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Need inexpensive front yard ideas
Posted by teapot7
15 Comments
oberciUpdated One more thing, about landscaping paper... Please please do not use this stuff! You can get MUCH better results from laying down thick layers of newspaper (say 7 pages or so) and overlapping them and then covering those with a 3-4...
Resistant Tomato Varities
Posted by littlebird43(US 8/ Sun 14 Calif)
1 Comment
jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Which disease are you concerned about?
does anyone know the grass in this Modern Family House?
Posted by M_N_A
3 Comments
bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated I also think it is the Dasylirion longissimum, in the ground they would tend to be much wider and more full, these are still somewhat young. Some of the Lomandra's could give a similar look, but the other suggestions given wouldn'...
California's early spring.
Posted by stanofh
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HumsiUpdated I already have several volunteer tomatoes over a foot tall. Wishing I had started the tomatoes I wanted a little earlier this year.
Coral tree help needed
Posted by talonstorm
8 Comments
newbiegreenUpdated Hi! I have the exact same problem with my coral tree. My tree looks like yours, talonstorm. We purchased our home also about 2 years ago and at that time, it bloomed beautifully (I think it was around end of Feb). But since then, ...
Blackberries lets talk about thornless erect varieties
Posted by elvie
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Jay Part Shade (Zone 10B, S21, Los Angeles)Updated Hey there, I have a number of new blackberries and raspberries and have done some research on it. I have Prime-Ark Freedom, Olallie, Boysen, Triple Crown and a number of raspberries. The Prime-Arks do very well in CA, better than ...
Free Pine Trees
Posted by Pine_Tree
Pine_TreeI have two (2) small pine trees to give to a good home. They were "Christmas" trees (the kind you see in grocery stores decorated at Christmas). Both are potted and want to be planted in the earth. One is about 4.5' tall...
WANTED: Free Pine Trees
Posted by Pine_Tree
Pine_TreeI have two (2) small pine trees to give to a good home. They were "Christmas" trees (the kind you see in grocery stores decorated at Christmas). Both are potted and want to be planted in the earth. One is about 4.5' tall...
Kyoho grape
Posted by Real LIfe Garden Solutions
12 Comments
JasonNCG(6a)Updated If anyone managed to get a Kyoho grape vine, I would love a couple of cuttings. I tasted them at a farm tour in Ontario, but couldn't bring cuttings across the border. Jason
SoCal Lawn Reseeding Advice
Posted by davparf
6 Comments
chrishashtags_gwUpdated Makes sense. I have a lawn for the dog. She loves rolling around in it.
Sow Poppies Now?
Posted by jaf1953
2 Comments
Charlotte WillnerUpdated I'm just up the road from you in 16, and we're still tossing poppy seeds out. My fall planted ones are only just coming up, so give your seeds a bit of moisture to help them along and you should be just fine for this year's bloom....
Milkweed plants
Posted by arden_gw
4 Comments
Mikey(SoCal-Z10-22/23)Updated If you don't mind a 50 minute drive you could try Britas Old Town Gardens in Seal Beach. They often carry Asclepias physocarpa. Call first of course. (562) 430-5019
Our warmest January day ever.
Posted by stanofh
2 Comments
tog5632Updated It's so nice and so scary at the same time.
Too late to sow Poppies?
Posted by jaf1953
1 Comment
Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated They'll sprout for you now. They may just bloom a little later for you. I've had California poppies sprout for me all times of the year as long as they have water.
Moving With Seeds to California
Posted by nialialea
12 Comments
Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated UC Davis has compiled an exhaustive map of soil types in California. You can literally zoom into your future backyard and see what the soil composition is, what the PH is, what depth each soil component is found at and what degree...
Suggestions for small vine, ornamental grass
Posted by surfcitysocal
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socalgal_gw Zone USDA 10b Sunset 24Updated Dalechampia dioscoreifolia isn't native but isn't too large, no thorns, and has magenta flowers.
Throwing in the towel
Posted by sautesmom
6 Comments
BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated I've switched to citrus trees mostly. The squirrels are not at all interested in them, and even thought the roof rats do eat a few, there's usually so many there are plenty to share a few. Plus a roof rat will just eat fruit at a ...
Plants that can take some light trampling?
Posted by Oaktown
8 Comments
surfcitysocalUpdated I've also had good success with dymondia. Great lawn substitute and you never have to mow it. May have to trim it occasionally to keep it in bounds. Low (or no water in my case) water requirements in my zone 10b, Sunset zone 24, w...
Aloe
Posted by koiguy
1 Comment
Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated Wow you paid a lot for that aloe. You can find Aloe Vera plants for as little as $2. It will reproduce very rapidly if you keep it outside though, so you'll have plenty to go around!
Legal Theft Deterrents? Like, say, electrical fences?
Posted by kayan(10 San Francisco, CA)
35 Comments
kittymoonbeamUpdated Fencing seems to be the only practical solution. Or a dog.
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