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raspberries in san diego
Posted by big-eyes
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debbysunshine(san diego)Updated I'm here in inland San Diego and wish you could come and dig up my blackberries which have trailed all over and the branches and leaves are so sharp with little stickers. You're welcome to them. debbysunshine@hotmail.com
Eating in the garden: Table ideas needed
Posted by Jillberto(Z9 CA)
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Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23)Updated We got our outdoor table a few years ago at an end-of-season sale for floor model tables/chairs. We got a good discount for a table/rocker chairs that we really liked at Sears. I then was able to find minor flaws with the floor mo...
Whats this bug/egg on my squash?
Posted by thahalibut(Z-9 CA, SSZ-9)
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thahalibut(Z-9 CA, SSZ-9)Updated Aha! Thanks for the info.
Privacy Hedge/Tree
Posted by bhartwell
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hosenemesisUpdated Bamboo.
Problems with Star Jasmine
Posted by catheemivelaz(z9 So. CA)
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hosenemesisUpdated Sometimes they get sunburned. Jasmine growing flat on the ground gets hit more directly by the sun that the vine that is growing up. Renee
Need Recommendations For Fast Growing Screen
Posted by millerthyme
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated christy 9, star jasmine is a vine that grows and blooms well in the shade.
How does the sunshine hit my garden?
Posted by momma_s(9b, SZ14)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Actually, your location would be considered part of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, rather than the central valley, although your location is as much influenced by the central valley as by the bay. Your additional comment abou...
Guavas Near the Coast?
Posted by hershigrl(Coastal CA 10)
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated I live closer to the coast than you do and all my neighbors grow guavas with no problems.I don't like them,so i don't grow any. Kathi
Bluemoon Blueberry
Posted by anna.irving
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated I grow 'Sunshine Blue' blueberries. They do really well here. We get a big crop every year.
Gardening Services / Landscape Maintenance Recommendation
Posted by mediocrates(10 / La Mesa / CA)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated I have installed plenty of drip systems that are still fully functional 8 years out, and the plants are very happy as well. The one fact that you tend to gloss over with your praise of "real" irrigation systems, is that ...
Fertilizing Through the Irrigation System
Posted by plaz_2008
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ukrkozUpdated correction to my post from yesterday. i do not think profeeder will work with drip irrigation. it is a turbine propelled device, has 2 differnt size nozzles that create more or less jet stream of water on the turbine. drip system ...
Brugmansia problems
Posted by wanda(Z9 CA)
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eloise_caUpdated Esther, why don't you ask that question in the Brugmansia site? There are several experts there. I have never heard that a non-flowering brug was because it was a male! Also, besides checking to see if your pots are root-bound, is...
New pot with strange drainage contraption--does it really work?
Posted by melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)
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melle_sacto(Z9/Sunset 14 CA)Updated Today I took a good look at the pot and there is just no way for excess water to escape. I will see how much standing water it might contain at the end of the season, when I plant my flowers in the yard (I planted an African daisy...
Garden Fairs, Expos, etc. in California?
Posted by macks
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rozegardenerUpdated Last weekend we went to the Monterey Bay Dahlia Society annual show. We fell in love. With Dahlias. We went both days and stayed until they told us to leave. So I googled Dahlia Society and found there is another annual show next ...
What is causing my Azalea Problem
Posted by plaz_2008
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kat58(8)Updated Diana... you and me both hahahha! I planted two and within a month the flowers and leaves started turning brown, fell off and the plants died.....at least they look dead. I haven't pulled them out, figure I'll leave them until nex...
Bougainvillea won't bloom like it did last year or the year befor
Posted by careercounselor(z9 CA)
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kat58(8)Updated Mine is about a year old and also in a pot. It gets plenty of blooms and is beautiful for awhile until those leaf cutting bees start attacking it!
Merlot Grapevine Care
Posted by hotwheels747
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gargwarbUpdated It's tough to say really. There are a bunch of things to consider. However, in a stunning spasm of conclusion-jumping, I'm going to say that the stunting and cupped leaves combined with otherwise healthy looking plants bring to mi...
Rhubarb help
Posted by juno2008
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juno2008Updated Oh, I hadn't considered gophers! I did consider digging up the plant to see if the roots still looked healthly, but I was going to wait for fall because I read rhubarb didn't like to be disturbed. I'll poke around and see what I s...
new lawn and nutgrass
Posted by ccodd(sacramento, ca)
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skrip(z9/sun19/SoCal.)Updated St. Augustine beats the nutgrass & bermuda grass creeping in my front lawn. Marathon 2 (fescue) in my backyard does not. I blends in with it but it tends to grow alot faster than the fescue. Since I mow every week it doesnt ge...
Design suggestion for perimeter planter
Posted by ck36
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hosenemesisUpdated As I understand it, you want to build a planter up against your fence on a concrete slab and fill it with soil and bamboo to gain some privacy. Two issues come up for me: drainage and bamboo. If you post this on the Bamboo forum, ...
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