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My moonflowers won't bloom!
Posted by Laura Casconi
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Laura CasconiUpdated Well... I planted them in 3 different spots to make sure that at-least one got full sun. But they still didn't bloom.
Have you he@rd of SLOLA?
Posted by Wild Haired Mavens(Zone 10)
Wild Haired Mavens(Zone 10)Great time at seed library meeting in Los Angeles. If you have or need a few vegetables seed we have a learning garden in Los Angeles with a seed library. I collected a few ark of convenient pepper seed and wanted an expert to grow...
chrysanthemums california!
Posted by Vyoma Hadkar Khaparde
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Maggie M.(z7 Sunset7 CA Sierra Foothills)Updated You can find out how to contact your local U.C. Master Gardener group at the UC site here: http://mg.ucanr.edu/Become_a_Master_Gardener/California_Master_Garden_Counties_/ They'll id the bug for you for free and generally print ...
Grow muscat grapes in Bay Area
Posted by bike2work(9)
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bike2work(9)Updated Thanks for the info. I checked the site. But it does not sell anything. So even they list all these types of grapes, we still don't know how to get them. Maybe I am missing something?
Ever wondered about Moon Valley Nursery?
Posted by kentc
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eloise_caUpdated kentc you got a good deal there, but their accounting sure is weird; maybe they are using Common Core, lol!
Does anyone know what this plant is?
Posted by pforrester(10 CA USA)
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slowjane CA/ Sunset 21Updated good point tim - people once thought tree of heaven was lovely too. ;) it is good to be aware of that issue - invasive plants are a huge problem here in california because so many kinds of plants adapt and naturalize here... ma...
Your Rec for North Wall Climber - 10A
Posted by semiplenus
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semiplenusUpdated Thanks Tim!
Mystery plants!
Posted by barbiejpete
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BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated I hope you requested and got a refund for the seeds. And now you have some spring veggies, lol.
planting a succulent/agave shade garden -- would welcome advice!
Posted by chezbeau
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Josue, that is a good site! It has to be Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. pulverulenta AKA Chalk Lettuce, is native to Southern California, likes to grow in cracks in rocks and sides of slopes. It doesn't like water in it's little rose...
California to be a tropical climate within 50 years.
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated I heard on the news the weatherman say a friend of his planted Tomatoes 3 weeks ago, here in the bay area. They are now 2 ' tall. I'm sure there are plenty more horror stories like that about the warmth.
Butterfly Bush
Posted by dancer40(9)
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dcmpvdaddyUpdated I just planted two butterfly bushes two days ago, which are around six inches tall. Since yesterday, I see honeybees buzzing everywhere. At this point, are they sensing the smell of the butterfly bush?
One year of water left.
Posted by stanofh
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Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)Updated Installing a greywater system is the best thing I've done to my landscape so far.
Fern Pine Indoors?
Posted by Sumeet Srivastava
Sumeet SrivastavaHello all, I recently found a fern pine, which is beautiful in its infancy. i'd like to keep this plant small and with few branches now; however i have found a very sparse post or two about growing what should be a 50 foot tree indoors....
Who can test my soil?
Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Perry Lab. 831- 722-7606 located in Watsonville did mine in both Calistoga and Oregon properties. I was especially pleased with the detailed explanation of the results. Al
Trouble choosing material for new deck roof
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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sgomer65Updated I replaced the Solar Grey with the Solar Control Silver. Much cooler underneath and plenty of light transmission. Solar grey lost transparency (crazed) within few years of installation and heat transmittal was significantly high...
Creeping Fig Question
Posted by Sow_what? Southern California Inland
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CA Kate z9Updated Are you aware that they have to be sheared at least once a year? This could be a problem on a two-story house. I have an old stand of it along a tall fence-line and it encroaches rapidly.
Expert for training/pruning pittosporum Silver Sheen?
Posted by iamericaru2
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Shear lightly very several times a year beginning now. Just 1 or 2 inches at a go. Think light and frequent. Keep an eye on them and when you see several inches of new growth, take off just a bit of it. You want to increase ti...
Anyone know where to find 'Holiday' Avocado tree?
Posted by skrip(z9/sun19/SoCal.)
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princessmulanUpdated where can I find a cocktail avocado....they are fingersized, larger of course. thanks tutusuziet@yahoo.com
Transplanted Bismarkia yesterday. Any success stories?
Posted by Josue Diaz
Josue DiazLate last summer I pushed two old Bismakia nobilis seeds into the soil without thinking they would ever sprout (they had been in my seed drawer for a long time.) Well, they both sprouted and grew to four strap leaves through now. I...
Nasturtiums and Cannabis
Posted by patmonk(10a: Sunset17)
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated I wish I had a Nasturtium problem. I love the things but the summer heat here just kills them.
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