7,103 Garden Web Discussions | California Gardening
How to remove green growth at the bottom of fountain.
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated What type of hydrogen peroxide are you using? The 3% is not strong enough. You need the 30%, which can be bought at swimming pool stores, It's called "shock treatment". You read the label and find the stuff that is 30% h...
ID this Flowering Plant?
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Thank you, Gyr, that's it. I could not for the life of me pull that out of my head.
Patty S.
Boysenberries
Baby G (Z10, Sunset 20, SoCal-LA, 150-550 Chl Hrs)Updated Jetlife: how are your boysenberries doing now? And where are you in Socal?
Plant ID
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Thanks, hoovb! I can't take the credit, my wonderful next door neighbor and bff who is also a wonderful gardener made one up for me and our other bff. I have it dripped and in the shade, and all the plants are very happy!
Patty S.
Still picking tomatoes..how about you?
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated babyu, watch your better garden centers - you will see "winter" varieties appear. They'll have "winterish" or "early" names. Some good cultivars: Siberia, Silvery Tree Fir, Manitoba, Early Wonder, Mul...
Those muggy California summers. One.
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Jane, I was going to say the exact same thing - reminds me of Maryland! Truly - I NEVER remember this kind of weather growing up as a kid. Such odd weather that now appears to be our norm - "Monsoon" summer weather. WTH!...
shrub identification
hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)Updated Well, you'll have to prune away every bit of the trifoliate sucker growth. Then, take a look at the scion to see if there is ANY green at all. Yes, all it takes is one bud, albeit you may be waiting for years and years for the sci...
Pond Lotus in San Diego
Dar(musaboru, Inland Calif.)Updated What kind of soil did you use? Did you use clay from the yard or some sort of bagged soil? Gravel? Sand?

