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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.
OT: Mosquito fish for pond
Posted by eloise_ca
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eloise_caUpdated Thank you both. The fish store where I get my fish didn't have any, but will check a different store, and also contact the Vector Control Office. Mosquitoes love me so I need to make sure I don't make it easy for them to breed!
I have questions
Posted by Kristy Asao
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Kristy AsaoUpdated Thank you, Hoovb! Aaah I didn't know that (about Mulch). Was just going by what was suggested to me. Lol I see. Alright. And Slow, I didn't know that. I didn't wanna spam (posting more than 1 topic). Now I know (I can do various t...
Trimming our asparagus
Posted by DavidFosterEvans(9a)
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devoletUpdated Our neighbor back home in Wisconsin had a full city lot of asparagus. After harvesting, they chopped it all to the ground and then mowed it all down. It came back year after year.
Is This Catnip?
Posted by devolet
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devoletUpdated I've never grown sage in pots because they get rather large. They come back from trimming pretty easy anyways. Mine are in the ground.
Covering a concrete and wrought iron in LA
Posted by cypresstrees
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surfcitysocalUpdated Creeping fig will cover a cinder block wall and soften it nicely. It's good in that it will attach itself to the wall and you won't have to tie it up to support it, it won't take up a lot of space like a hedge will, it's not picky...
PH and/or nutrient lock-up? Issue with E.B. Stone Topsoil Plus...
Posted by Natural68
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lgteacher(SCal zone 9b)Updated Topsoil Plus is meant to be mixed with your native soil, not as a substitute for soil I've had good results with the square foot garden mix - 1/3 peat, 1/3 vermiculite and 1/3 varied compost. It's costs a bit the first year, but a...
Moving to the West Coast from the East Coast...
Posted by Zaqa(10b)
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Min3 South S.F. Bay CAUpdated I moved from the mid-southern east coast 30 years ago to San Jose (what a shock to a gardener who thought she knew what she was doing!) and when, after 9 years there, we moved only 30 minutes south and a little nearer to the ocean...
Help Me Pick the Perfect Spot to Plant Blueberries
Posted by createdtocook(CA 10a/SunsetZn. 22)
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createdtocook(CA 10a/SunsetZn. 22)Updated Hoovb: What kind of soil mix did you use?
HELP!!! How manage Calla Lillies
Posted by pforrester(10 CA USA)
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BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated If these are the large white callas, in my garden they do that when it gets hot. I stop watering them, (not that I water them much anyway, I tend to let the rain do it) and they dry up and go dormant. I pull the old yellow leaves ...
Sweet Potatoes in SoCal?
Posted by elc11(sunset z24 SD CA)
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mericlonelabsUpdated Hello! MeriClone Labs is open again after a hiatus. Please visit our website to see our available varieties. Unfortunately we will not be able to ship to California until Spring 2015 after we get phytosanitary certification. MeriC...
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