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How are you central valley people holding up to the fog?
Posted by stanofh
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queerbychoice(USDA 9a/Sunset 8 (CA))Updated Kerrican, the tule fog is almost continuous from about December 1 to March 1. It goes away during actual rainstorms, but it comes back in less than a week. Sometimes it goes away for a few days in warm weather, too, but more often...
Anyone else get earwigs in their sprinkler heads?
Posted by hosenemesis
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Babka NorCal 9bUpdated I want to know too. That happens to us every couple months, and when we remove the sprinkler heads to clean them out, we find colorless parts of earwigs piled up in there. Eeww. -Babka
Has any had experience with this online nursery?
Posted by rjinga
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sautesmomUpdated They are actually headquartered down the road from my office! Yes, they have wonderful stock, a lot of it organic. I can't say about their shipping policies, since I shop in their store. Carla in Sac
Ray Hartman Ceanothus
Posted by buddyben(z9 CA/Sunset 20)
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buddyben(z9 CA/Sunset 20)Updated Thanks to all who responded.
Season's greetings from downtown Hayward..
Posted by stanofh
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deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)Updated Happy holidays one & all. I got me a string of x-mas lights on one of my big Jade plants.
prune a transplant rose before or after moving
Posted by nlbsandiego(11)
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bluesibe(NoCa 9a)Updated You live in a warm area. Pruning throughout the year is good for the rose. Forget everything you have read about roses as they are targeting people in colder climates. When I transplant roses, I'll prune a bit of the roots and the...
what do you reckon - bumblebees
Posted by deep___roots(ca9/sunset15)
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ltecato(9)Updated I'm coming late to this discussion, but the fact that they nested in a shaggy rug reminded me of the bumblebees that lived outside my family's house in Wyoming. They would set up camp in the pile of lint that came out of our cloth...
Options for a bamboo privacy hedge (Front yard)
Posted by forereal
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hosenemesisUpdated Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina Domestica, is a great choice for your needs. It gets to six feet tall pretty quickly in my yard but does not grow any taller than eight. It is drought tolerant but it can take lots of water, it likes sandy...
Wood Chip Ground Cover Mold
Posted by juliedelabean
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sputnikfarmUpdated I had mold with cocoa mulch too. I never had a problem with it besides the aesthetics. But the mold and the price were the two reasons I switched to crushed bark. I originally tried the cocoa mulch as a cat deterrent. I'm not sure...
Any nice nurseries in san diego?
Posted by seymoria1(8)
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mark4321_gwUpdated seymoria, I hope you haven't already come and gone. I was going to suggest that if you have a car to go to Vista, which has an amazing number and variety of nurseries. Buena Creek (mentioned by erela)is in Vista--I haven't been th...
southern californians..are you getting any rain.
Posted by desert_cat_ca(z8CA)
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hosenemesisUpdated We got about three minutes of sprinkles at about 4 pm in Simi Valley.
Giant Whitefly
Posted by wanda(Z9 CA)
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buddyben(z9 CA/Sunset 20)Updated The larva do.
I have Zone Confusion
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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jll0306(9/ Sunset 18/High Desert)Updated DD, your prime tomato growing season is between September and March, but if you want to grow tomatoes in the summer, google for "Tomato Test Garden" and you will find a site devoted to researching tomato varieties that s...
Suggestions for reblooming iris?
Posted by hosenemesis
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I have 'Frequent Flyer' and it blooms year round. It's blooming all over right now. I have a lot of them--let me know if you want some.
plant ID
Posted by mjbrwc_ca
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mjbrwc_caUpdated bahia, I brought the plant at the berkeley hort. nur. yrs ago. could'nt find the marker.I like the plant ruellia macrantha.Is there a nursery in the bay area that sells it. Thanks,Joe
what kind of ant is this & should I be worried?
Posted by thahalibut(Z-9 CA, SSZ-9)
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melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)Updated I think it's difficult to see the ant details in your photos; my guess is Argentine ant since you say they're all over the inside of your house. Maybe this key I've linked below will help you: Here is a link that might be useful: ...
Holes in Napa cabbage & arugula
Posted by shipwrek
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sautesmomUpdated Try looking around here--they have pictures: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/VEGES/cabbage.html Carla in Sac
Mock Orange
Posted by pamelou
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silversword(9A)Updated Does mock orange have little oranges?
tomato plants in Sacramento
Posted by neilp
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sautesmomUpdated They will occasionally survive here in the winter, but the flavor isn't as good as the ones newly planted. You can just leave them and see what happens, but I wouldn't go to any extreme trouble to save them, it's not worth it, unl...
Please don't plant eucalyptus: reason #3
Posted by bluekitobsessed
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kristincarolUpdated And if you live in a forest you can expect forest fires, and those are trees that occur naturally, eh?
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