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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 ...
Where to buy Huernia in Los Angeles area
Posted by Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)
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Lars(Z11a, Sunset 24)Updated Thanks for that info as well, It appears that California Nursery Specialties Cacts is open to the public on Sat & Sun, which is good, since they are so far away (24 miles) from where I live. They are close to where I bought my...
Phormium-Maori Chief
Posted by Sabine Halfhill
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated I trust San Marcos plant descriptions. They have been growing that plant for decades. Here is a link that might be useful: Smgrowers maori chief
papayas in containers
Posted by godsdog(z10 LA ss22)
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craze4mango_tx(9a- houston)Updated Beware of GMO PAPAYAS!!! If the variety you are growing has fruit that never gets the dark pots on skin caused by ring spot virus or is grown from seed of fruit grown in hawaii, it is likely GMO... Why avoid GMO papaya? GMO means ...
What is this bug?
Posted by JadeShiff
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Sorry. Can't see sufficient detail to guess. Can you get a closer view w/ improved lighting? Where did you find it? And what was it doing?
Cloud Cover
Posted by roksee(Benicia SF Bay Area)
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roksee(Benicia SF Bay Area)Updated thank you everyone... very helpful to me.
Can anyone ID this Leucadendron?
Posted by Sabine Halfhill
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated My guess is Safari Sunset. With only new foliage to go on I am betting on the hybrid of Leucadendron Salignum most often grown. Al
Injured Bottlebrush
Posted by mbrowne(9b Central CA)
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Are you certain it's from a weed-eater? I'm not. Looks more like southwest damage. Whatever the underlying cause, that particular stem may be toast.
Cool Growers x Warm Growers?
Posted by epiphyte78(9)
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epiphyte78(9)Updated adamharbeck, I'm interested in learning about cool x warm hybrids from any genre. I'd like to figure out whether such hybrids tend to have a wider temperature grow range (TGR). Thanks for sharing the info about the "tropicool...
Heating A Winter Greenhouse
Posted by CA Kate z9
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lilydudeUpdated Where I live, the outside temps can get down to 10F at times. I have an unheated greenhouse, so at least the plants are protected from wind. But the inside temperature at night is the same as outside. So I cover my tender plants w...
Need some hedge ideas
Posted by Joan.H
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Joan.HUpdated Sounds like my kind of plant. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
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