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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 ...
How to perk up Grevillea lavandulacea Penola?
Posted by spruegel(9)
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scorpionleatherUpdated The secret is to use Iron Chelate. I had a Grevillea Superb that had too much yellow, and my neighbor (who was once president of the university arboretum) recommended the Iron Chelate. That turned it green very fast.
Avocado tree falling over
Posted by FarmerArmband
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Why is it leaning? Is there shade that makes it reach for the sun? Just curious. I started one from a seed 2 years ago. It's now in ground down the hill, and it has no stake. It is in full sun, and it grows tall with new growth ev...
Vines that grow on green privacy fabric?
Posted by zagyzebra
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zagyzebraUpdated Thank you for the suggestions Bahia. We wanted to immediately eradicate an eyesore rather than wait for vines to grow. No patience. We've been under construction for a while now and intend to rent the house out immediately once do...
Help me select a (very specific) screen shrub?
Posted by mc510(9b)
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joekonaUpdated Mc510, correction for size of Escallonia Iveyi. They grow to 3 or 4 meters tall not 3 or 4 feet. That was a misprint from a site giving info on Escallonia. Sorry for the mistake. I hope it didn't cause anyone any problem.
Flower Identity Sierra Mountains
Posted by garnergarden
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garnergardenUpdated Thank you! :)
How to properly fertilize in-ground plantings
Posted by orinca
orincaHello ya'll, Im new to the forum and more important new to farming/gardening in Southern California! I'm looking for advice on how to rig up my drip irrigation systems to inject fertilizer instead of hand sowing granules or using a...
Cantua buxifolia
Posted by chezron
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated They are very tough once established, but I would not start one in the garden from a 4 inch pot. My routine is to pot into a one gallon pot kept out of the full sun until well established. In your climate I would wait until fall t...
Aphids
Posted by tim45z10
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Babka NorCal 9bUpdated Forgot to say that there is a thingy that you can put on the end of a hose called a "bug blaster: I produces a very fine but forceful spray of water that I have successfully used on tender Japanese maple new leaves, as well a...
Carex Pansa and Dymondia Lawns
Posted by teddynadell
teddynadellI am extreme garden newbie. I have carex Pansa plugs installed in back, and Dymondia in front. Do I need to break up the top soil with a rake or hole to make it easier for new growth to shoot up. The soil looks compacted. Although...
Native Lupinus question
Posted by slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated To be any more specific about this we need to know your soil composition. Perform the test linked below and let us know. Here is a link that might be useful: Soil structure test
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