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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...
Where to get Okinawan sweet potato slips?
Posted by gambelsquail
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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 won't be able to ship to California until Spring 2015 after we get phytosanitary certification. MeriClo...
help. plants dead, due to construction
Posted by purita
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated Exactly, ground settling might not seem like a big deal to a lawyer. Ground movement that requires stablization that will cost 100k as per an expert in the field suddenly looks like a bigger payday to a lawyer.
Southern California Roll Call!!!
Posted by sanda(Uz10/Sz23 SoCal)
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wcgypsy(10 / Sunset 23)Updated Hi, Pam! Ships passing in the night...lol..I just left Fallbrook after 30-some years there. If you can still get water, you can grow just about anything in the world there...the thing I miss most is my persimmon trees. Do not miss...
Hot......
Posted by stanofh
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JoeWeilUpdated We are fortunate to live in a wonderful climate. If you are not a Californian, what socks12345 is referring to is the normal weather cycle we get in So. Cal. We call it the May Grey and June Gloom. During this period there is a ba...
Plant ID
Posted by mele123(8)
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onederwUpdated If the plant is growing in California, deutzia is less likely. Without knowing whether it's a shrub or a vine (or a tree??), I'm thinking it looks a lot like the white-flowered variety of potato vine. Solanum jasminoides Here is a...
Privacy hedge in LA
Posted by sheckylovejoy(USDA 10a Sunset 19)
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surfcitysocalUpdated I have a very, very large podocarpus gracilior hedge I refer to as Hedgezilla on 3 sides of my backyard that we planted about 15 years ago. While it does provide much-needed privacy...I hate it. It's a bear to maintain. It provide...
need help with fruit trees for southern Oregon!
Posted by kawaiineko_gardener(5a)
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Tristan PiersonUpdated When I visited Brookings I saw, queen palms, date palms, fan and windmill palms, cactus, agave, and mandarin oranges.
tree for sloped yard
Posted by MeeraWenger
7 Comments
heckaboreUpdated Just for the record, I hate the Chinese elm that was planted in front of my house long before I moved in. And I agree with hoovb's comments--the more the tree is pruned/cleaned up, the more it sprouts branches. We removed a large ...
Swimming pool water
Posted by nhrdls(9)
10 Comments
eloise_caUpdated I emptied out the pool gradually on the front lawn with no ill effects to the grass. When water accumulates because of rain, the L.A. County (think this who it is) comes once a month and sprays the water to kill mosquito larvae. I...
Does Anyone Use Shade Sails for Plants?
Posted by hosenemesis
26 Comments
dzejna(z7/TX)Updated This was just what I needed, LOL...thanks everyone.
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