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Help ID Plant?
Posted by joe92019(10 San Diego, CA)
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joe92019(10 San Diego, CA)Updated Thank you!
HAVE: Dragon Fruit Cuttings
Posted by joe92019(10 San Diego, CA)
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joe92019(10 San Diego, CA)Updated Remember me if you ever come down to SD
WANTED: Redlands area anyone?
Posted by LeeBeesGarden(9)
LeeBeesGarden(9)I would love to find some folks in my area (Redlands-So Cal) who would like to do some trades. I also would love to get to know other gardeners in my area, and learn more about gardening. We recently moved back here from Colorado,...
WANTED: Drought tolerant & rabbit proof plants
Posted by LeeBeesGarden(9)
LeeBeesGarden(9)We recently moved into San Timoteo Canyon, and I am looking for just about anything drought tolerant and rabbit proof (flowers, shrubs, small trees). We have no grass, so I am wanting to make a xeroscape front yard. We have mature...
Cold snap
Posted by otcay
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otcayUpdated My garden temperature gauge registered 31 as the low!
Vines for fence on north side of the house
Posted by Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated Ficus pumila was a nightmare after 6 years. Very aggressive grower. I do like Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides). After becoming established it benefits from a yearly shearing but it does not put out sneaky runners that ro...
Looking for Hardenbergia Comptoniana and Scaevola Mauve Clusters
Posted by kookoo2
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated OP said "This IS the blooming season..." As I recalled, peak bloom in my garden was considerably earlier in the season. Typically, flowering plants hit the sales racks at the very beginning of bloom season, then supplies...
Are roots good for the Soil?
Posted by fruit_n_vegetables
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fruit_n_vegetablesUpdated Love your answer. Thanks for the variation. I guess I'd better add some nitrogen because I also tilled some finished banana pepper plants in there. You said green leaves use up nitrogen to break down, right? Well, I better get to ...
Arctostahylos tree, 10-15 ft high, berkeley yard
Posted by kookoo2
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kookoo2Updated Thaniks Oregon Grape. We ultimately selected a silktassle for our larger "focal point" tree, so the manzanitas as larger shrubs turns out to be fine. We never did like the look of Dr. Hurd anyway. Current issue: Of our t...
hugels
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated Wrong post, sorry!
Bird nest materials
Posted by tim45z10
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tim45z10Updated Good info on the safety. Side note: dumps had problems with vhs tapes. It would tangle the dozers and prevent the hydraulics from operating properly.
Pruning/fertilizing ever-flowering jasmine?
Posted by princesspea(sunset14)
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princesspea(sunset14)Updated Thanks, that makes sense. I will wait to prune until it's rose-pruning time, then. I was confused, I have never seen anything bloom that long without a break in my garden! Pea
Ameding clay soil
Posted by Sabine Halfhill
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated My answer is the same. Been to Greece and seen the soil ancient olives grow in? Or Mexico and seen what in-habitat Agaves grow in?
East Bay Advice: Rain with planting a prepared bed
Posted by MK
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catspa_NoCA_Z9_Sunset14Updated I'm in Livermore and waiting until next week. It's difficult to backfill well around the roots when the soil is wet and in big sticky globs, not to mention the problems with compaction referred to by hoovb. The first of the year i...
Cool-season nectar plants for Hummers
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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elvieUpdated Common Bottlebrush; Callistemon citrinus is the most popular with hummers, in winter in my garden.
Pruning Avocado Tree for shape/balance?
Posted by FarmerArmband
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FarmerArmbandUpdated Thanks for the advice hoovb!
Warm and wet in the bay area.
Posted by stanofh
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jakkomUpdated The overall trends are affected by global warming, but it isn't that unusual for us to have both warm/wet and cold/wet storms. In fact, heaviest storms tend to come from the warm South Pacific, because they pick up so much moistur...
letting veggie beds lie fallow to deter pests
Posted by slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
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slowjane CA/ Sunset 21Updated okay thanks jean. going to make my seed tape then. ;)
Festuca Rubra Molate - growing native fescue from seed?
Posted by slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
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slowjane CA/ Sunset 21Updated hi hoovb - yes i am still trying to get dichondra to sprout (is that what you meant? i wasn't trying dymondia i don't think). this was another idea for a different part of the yard. nil13 what if the yard is pretty shaded most of ...
It's finally raining!
Posted by otcay
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BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated Yeah, I wonder about those people sometimes. Between the last two storms some radio announcer said something about how great it was that the annoying rain had stopped and the sun was out. I wanted to reach into the radio and slap ...
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