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can you id this?
Posted by phalanx_viridis(9aUSDA 18 Sunset)
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gyr_falcon(Sunset 23 USDA 9)Updated While mantids can eat hummingbirds, I think it probably is not widely common. Although it may be a learned behavior and becoming more frequent in specific regions.The problem is, how do you keep them off of the feeders? The specie...
spider
Posted by tim45z10
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated Their webs are gorgeous,and that's the first time i've seen it without a web,which is why i wasn't sure if it was an orb or not. Thanks for clearing it up. Kathi
Pics/ideas of privacy screens with trees backyards?
Posted by Kristi1931(9)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Based on the marks on your fence, your irrigation system needs work. Convert to drip before you plant anything else. Saves $$ in the long run and your fence will last a little longer.
Thank You Garden Web
Posted by tim45z10
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kathi_mdgd(92058)Updated Beautiful,i have 2 passion flower vines,one is red,the other purple,beautiful but invasive,especially the purple one. kathi
Hard Prune for Ugly Hibiscus?
Posted by martinca_gw
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martinca_gwUpdated Yay! Thanks all. I'll go sharpen my pruners.
Balboa Park San Diego anyone?
Posted by milly35(6)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated What everyone said - the rose garden is a bit past prime, as we had a wicked heat wave a few weeks ago, but you may see some things back in bloom. If you ever visit a bit earlier, besides the Balboa Park rose garden, you definitel...
Rose "The Fairy" in Anaheim
Posted by madabouteu(8A - central Alabama)
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated I have 4 'Red Fairly' 72' standard (tree) roses that are enormous, prolific, spectacular and do very well. If I remember to fertilize them, I'm going good. They are extremely reliable and do very well for me, despite not the best ...
Organic compost - shopping locations near LA
Posted by Lexa
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated IME, 'compost' is going to be partially composted mulch from suppliers. What you need to ask for is humus or nitrohumus. That is the stuff that is completelycomposted.
Annuals for summer?
Posted by slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Or you could replace with some virtually everblooming perennials instead, such as various colors of hybrid Arctotis or Osteospermum, and Cistanthe grandiflora, which will remain in bloom all year long in southern California. Lobel...
Watermelon on a trellis
Posted by fruit_n_vegetables
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MrClintUpdated Don't panic. You can create a hammock of sorts with an old t-shirt or other material. There are no failures, just teachable moments. :)
Agastache care after blooming
Posted by tierra(9)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated We enjoy watching the goldfinches land on the swaying seed heads and pull the seeds out for their dinner. Once planted they return every year. Al
help with plants? high desert.
Posted by Lundy48(9)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated You've got a newly planted plant heading into summer. It looks a bit sunburnt is all. Keep it well watered all summer--it's going to need it. You may need to give it some temporary shade such as a trash bin sitting on the south si...
Peach variety for mild summer climate
Posted by steve_71
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated Eva's Pride is an early, prolific peach that does not require high chill hours. It is quite good, very "peachy" taste. Patty S.
what to do about this oleander
Posted by Lundy48(9)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated High Desert--not much you can do right now except wait until autumn. Once you get to about mid-October you could cut it back by about 1/3 and then water it like crazy all winter. Deep soak--let the hose trickle at the base for 12-...
hillside gardening - plants / terracing?
Posted by gam00(z10 ca)
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devoletUpdated This is the slope in front that goes to the road. Not as steep as yours though ours is covered with ivy and woods beyond has heavy ivy running through. This is what purple hopseed looks like and a bloom on a Mr. Happy echium, whic...
Is there a drought tolerant alternative to knockout roses?
Posted by vp_78
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I am happy growing Cistus salviifolius or 'sageleaf rockrose' as a long blooming, drought tolerant, evergreen ground cover, to about 2 feet high. Al
b1 and fertilizer
Posted by tim45z10
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jean001a(Portland OR 7b)Updated Sure. But you're wasting money on the B1.
Hard Pruning Lantana
Posted by katieeyler(9 - Riverside, CA)
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Yep! A Lantana is a weed, a pretty weed, but you can't kill it! Prune on! Suzi
Anyone growing Justica Carnea in a container in CA?
Posted by paulsiu(5a)
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love_the_yard(Zone 9A - Jacksonville, FL)Updated Paul, In zone 9a, you can grow them in the ground. All of mine come back whether covered during freeze or not. Seegaye, I saw your cross-posts in the Texas forum and Tropicals forum. I hope you saw my reply in the Texas forum. Car...
What is eating my avocado leaves?
Posted by bopha99
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated If you go out about an hour after sunset with a flashlight and a scissors you can just cut the heads off the katydids. One individual can do a lot of damage so if you get a few you've pretty much solved the problem.
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