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Abutilon problem
Posted by bettyn_gardener(9 Sunset 14)
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tropical_thought(San Francisco)Updated I live in san Francisco and mine only like full sun. I think full sun will work, they need more water and better soil, compost, compost, compost and great drainage to live will. Yellow leaves does sound like over watering however....
Growing NM green chilis in containers- Help!
Posted by Andrea1102
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slowjane CA/ Sunset 21Updated well a couple of thoughts that pertain to growing things in general. did you harden them off before planting them outside in your buckets? moving them outside should be done slowly, and can send plants into shock - though our indo...
Ground cover that needs no water?
Posted by rosemint
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stanofhUpdated You would want a native. Some great points made here by people. I myself have had that same "No,watering..and it looks it" conversation about Aloes and succulents. They might need low water..but they are not Med climate ...
Aggressive ants!!
Posted by socks
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slowjane CA/ Sunset 21Updated for what it's worth cinammon sprinkled in a thick line around the base of the kitchen door worked for me. they were all over the kitchen, at least the vanguard was - and i'm pretty sure we are on the mega-colony described - more l...
pole beans
Posted by tim45z10
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tim45z10Updated Here is the latest photo. The bamboo is stressing.
local so cal source for crinum lily?
Posted by phalanx_viridis(9aUSDA 18 Sunset)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I have found them at Costco, four to a package, at the right time of the year. They are really fast growers, and impossible to kill, the deer refuse to eat them. Al
lily of the valley became invasive
Posted by tropical_thought(San Francisco)
tropical_thought(San Francisco)I went from not being able to keep lily of the lily alive to having them take over and strangle other plants with their roots. The secret to them in California was water everyday in the summer. Anyway, I am trying to remove most of...
Avocado base re-work ok?
Posted by serge94501
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kristincarolUpdated Avocados need to be grafted to bear well. My mother nearly killed our tree by raking up all the leaves. Thank heaven she called an arborist who told her to stop raking. Unfortunately, I believe the people who bought our house had ...
Moving to paradise? (Sacramento/foothills)
Posted by emmers_m(9a/Sunset 7 N Cal)
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated Don't get too scared off of places that "might get some snow in certain years" You might not have a good avo crop, but we call it snow when the ground is white even if it is only an inch and melts by noon.
Best rare seedless grapes in SoCal?
Posted by deadorinjail
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ketvalgal(sunset23)Updated Rolling River Nursery in Northern Cal. has a number of uncommon grapes available via mail order. A number of the muscats are on backorder currently but they have a waitlist. They ship fast and prices are good. Local nurseries just...
Where can I buy a jujube tree ( other than LI and Lang)
Posted by phkk(9B)
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luaubee(9)Updated Moon Valley growers just opened a branch nursery in Escondido you might want to give them a call. They have very nice trees in lots of sizes. I have been to the Riverside location and never been disappointed. Here is a link to the...
"Pink Marshmallow" Fuschia
Posted by VWbrownthumb(10/Sunset 24)
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kittymoonbeamUpdated Haven't seen it for a while. Oh I loved that plant. I had giant baskets of it in the late 80s-early 90s before fuchsia mites arrived. Now the summer heat kills all the giant light colored puff ball types. They can't survive temps ...
Mysterious Cutie
Posted by martinca_gw
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CA Kate z9Updated My Grandmother would have said " Fairy planted" .
Chirita 'Chastity.' A great front porch plant.
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated All winter Deb. Last December's cold was a real test.(28f in the open)..but they took it with some leaf burn under shelter of the porch. Right now its gearing up for the blooming heavy period. A smattering of them as of today.
Lemon cucumber
Posted by tim45z10
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Summer_SquashUpdated Should.
Bagrada Bug Infestation in Flower Bed
Posted by katieeyler(9 - Riverside, CA)
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katieeyler(9 - Riverside, CA)Updated That was a great article - I think the best information in there was the fact that they feed on plants in the brassicaceae family. This will allow me to replace the cleome and alyssum I ripped out this morning with something less ...
Coral Tree problem
Posted by bnewcol
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Thanks for the update. If the main trunk is infected with that fungus, it's a goner.
Damask (or similar) Rose suggestions for a Bay area beginner?
Posted by anchita(Bay area, CA)
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BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated I don't know much about Damask roses, but any rose for the bay area should be as Powdery Mildew resistant as you can get. Rust is a lesser problem, and Black Spot isn't very much of a problem at all, but this area is Powdery Milde...
Kniphofia hybrids
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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deviant-deziner(Oh zone)Updated My experience has been that the plain old fashion knifphofia uvaria are extremely hardy without much water, especially out at the coast but look a much better with water inland. The newer hybrids , especially the new 'popsicle ser...
Cutie's Closeup
Posted by martinca_gw
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BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated Yeah, looks like a Profusion Zinnia, looks like the rose color. They are easy to grow from seed, I'm sure it would re-seed if the conditions were good. I think you can find that seed in most any nursery seed rack.
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