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Posted by gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)
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alwaysagarden(CA 9b)Updated Hi Joe, I used to live in Ventura on the East End 6 years ago. I'm now in Northern Calif. The container gardening class looks like it would be alot of fun and very informative! If I was still living in Ventura I sure would sign up...
Jacaranda Arborist in Sacramento
Posted by bobkeenan(9)
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marilyn34Updated Hi - what kind of trouble with your Jacaranda? If it's looking brown, and losing lower leaves, I think it's supposed to do that in the spring? They don't do as well in Northern CA or Central Valley as they do in Southern CA. Howev...
Plant ID
Posted by trini1trini
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hosenemesisUpdated Thanks! It's pretty.
It ain't gonna rain no more , no more
Posted by californian
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hosenemesisUpdated Californian, my heart breaks for you. Are they relatively new trees? What kinds of trees are they? My citrus and avocados do fine with surface watering. Have you tried driving in metal pipes and using drip irrigation to get to the...
Grasshoppers !
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated If you go out early in the morning when it is cool, you can just cut their heads off with clippers. They don't move much on a cold morning.
stump pots?
Posted by xanthoria(9)
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hosenemesisUpdated Try making the hole first. I tried doing this with an old stump I have and I went through three expensive drill bits before I gave up. I put a sundial on it. That said, nasturtiums would look nice.
What is the best grass / sod to plant in Zone 23
Posted by zone23tropicals(Zone 23 CA)
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hosenemesisUpdated I love my zoysia. It looks really tropical, looks like velvet, does not itch like other grasses, you never mow it, and it can pull its horns in in a drought and come back when the rains return. It does creep by rhizomes, so it mus...
98 yesterday, now it's only 94.7
Posted by hosenemesis
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tammysf(9b/10a or sz15/16)Updated yesterday was still pretty warm in the high 70's but today has cooled down alot...mainly because of the winds. we are in mid-60's. my tropicals were happy in the heat. my mango trees are all sending out new growth, blossoming, etc...
erosion control
Posted by ljrd3(z9 / 10 CA)
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debbysunshine(san diego)Updated We live at the base of a pretty high mountain as part of our property and have Yuccas, Plumbegos, Hop Seed, Fir Trees, all planted 22 years ago when we moved in and are huge but we have a sprinkler system and no erosion. Our neigh...
Privacy plant over 9 ft fence?
Posted by snowchild(z10 SoCal)
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buddyben(z9 CA/Sunset 20)Updated bottlebrush trees would be low maintenance and drought tolerant once established. there are some "dwarf" varieties. Also,normally I hate rows of cypress, but sometimes you just have to screen stuff out in a narrow space,...
Buena Creek Gardens
Posted by gobluedjm 9/18 CA
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Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23)Updated I have just one problem with Buena Creek Gardens. They are such a wonderful nursery that I don't seem to mind that I have to drive 1 1/2 hours to their location.....
Plant ID in Berkeley
Posted by bettyn_gardener(9 Sunset 14)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated If you get freezing weather in winter, it may only be an annual for you up in Sacramento. Here in Berkeley, these two species usually last for 2 or 3 years for me, and then start to die off. They insist on very good drainage, and ...
Ash disease -Anthracnose
Posted by britdesign
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midnightgardener(9)Updated No, you should never put any diseased stuff in your compost pile, that's just asking for problems. Here is a link that might be useful: California Gardening Forum
Privacy Hedge - nontoxic to horses/sheep/goats/llamas
Posted by pinkzebra_atas
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I feel Oleanders need some support. This property has 150 oleanders planted 50 years as a screen for a busy rural highway. When we bought it in 1987 they were 15 to 20 feet high. I cut them down to about four feet using the wood b...
Bloom Times for CA Wildflowers
Posted by inkneedeep
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toyo2960Updated My arroyo lupines have are fininsed blooming, forming seed. My CA poppies are late, but are now blooming. The unexpected heat wave in LA isn't helping matters. It's 90 degrees even in Long Beach. My bush lupines are done. But my F...
Birds eating the leaves on my roses ! HELP !
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
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hosenemesisUpdated I have never heard of birds eating rose leaves, but I know finches eat sunflower leaves. I think it is more likely it is insect damage. In your area stick insects have taken over. Go out at night, squirt water on your rose plants,...
$260 million in emergency water project funding
Posted by californian
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kristincarolUpdated As far as saving the wild salmon goes I am afraid all this is a case of too little too late. Those dams need to be removed YESTERDAY and draining dry the rivers in the north to feed the cement and car washing needs of those farthe...
Ten percent water supply cut approved
Posted by californian
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laurmelaUpdated Totally agree with you! And I am right next door to that. It is a no brainer that we in Ca should all have solar panels, wind turbines and rain barrells. We are awful with retaining what little rain water we get. I have been tryin...
temporary groundcover
Posted by shelleynelson(9)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated Anything will need water to get started. Why not just do long term now... Myoporum or creeping thyme are 2 options.
Bartlett Pears
Posted by phoggy(9)
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eloise_caUpdated Silvia, I live close to you and have a Santa Rosa plum and Barlett pear that bear each year. The only two problems I have with these trees are: there is some die-back of branches with the pear in winter and leaves scorched in summ...
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