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Need help identifying shrub with pink flowers
Posted by momcat77
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melle_sactoUpdated Yes, the foliage smells quite nice :-) I have the "Sunset gold" cultivars so they aren't so tall, but they are still 3 1/2 - 4 feet...time for a trim!
tall narrow tree for zone 10b, sunset 24?
Posted by llilibel03
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llilibel03Updated Thanks for the responses. I'm not a big fan of podacarpus. they use it a lot around here for privacy screening. We are trying to all edibles so the Anna Apple sounds like a good idea.
Where to buy "organic" compost around Los Angeles?
Posted by theukrainian
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pennypond USDA 10 Sunset 21 CAUpdated http://whittierfertilizer.com Try Whittier Fertilizer. They sell organic compost at $19 per cubic yard, and many other stuff. We buy from them either by filling a pickup truck or several large trash cans.
San Jose: Spring Garden Market! Saturday, April 11
Posted by phylis(z9 CA)
phylis(z9 CA)http://www.mastergardeners.org/spring-garden-market Looks like a fun event with lots of varieties of tomatoes, peppers, herbs and annuals seedlings sale.
Abelia Edward Goucher size
Posted by emmarene
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emmareneUpdated Thank you Hoovb and Calistoga. The return of the fountain shape is part of the reason I want to let it go.
replacing grass with rocks and tall grasses
Posted by dhowell239
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Seems I always have left over concrete, have made stepping stones in the past, now I buy it where they will accept returning what I don't use. Al
trees wont grow
Posted by Carlos Hernandez
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stanofhUpdated Piled soil will kill. Many native Oaks are killed in developments because they just level the soil and if that means 6' up against the tree... A extreme example. That very last photo the Myrtle could be too deep. Others,the sucker...
Sparrows
Posted by tim45z10
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tim45z10Updated One more photo of the empty nest. Hard to believe there were five babies.
Coast live oak
Posted by jxbrown
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated If you think it needs some water, I would give it without worrying about it being a problem. Here we are over run with seedling live oaks which the squirrels plant everywhere, some in summer watered areas as well as never watered...
What to do about tomato planting
Posted by monsoon99(9)
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socalgal_gw Zone USDA 10b Sunset 24Updated You could do a soil test to see if you are deficient in any nutrients, Any chance you have root knot nematodes? They're pretty common in Southern California.
All: a new group is formed to learn and swap plants in the greater Los
Posted by katts380
katts380All: a new group is formed to learn and swap plants in the greater Los Angeles and OC area, please join if interested. https://www.facebook.com/groups/978823428808875/
Grow zucchini Crostata Romanesco on a trellis?
Posted by Mahonia [Sunset Zone 15, USDA 8B]
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Mahonia [Sunset Zone 15, USDA 8B]Updated Poking around some more, I found relevant discussions at the URLs below. One gardener, "Snibb", uses some heavy-duty stakes (green t-posts or other) as support & uses rope or velcro strips to tie the zucchini plants...
Monarch courtship
Posted by tim45z10
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tim45z10Updated I may have jumped the gun on the species.
New home owner... looking for gardening ideas...
Posted by Joseph Wind
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socalgal_gw Zone USDA 10b Sunset 24Updated Very pretty, John.
Shade cloth for tomatoes in San Fernando Valley
Posted by sheckylovejoy(USDA 10a Sunset 19)
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sheckylovejoy(USDA 10a Sunset 19)Updated Jolene: Thanks for the tip. I've been ordering from greenhousesuperstore.com because the rolls are narrower than I need. Suzi: Tomatoes grow well here until the real dog days of Aug and Sept when we start with the long strings of ...
One positive to the drought..
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated Lisa,Kristin- true huh? Now that you mention it,I don't see the hills of Niles Canyon dotted with dead tree's like 4-5 years ago. And the snails seem to be down to some very old guys. Less of those middle sized snails that in a r...
Where in Southern CA can I buy a bag of Dried Calimyrna figs?
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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luaubee(9)Updated They are available to order from Amazon and I have also seen them at Trader Joe's Markets. Hadleys out by the outlets off I-10 was my first thought, they have EVERYTHING!
Help! Acacia invaded by caterpillars!
Posted by llilibel03
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lisascenic Urban Gardener, Oakland CAUpdated I actually grow plants to encourage butterflies, and am delighted when I see caterpillars. But perspectives vary.
LADWP turf removal rebate
Posted by yourmomsart(10b/22)
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated Solarization is great for fescue, but doesn't work on grasses with stolons and rhizomes - bermuda and St. Agustine. You have to submit receipts to get the rebate, so you at least have to have purchased the plants. There might be...
little green worms on roses
Posted by bettyn_gardener(9 Sunset 14)
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated Probably the larvae of the sawfly. Keep picking them off, or hosing them off. Rose pests and diseases
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