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Suggestions for a front embankment
Posted by DebMuzikar
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated Looks like this area recieves morning sun. What plants have you thought of? Are you a contrast fan, like burgundy, lime green and orange? Or softer combos like purple, lavender, pinks and white? Scary to have so many choices! Choo...
Netting for Purple Tree Collard
Posted by amysun(9 Bay Area, CA)
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amysun(9 Bay Area, CA)Updated Hi! I just came across this suggestion at http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cornucop/msg0505305828412.html?20 Use tulle fabric for netting. Gonna check it out.
Pride of Madeira not blooming
Posted by cgm707
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Sometimes POM's only live to be 5-6 years old, perhaps it / they are on their way out?
interested in gardening in california....need help with zones!
Posted by kawaiineko_gardener(5a)
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jakkomUpdated >> I am interested in relocating to California in the future//(with) warm summers and mild winters that has a long growing season.>> So basically coastal CA. Just bring money. A lot of it. REALLY a lot of it. North, so...
Can I re-use soil that had damaged spinach in the container?
Posted by WJB2
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napapen(ca 15)Updated I recycle soil all the time. Put in a flat container like a kitty litter box, wet and cover with plastic. Bake it in the sun and any bad virus bugs will die off. Wait a season or two to reuse it. Penny
patio in dg area
Posted by donnapatio
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donnapatioUpdated Thanks for all your help Suzi! You crack me up!
black-eyed susan? yay or nay? (thunbergia)
Posted by slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
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KimianoUpdated Do not be dissuaded from the Black-Eyed Susan vine. I LOVE mine and everyone who sees it comments. I wanted privacy, so I added lattice to the top of a rather low fence. I planted star jasmine, the Susan, and Snail Vine, alternate...
Acacia removal
Posted by sf_rhino
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devoletUpdated I have taken out seven trees I'm not sure the name of that kept breaking in the wind and getting mites on the foliage, plus an acacia, pepper tree, grafted apple, and an 85 year old rose taking over the neighbors old oak. The only...
Nemesia
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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dalelong73Updated I also purchased the Sunsatia Lemon variety. They all looked wonderful in the spring, but in June they started going downhill and in July they have no flowers, Since they are in the very front of my terraced walkway, the almost-de...
I'm worrying about water, especially for a newish tree
Posted by socks
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Mulch your tree with about 4" to the drip line. That will help retain moisture for the feeder roots. Some of us can't really use gray water. We have a water softening system, and the water is too salty for the plants. Outside...
Fast growing, climbable tree?
Posted by anchita(Bay area, CA)
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated And sycamores smell wonderful! I planted Cal sycamore 'Roberts' in April. It was two feet tall then. Now it's about six feet.
old Dendromecon
Posted by aquilachrysaetos
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aquilachrysaetosUpdated Mine got large but the arching stems looked graceful to me. Lately it's got a lot of dead wood and looked not so graceful. We cut it down yesterday. The root burl is two feet across! I may take the loppings and burn them in the fi...
Earth Question
Posted by CA Kate z9
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated For my Bday, my kids got me lots of herbs, along with this rubber dragon. They couldn't find a rubber snake to scare the birds, so they get me this dragon! LOL! Scares us when we encounter him, but the lizards think he's God. They...
I have questions
Posted by Kristy Asao
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated The Air pruning pots do work! No circling of roots. When the root hits the air, it dies, pruning the tip, and then it sprouts feeders so you get maximum use of your soil. Try one of each and then in a year, see which plant is root...
How to properly fertilize in-ground plantings
Posted by orinca
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated The proportion is a fixed 1:128. I use a 5gal water jug as my reservoir. I'm sure you could go bigger. I have the dosatron mounted about 5 feet off the ground with the 5 gal jug on the ground and it pulls the liquid without proble...
socal wtb: a sweet surinam cherry and capulin cherry
Posted by phkk(9B)
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Contact CRFG- California Rare Fruit Growers. Enthusiastic home gardeners of unusual fruits. This post was edited by jean001a on Sun, Jul 13, 14 at 19:55
Fruit/Citrus questions
Posted by dirtrich1(15/16)
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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated Guess no one here has an answer. Maybe the citrus forum people would recognize what you described.
Premature Fruit Drop
Posted by billy3p
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Your high temps are to blame, at least in part, for minimal fruit set. Leaf roll of tomatoes can be a physiological thing rather than a problem. The pepper may have been sunburned. In your climate, you may need to juggle planting ...
Gypsum and Japanese Maples
Posted by chip92114
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Gypsum won't help your soil. It's a remedy for high sodium. More water and/or evenly moist soil will help limit dry leaf tips. And if the plant is burning in summer heat, rig temporary shade. Don't know that your city water has ch...
Podocarpus spacing
Posted by ptr727
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stanofhUpdated I know P.gracilor looks like a good hedge for a few years...but they want to get big later..and you end up trimming off all the weepy parts of the plants. Whats a better Podocarp for hedges and privacy screens in smaller areas is ...
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