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what to grow up arbor? Need suggestions
Posted by xanthoria(9)
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jakkomUpdated Another suggestion: hardenbergia. Very tough and drought-resistant, which passionflower (much as I love both of mine) is not. Blooms once only in the spring, but what a show! Two months of a spectacular, wisteria-like blooming. Th...
Advice for New Gardener
Posted by bazora
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fruithackUpdated Generic advice for all newbie gardeners- 1. Improve your soil. 2. Improve your soil. 3. Improve your soil. 4. Find a local mentor. 5. Start small and pick your battles very carefully.
Kumquats, anyone?
Posted by slave2thefur
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californianUpdated My neighbor has a Calamondin tree. He's Phillipeano and I read they like Calamondins. The tree is very vigorous, grows faster than an Orange tree or Kumquat tree, and the fruit is slightly bigger than a Kumquat, maybe almost as bi...
What type of tiller is best to use on clay dirt
Posted by hdeleon
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wilbilt(Nor Cal 9a)Updated +1 on the timing. It needs to be done at the midway state between gumbo and concrete. A rear tine machine with counter-rotating tines will dig in, but needs to be up to the task. Avoid chain-drive machines. I have a large chain-dr...
Inseticidal soap damaging to new growth?
Posted by dicot
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buddyben(z9 CA/Sunset 20)Updated Aphids secrete honeydew. The ants love the honeydew. The ants will protect the aphids. The ants can interfere with natural predators being able to do their job. Get rid of the ants. Leafhoppers don't normally hurt plants too much,...
Thunbergia mysorensis
Posted by gardenguru1950(SunsetZ16)
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lucky_skype1Updated heloo enyone have seeds?to bay or trade ? thenks
Breaking Up Clay Soil With Cover Crops
Posted by lodigardner
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gringojayUpdated Hi lodigardener, Fenugreek will tackle compacted clay & it should adapt to semi-arid California (Lodi?). You don't need to wait for spring soil to warm up for planting 1 pound seed per 500 feet square.
Transplanting a rose from the garden
Posted by debbysunshine(san diego)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I agree also. I would water, if needed, before digging, to help hold the rootball together for the move. Many fine feeder roots will be lost and will need to be replaced if the soil falls away from the roots. Al
Abutilon (flwering maples)
Posted by fengshui05(eu)
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fengshui05(eu)Updated Hi Wanda, Yes but the do not allow the usage - I contacted them. The problem is that I need for a representative presentation of Abutilons a few pictures of his cultivars. I can't go to US at the moment and his cultivars are not a...
plant identification, please?
Posted by xanthoria(9)
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xanthoria(9)Updated Joe, sorry - I didn't know about that forum, though I looked for something like it! Thanks very much for everyone's help. The plants are around a building near me - they look fantastic IMHO.
Starting a Veggie Garden!
Posted by flips4u(8/9)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated In most of California you can do two crops of veggies, warm season and cool season. Warm season = peppers, tomatos, beans, squash, pumpkin. Cool season = spinach, peas, lettuce, broccoli. It's just like annuals, there are warm sea...
cutting back a yucca?
Posted by bettyn_gardener(9 Sunset 14)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Now that you know you are not going to kill it, back to the question of what will it look like cut off? The pups growing on the base of the old stem will grow and fill out and in a year or two and cover the stub. If it were mine I...
Frost dates, chilling hours for Santa Clara County
Posted by Kim Ladin
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I live in Napa county, which lists two sites, both in the valley, one north and one south. I live 300 feet above the valley on the North slope of a mountain. My chilling hours will vary considerable from either measuring site. My ...
good plants for seasonally poor drainage?
Posted by queerbychoice(USDA 9a/Sunset 8 (CA))
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wilbilt(Nor Cal 9a)Updated I feel your pain, living in the same general area and surrounded by rice fields and mosquitoes. The soil is a thick red clay, gumbo in the wet season and like concrete in the summer. About 32" down is a layer of blue clay tha...
So CA Sunset Zone 13. What edibles do you grow?
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated bahia, that was good advice! I posted in Arizona, and we have a nice thread going! Thanks!!
California Native Prickly Pear (2) Cactii for trade
Posted by lookingup
lookingupLooking for other California Native Plants (seeds/cuttings/plants)
Yay! Laguna Hills Nursery is Back!
Posted by hershigrl(Coastal CA 10)
8 Comments
leahcate(So. Ca.)Updated Wait! Not empty! Lots of bareroot and not -so-bare-roses and trees and pots and new stuff coming! It WILL be great again, I am sure!
snow on the foothills
Posted by wanda(Z9 CA)
16 Comments
wanda(Z9 CA)Updated yes, I'm in Southeast San Jose in the Evergreen area.
can anyone identify this plant?
Posted by xanthoria(9)
6 Comments
xanthoria(9)Updated thanks all! someone suggested cussonia natalensis too - what is the difference between that and c. spicata?
Need Resource for High Quality Compost
Posted by millerthyme
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lindasewandsew(So Cal 9)Updated This is a place I really like, but it may be a little far for you. It's in Chino, near the 60 fwy. They have a large selection of dirt, sand and rocks. Linda Here is a link that might be useful: Wolfinbarger
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