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living wall
Posted by AngieS80
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated Is Eugenia uniflora (Surinam Cherry) safe to grow now? In the '60s - '80s we had a hedge kept 5-6 feet wide and 15ft tall. They will max out at 25 ft. The berry drop on the lawn was not a problem. I heard some pest/disease attacke...
Jasmine vine - growing shoots dying
Posted by nhrdls(9)
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hlily(z5 IL)Updated Sorry I do not have an answer to the original poster but for cottonwood468 Jasmine has to be an indoor plant in zone 5b.
What kind of wasp is this?
Posted by cinnacon
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napapen(ca 15)Updated They build massive nests in the ground. Little hole but lots going in and out. Look around your other areas and see if you see them. Other thought is they are under the sod. Penny
Is this a Calif Native?
Posted by agnellok(Z9 So. Calif)
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agnellok(Z9 So. Calif)Updated That's it Catspa !!! Thanks for solving the mystery.... Karen
Desert Museum Palo verde Dying
Posted by chezron
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chezronUpdated I think I watered incorrectly and I have root rot of some kind. Do you know the symptoms of root rot?
veggie garden new season
Posted by slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
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CA Kate z9Updated A few weeks ago I pulled all the squashes and replanted... in case we have a warm Fall. I planted beans a few days ago, and will put in the Winter peas in a couple of weeks. Veda, I like your idea of rooting some tops. The Cherry ...
Garden pest/desease japanese maple and sustainable hedge
Posted by laila_2009
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Scale in the hedge. Cannot tell what the white spots are, the photos are too blurry. Could be immature scale, if they are in the same area, could be mealy bugs, could be white flies. If you can post a photo that is in focus, we mi...
pop up ads
Posted by tim45z10
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated enmarene, I don't mind the sidebar ads, but pop ups and flashing ads are indeed, annoying. In fact, when a site uses that sort of advertisement, two things happen for me - I stop using that site, and I make note of who is advertis...
Dr. Earth
Posted by CA Kate z9
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MrClintUpdated Yeah, the first two ingredients are fish related, it would be understandably smelly. Fish emulsion has that problem as well. I like the GRO-POWER LIQUID 4-8-2 myself, and the Dr Earth dry fertilizers in my EarthBoxes though.
Tibouchina Jules--A Dwarf Variety
Posted by mmedici(9)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated At one point Kartuz Greenhouses offered this online, but no longer carries it, perhaps Logees or a south Florida grower. I don't think it is well adapted to SF Bay Area climate, and personally stick to T. urvilleana, heteromala an...
Landscaping - Plant Suggestions (silver sheen, succulents?)
Posted by nykt15
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jxbrownUpdated Grewia is a nice hedge plant. It needs some support, though. The birds and butterflies like it and it isn't fussy about water. It's not at all invasive and the seed doesn't sprout. I wish its flowers weren't lavender, but that's a...
coreopsis keeps dying
Posted by metaforical
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stanofhUpdated Not watering enough most likely. Its been a long hot summer and plants out of a container into the ground need to be watered as if they were still in the pot. Its not until you see that "in ground flush" that tells you t...
suggestions for native grass lawn
Posted by sf_rhino
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sf_rhinoUpdated Thanks, any good suggestions on how to kill my old lawn? I noticed this morning that the soil on the lower slope of my lawn is damp despite many weeks of not watering it so death by drought may not be sufficient.
Native ferns around Monterey Bay
Posted by ltecato(9)
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ltecato(9)Updated Thanks for the links and info, guys!
Trinidad morgua scorpion
Posted by WillFrillici
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WillFrilliciUpdated Thank you so much I got these seeds off of ebay and you know you can't always expect the real seeds and I don't know what the seedling looks like so thank you!!
Romneya coulteri
Posted by nada1712
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nada1712Updated Thanks everyone. This is all very helpful. I will give it much more sun by clearing some Pistacia lentiscus which overhangs it then prune it and see what happens!.
Anyone Growing Moringa Stenopetala in Zone 9b?
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated That's a cool looking tree. Kathi
Seeking hanging plant for wind and shade
Posted by melange
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melangeUpdated Also a fine idea- I'll give it some thought. Thank you!
Bunya Bunya Available
Posted by gloriavictoria(z9 CA)
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated I just emailed you! Thanks :)
Free City Mulch? Weeds or expereience?
Posted by intelinside1
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tim45z10Updated You can always get city compost and finish it at home.
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