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Pomegranate -- frost hardy or not?
Posted by Bob_B(Sunset 14, Ca.)
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Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)Updated The problem wasn't that the pom wasn't frost hardy but that the OP didn't realize they were deciduous.
stupid asian citrus psyllid
Posted by Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)
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ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)Updated Sorry to hear the news. :( A couple months ago the state was here asking if they could inspect my citrus trees, and of course I said yes. When they were done they left a form showing they'd found "symptoms" of HLB and I'...
Star Jasmine help needed!
Posted by D Byrne(SoCal USDA zone 10b)
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D Byrne(SoCal USDA zone 10b)Updated Thanks so much hoovb! You're the best. Will do just as you suggest.
Orange County Tree suggestions for front yard (criteria included)
Posted by roobix
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jxbrownUpdated The flowering cherry that I had in the city of Orange was gorgeous. It was a fast grower and bloomed heavily every year. It didn't seem to be bothered by either lack of chill or lack of water.
Northern California Roll Call!!!! 2.0
Posted by nanelle_gw (usda 9/Sunset 14)(9/Sunset 14)
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wcgypsyUpdated A friend who has lived here forever and had a nursery business said that she knew the weather was changing when her kids could grow pumpkins and have a 5 acre pumpkin patch. I think we have both types of the berries here on the ve...
Shade Tree with Non Invasive Roots
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated OK, you win! But, that Ginko is going to love it here! And I'll trade you a Silky Oak any day for A Ginkgo or a Raywood Ash. You don't know messy unless you have had a Silky Oak. It makes a mess in spring when it blooms cyanid...
Solar Decathlon this Thurs-Sun in Irvine
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated There are some nice rolling vegetable gardens that the students designed to be used in Buffalo, NY. They're on wheels so they can be rolled to a solarium when the temperature drops. The balloon is being repaired and is not in ser...
NORTHERN California Roll Call !!!!!
Posted by derby98
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wcgypsyUpdated Wow, Steve! I didn't think there WERE any other gardeners in Crescent City..... Well, I have to amend something I said a year ago. I was wrong and we DO have gophers in my yard...lol..it's an old familiar story with me so I'm ba...
Fruit labels
Posted by tim45z10
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tim45z10Updated I do mean store bought fruit. I did call an apple company long ago. They started putting non removable labels ,the kind with all the slits, on their apples. I said to him that fruit theft via label change is not a concern and ever...
Is anyone growing cinnamon trees outside?
Posted by snycal(z8CA)
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snycal(z8CA)Updated Darn, I am sick of trying to protect my fruit trees in winter I guess I'll pass. Thank you.. I wish I had a greenhouse :)
Bing Cherries in Socal
Posted by blue_can
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parker25mvUpdated There are not many people in the big coastal California cities growing cherry trees (I have never seen anyone with a cherry tree in their yard), there is probably good reason for this. All those cherry trees that were popular in t...
Walking Sticks - Help!!!! They're eating us to ruin!!!
Posted by tuesdayschild
78 Comments
obcindyUpdated Now we have them - all over! We are in wooded area of Point Loma. Has anyone tried geckos? I will try the black pepper and nightly rounds with scissors and a glass of wine. :)
Need Help planting in North Facing Front Yard
Posted by gabbygannon
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gabbygannonUpdated Not sure why my photos are not uploading... grrr... I'm going to try again.
how tall will black bamboo grow in SF bayarea?
Posted by julian_sun
15 Comments
jhscarpinoUpdated Our neighbor planted some beautiful black stem bamboo in their back garden. It quickly sprung up in our backyard. In just a few years we had two full stretches of bamboo that provided complete privacy along our fence. We did no...
Arbutus Marina aka Strawberry Tree Yellowing Leaves
Posted by runaround(SoCal USDA 10)
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6565sunsetUpdated Arbutus Marina yellow and dropping leaves now (oct 2015 southern CA.) 24 in box planted in March) was worried but thanks to all of you I can sleep at night now. ;-)
Dog tore this up, will it grow back to shape?
Posted by djxpress40
4 Comments
emmareneUpdated Akarinz you will need to dig it out.
My neighbors just did the 'drought-resistant' yard thing
Posted by ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)
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ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)Updated Ha! My daughter graduated from college ~20 years ago, so I'm LONG done with helping with math homework. I loved math, though. I even kept all of my college math textbooks. I see them once in a while...and think, "Wow. I'm gla...
violas look dead, why?
Posted by kelly_p_rd
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jxbrownUpdated Annuals like violas bloom, set seed and die in a year (really a couple of seasons). Also, violas don't tolerate heat well. The worms are innocent! Time to plant something new.
Victoria Red Grape source?
Posted by Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)
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Nil13 usda:9a sunset:21 LA,CA (Mount Wash.)Updated i can't find it on the UC Davis list, but I could be looking in the wrong place. Edit: I did find it in the registry, but that doesn't mean it is available.
Please Help Save the Monarch Butterflies
Posted by Evelyn256(Zone 9a SoCal)
30 Comments
ilovegardening(10a San Gabriel Valley of L.A.)Updated At the risk of turning this thread into a political brawl, I just want to add that I'm extremely proud of Gov Brown for signing into law the assisted-suicide bill today. Unlike many of its critics, I actually understand how it wil...
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