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Just planted tomatoes
Posted by FarmerJohn87
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Jay Part Shade (Zone 10B, S21, Los Angeles)Updated Pay no attention to seasons, it never freezes here. Grow your tomatoes and everything else year around. One year, I found a tomato and zucchini growing massive fruit all "winter" in my compost pile simply from the AC wat...
Agapanthus tip "burn"
Posted by Joan.H
2 Comments
Joan.HUpdated Yeah, I was afraid of that. But thanks!
Leather leaf acacia
Posted by bossyvossy(TX 9a)
1 Comment
bossyvossy(TX 9a)Updated Aka acacia craspedocarpa
Clematis issues
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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peachymomo(Ca 8)Updated Nope, I'm hoping that is not the problem but suspect that it is. Last year I planted the vine in September, so it was looking quite nice for the fall. This is its' first full year in the ground, so I don't know if this is a normal...
composting
Posted by chezron
2 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Put it on soil somewhere else. Think of it as a long term thing. There is a compost forum, it's called Soil, Compost And Mulch. Here you go: Here is a link that might be useful: the GW compost/soil/mulch forum
DG Pathways, stabilized or not?
Posted by hannah82(9b)
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chadinlg Zone 9b Los Gatos CAUpdated I'm not crazy either - but did it myself.......... Paths are 6'' of base rock with up to 1" of DG; 24" wide with a border of inverted brick "soldiers". I compacted with a hand tamper. After a summer the paths a...
Plant Massacre
Posted by Evelyn256(Zone 9a SoCal)
10 Comments
jakkomUpdated Wow...that is just--well, ROFL! But only because it's not my yard. If it was mine, I'd be scorching the phone lines to complain!
Name of this container/tree shrub?
Posted by kristineca(z10 CA (Coast))
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jakkomUpdated If you see these insects around your oleanders, it's a glassy-winged sharpshooter. CalTrans does not plant oleanders any longer because the GWS does not just cause oleander leaf scorch - more critically, it spreads Xylella fastidi...
Substitute for grass
Posted by slashmitch
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holyfilamentUpdated I live the mountains and parts of my lot are very shaded. I spread some "Fleur De Lawn" in some of the shady areas to see how it would do. And it has grown like crazy. Just waiting (hoping) for the weather to turn so I c...
Has anyone grown Quaking Aspen in the Valley?
Posted by Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)
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teakettle2Updated Hi there I love quaking aspens too but I planted Chinese Tallow trees instead. It has the same heart shaped leaf. Now is the time to buy them because you can pick out the fall color - they vary from yellow to burgundy. My neighbor...
Citrus selection in 90266
Posted by ptr727
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated I have a very similar selection to yours. The Valencia was here when I bought the house over 25 years ago, and it it quite large. I love orange juice, so I'm happy with a large tree, and it provides shade in the afternoon. The nav...
What is a mature garden? (Bay Area)
Posted by gjb123
5 Comments
gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated Another way to increase the odds of getting some better quality help is to check out, or get referrals from, college horticulture departments, Master Gardeners, growers at the Fort Mason Community Garden, local garden clubs/societ...
Will these grow in San Diego?
Posted by chezron
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated I haven't grown swamp sunflower, but I wonder if it would enjoy the dry heat of SoCal. There are some dry climate sunflowers that might be better adapted to hot SoCal (Encelia californica, Helianthus maximiliani, to name a few). A...
agapanthus - dying?
Posted by cavery001
3 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Give them a soak. They'll recover.
Fuyu Persimmon branch broke
Posted by bickybee(California)
1 Comment
lonehawkstationUpdated The exact same thing happened to me. Yes the fruit will ripen off the tree.
free mulch in los angeles
Posted by futureblues
17 Comments
lonehawkstationUpdated I recently picked up some free compost from the Boyle Heights site. They had 2 piles. One was labeled "compost" and the other "mulch". Although, they looked the same to me. They were very dark and had a lot of ...
Can I plant between flagstones that have DG between them?
Posted by lsteen(zone10)
7 Comments
meek95Updated We have plants between our flagstones and I wish we had put gravel instead. I've tried numerous types of plants/ground covers and nothing so far has worked really well. It is hard to keep watered, weeds proliferate, some plants wi...
RAIN! Finally....
Posted by Grace (Sugi_C)(9a (Northern California))
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated Susi, I had the same happen haha! I was out for an afternoon of cleaning the yard, and a few minutes in, it began to rain. And this is east of us in the High Sierra. I live in Fresno so there's no issue with snow here. We had a hi...
Help - drowning or dessicating? SF peninsula
Posted by rafaellangerosuna
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated A simple method to check soil moisture; dig up the soil at one side of the rootball and check the soil condition/moisture. If it is only moist the top few inches, more water obviously. If it is too wet and not draining, you may ha...
will crabgrass die in SF Peninsula?
Posted by sfbaysteph
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated It is the truth that green lawns take a lot of water! Tough times for lawn fans, I only do small ones anymore, if at all. Put in many more with Dymondia or Dwarf Mondow Grass. Only a third the water, still walkable, lush let droug...
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