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What tomatoes are you planting THIS year?
Posted by hosenemesis
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sautesmomUpdated Overwintered tomatoes can lose some of their flavor the second year and not produce as much, and so most people just start new ones. Carla in Sac
Need Tropical Screening
Posted by espiazza
6 Comments
calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Unfortunately the USDA zones are not very useful in California. Where only average low winter temperatures are used, what about the marine influence and the prevailing wind direction and strength? Most of us have included the Suns...
lobelia siphilitica - perrenial in Sunset zone 15?
Posted by iris_gal(z9 CA)
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hosenemesisUpdated Lobelia Siphilitica! Who would name a plant Lobelia Siphilitica? Ack.
Where are my flowers?
Posted by pbsjones(Sunset 14/USDA 9)
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pbsjones(Sunset 14/USDA 9)Updated Thanks for your ideas! I just think it's weird that the callas and crocuses are doing great, but both of the others, not at all. They're all planted in the same plot and none got dug up. Oh well, it's a good thing that I keep all ...
what is your favorite way to tag your trees?
Posted by lucia_ca(z9 CA)
2 Comments
fruithackUpdated 16 oz 110 copper sheet scraps stamped with a pin punch and wired on with 12 gauge electric wire scraps. Turns brown, then green. 110 copper is very malleable, 16 oz is right thickness.
Brown Fronds
Posted by virgocalifornia(9)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I have a pair in a commercial area in large pots that usually go through the winter fine. This year the frost turned all the foliage brown and dry, but new growth is seen under it all so I think they will be OK. I don't think this...
Sping has sprung..I want to be first to announce it..!
Posted by stanofh
37 Comments
stanofhUpdated Today the eastbay was 78f and I bought my T-matos,Chard plants,and zuke and cuke seeds. Swiss Chard 50 cent a leaf at the market?-stop the insanity!...it's a weed here in Califorinia for gosh sake. How did spam pick my topic?-lol.
In case you haven't noticed ....
Posted by bearstate(9A)
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bearstate(9A)Updated Well, for those of you looking for student aid to help you survive, try finding a school that teaches Botany. Get a handle one and for all on the binomial nomenclature stuff and learn to graft a strawberry onto a palm tree. :) Act...
Late freeze
Posted by gvbill(z8/)
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gobluedjm 9/18 CAUpdated 6 rose branches bent or broke already in less than a day of the winds! The winds are really bad and gusting. Birds can't even fly. I just saw a hummer get blown off a feeder.
Propagating Brunfelsia? Any hints?
Posted by tuesdayschild
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tuesdayschildUpdated Wow, I lost track of this one... here it is 3 years later and I forgot to say thanks bahia for the tips. By the by... if I were paying those prices for them, I'd be happy to buy many, many more but I'm paying $29 for a single gall...
Huge all white Raptor flying over my house ?
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
4 Comments
bearstate(9A)Updated So that's where Quetzi got off to when she escaped her cage. Don't worry, she's only a problem when she spits fire through her nostrils. Just don't wave your arms around or try to scare her off. That'll just provoke her and Quetzi...
Avocado Trees
Posted by ellie_in_california(z9)
14 Comments
hosenemesisUpdated I guess it depends on how hot it is and how much you mulch. When I figured out what my problem was, I set up a drip system around each tree with about ten emitters each and soaked them for two to three hours twice a week. Now that...
San Francisco Landscape and Garden Show
Posted by bahia(SF Bay Area)
9 Comments
napapen(ca 15)Updated Since you mentioned Copia, there has been concern for the gardens there but because of liability offers to take care of the plants has been refused. Penny
gopher cages
Posted by tressa(SECA)
26 Comments
slogal(CA z10a/Sunset 16)Updated We used a combo of poison (as Roger described) and trapping. I read that if a gopher eats enough poison to get sick but not die, they'll be bait-shy afterward. Anyway, I was able to trap a couple stragglers with the Gophinator tra...
Best Strawberries for Northern California
Posted by tammysf(9b/10a or sz15/16)
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tammysf(9b/10a or sz15/16)Updated thanks joe i will look for them...
Bird of Paradise
Posted by rosanne4153
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silversword(9A)Updated If you want your plant to be tidy and not become a home for rodents. They love bird of paradise.
Planting Milkweed for Butterflies
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
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peterbb(z10 SanDiego CA)Updated My wife is the garden coordinator at a SD school. We have both orange milkweed that is either Asclepias curassavica or Asclepias tuberosa, and also Asclepias physocarpa ("family jewels/ balloon plant" -native to southern...
Lilly of the valley on SoCal?
Posted by sanda(Uz10/Sz23 SoCal)
3 Comments
toyo2960Updated I agree. The plant needs definite chill time. I come from Chicago, and it grows like a weed; comes up every spring and spreads. Though it likes moisture. Not good in hot, dry areas. An interesting alternative could be the ground o...
Sangiovese grape vines for sale
Posted by dissinger
3 Comments
Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Try http://www.mypersonalvineyard.com/ They have great prices! And do not charge you double. You will wait 3 weeks to get em. It is what it is! You pay more for service.
Potted fruit tree success?
Posted by mives714
1 Comment
davissue_zone9(z9 Sunset 14)Updated you might find this website interesting. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: potted fruit tree advice
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