the name of this Flower?
Posted by Laurie
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hosenemesisUpdated I love mine- I planted it for the butterflies. I think it's okay to plant if you live in a concrete jungle, but if you don't, watch out! It spreads by root suckers, climbing, and seeds deposited by birds that eat the fruit. I pick...
When a new plant just sits there...
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Sometimes they are busy growing roots.
Chaste tree source.
Posted by aquilachrysaetos
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated Thanks for the info, folks. :) I spotted one at a nursery in Ventura when I was visiting family. It was a little pricey but it was the most wonderful shade of blue. Not very dark but a fairly true shade of blue. I may get one when...
caterpiller ID help? Bad guy or???
Posted by susanwrites(9)
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Babka NorCal 9bUpdated We used BT (very expensive caterpillar killer) very successfully on our tomatoes a few weeks ago. The leaves looked like lace, and finding those tiny little green guys for hand picking was impossible. Three sprayings, 3 days in a ...
Tropical Fruits in California
Posted by vael
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stanofhUpdated My advice to vael:Order what you want. If you want Rambutan and the only source has them for $70..order and enjoy them. June is ending,and time to get something that exotic acclimated-even to mildest soucal-is something you dont w...
Palo Verde in SoCal clayish soil
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated As long as you don't have constant runoff to this low spot, they should do fine. Are you sure you will have enough heat for the true Palo Verde to do well in your area? Have you seen any Cercidium floridum blooming well in La Vern...
Commercial cucumbers make good home grown?
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated The local waste managment hands them out. But once I do that-seperate,seems too good to toss out. And I have found that unlike leaves or grass-what people usually think of as compost-scraps,break down fast. Dig a hole,mix scraps w...
Drought tolerant plants dying after planting?
Posted by cdksd
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mlevieUpdated Well, first of all, sd_brthumb, it depends on where in California you are. If you live in the Central Valley, ceanothus are not really very well adapted. They require excellent drainage and do not like hot summers or clay soil. I ...
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