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How to remove green growth at the bottom of fountain.
Posted by igorek24
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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...
This weed is worse the poa annua
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I got rid of it. I had to go under all my plants and find the hidden plants that were making seeds and throwing them up, but I finally got them all. I have not seen any of it in a while now. But, I have baby tears and some purple ...
ID this Flowering Plant?
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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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.
Cover crops/green manure?
Posted by clob(So Cal)
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Baby G (Z10, Sunset 20, SoCal-LA, 150-550 Chl Hrs)Updated Oh... I also think this CHART is pretty phenomenal. It lists cover crops and their specific uses. The article I posted above is pretty detailed. For example the Barbara Pleasant (Mother Earth) article linked above, she suggests &q...
Seeking plant suggestions
Posted by peachymomo(Ca 8)
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peachymomo(Ca 8)Updated Cherokee Chief is very pretty, but I have a white clematis and lavender trumpet vines in the area already, so I feel like white is the safest way to go. In addition I've been jealously admiring my neighbors' white dogwood for year...
Why yes, we are thrilled...
Posted by jubilante
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated what that construction is is truly crappy design. they could have put clerestory windows, or put the windows on the side walls, and/or added skylights. They'll have a window they'll never feel comfortable opening (unless they want...
please recommend seeds/bulbs website to order
Posted by bluee19(Zone 9)
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated I like Scheepers. If you want large quanities their affiliate Van Engelen is excellent too. Fall is time for cool season vegetables like cabbage and lettuce, Here is a link that might be useful: John Scheepers
What flower is this? Foxglove?
Posted by akaurgardener(9)
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a_shau(San Francisco 8b)Updated Definitely snapdragon - not a weed at all!
Flowering Cherry w Severe Shothole - Worth Keeping?
Posted by eli_in_the_weeds
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eli_in_the_weedsUpdated Patty, Thank you very much for your helpful response! I will start to look for a place for it in my yard. Hopefully it will do OK. As I recall, the flowers were gorgeous. -Eli
Garrya Elliptica - prune it?
Posted by kookoo2
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kookoo2Updated Thanks
Boysenberries
Posted by Jetlife
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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
Posted by hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CA(10b Sunset 23)
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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?
Posted by stanofh
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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...
Snails and slugs
Posted by Krit
KritSome have asked questions about infestation with snails and slugs. Maybe someone has posted the same thing I'm about to suggest, but it WORKS! Put flat beer in a "low to the ground" container. Wait overnight. Snails and slugs...
Those muggy California summers. One.
Posted by stanofh
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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!...
Want to add color to a hillside
Posted by filu
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VWbrownthumb(10/Sunset 24)Updated I'm north of you, but we do have some weather similarities. I want to suggest you investigate sedums. There's about a thousand different ones, some of which bloom beautifully, most of which require little or no care. Also drought ...
shrub identification
Posted by TomoV
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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...
Seeking advice for great fruit trees in NW Riverside county
Posted by wheelfam(10a)
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stanofhUpdated Santa Rosa plums. I'm not sure which is the most delicious fruit in the world- mango or SRP. You will NEVER buy them as good as off the tree. I must have eaten 10 pounds of plums a friend gave me over two weeks- not a one was wast...
Pond Lotus in San Diego
Posted by chezron
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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?
I have a question
Posted by Kristy Asao
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CA Kate z9Updated Oh, and (pause) you're welcome!
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