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good garden blogs for Northern Ca ?
Posted by roksee(Benicia SF Bay Area)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated This is another good one. Here is a link that might be useful: Davis CA gardening
Pots in San Fernando Valley
Posted by wildrnesxperienc(10a SoCal)
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wildrnesxperienc(10a SoCal)Updated That actually doesn't look half bad. Went to Jackalope today, I hadn't been in years, and got some beautiful things. They're having a Mother's Day sale right now. They have some fantastic stuff, not discount, but the sale helps. R...
Avocados from Colombia SA compared to CA grown?
Posted by wertach zone 7-B SC
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DHLCALUpdated Maybe visit a farmer's market? I recall seeing 4 or 5 different varieties of avocado at the one in Alhambra (Sunday mornings) and they are probably picked closer to ripe than those in the supermarkets.
Walking/Egyptian Onions
Posted by CA Kate z9
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated I'm excited about this edible discovery. Wow! You want to deep fry the entire thing? Can I come to dinner? I also read that the heads make really awesome additions to flower arrangements. Definitely a conversation starter! Suzi
Opinions for good street trees for a challenging spot? San Jose
Posted by tomwoz
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princesspea(sunset14)Updated Give a call to Our City Forest in SJ. We just finished a ridiculous permitting process with the city and it would have been a thousand times easier if we had just gone to Our city forest first. We also have a narrow cutout and no ...
Where to buy whitsell avocado tree?
Posted by fresnogardengal
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hoosierquilt USDA 10A Sunset 23 Vista CAUpdated The only places I know that might sell Whitsell would be either Laguna Hills Nursery in Laguna Hills, or Atkins Nursery in Fallbrook. Neither anywhere near you, unfortunately. However, you might contact both places to see if they ...
cherry tree
Posted by Goulas1
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BarbJP CA 15-16/9BUpdated Probably Bacterial Canker of sweet cherries. Here's a good article on it. It's from Oregon's extension service, but CA's article was pretty lacking, this one was more informative. Here is a link that might be useful: Bacterial Can...
Controlling size of Phormium Amazing Red
Posted by Linelle
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LinelleUpdated Gyr_Falcon and BarbJP, thank you both for your kind words. This will be the year my Oakleaf Hydrangea makes its comeback. After blooming the year it was planted, nothing. I blame myself for two years of improper pruning (too much,...
Anybody else give up on ceramic pots?
Posted by stanofh
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated I use plastic only for growing. Over three to sometimes five gallon size, I only use the glazed ceramic, all for long time growing and enjoying. No container is permanent, as the mix will have to be changed eventually. For this re...
Anyone with Dymondia margaretae in San Jose?
Posted by savoiu(9A (San Jose))
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savoiu(9A (San Jose))Updated Thanks bahia. I might just get it started closer to the house where frost is lighter.
Heat wave! Anyone use shadecloth?
Posted by slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
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doginthegardenUpdated I use shade cloth but will not put it up this early in the year, we'll cool down tomorrow for a while so shade will probably go up around late June. I rig mine on top of the bamboo framing that covers the entire raised bed garden ...
What fruit are you harvesting to close out April?
Posted by MrClint
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Verte, and Kadota. Both are ripening now.
plants around leach field?
Posted by susanwrites(9)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated The leach field should not be a problem unless the soil is. A good draining soil will not cause a problem with any type of orchard or garden. Al
Wisteria - transplat or will it grow back
Posted by nhrdls(9)
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nil13(z21 L.A., CA (Mt. Washington))Updated The wisteria will survive just fine. The problem comes if you prune it back to the ground. The good wisteria are grafted cultivars. This means that if you cut it back too far you will lose the fine blooming cultivar and be left wi...
Ground Cherries
Posted by macers(10/ sunset 20/21)
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Capt123(9)Updated I would have the same question for the Bay Area. I have started like 10 plants from seeds and get them going OK, inside, but once I replant them outside, they all seem to die. They are in the start pods, so I'm not disturbing thei...
Would you eat produce in your garden you knew critters touched
Posted by homey_bird
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gardenper(8)Updated The wine comment reminds me of the stories of people squishing grapes with their bare feet, but the wine still tastes good, right? One time my friends and I were at a restaurant and we saw a dead roach cooked among the saucy stir-...
How to Thin Watermelon Vines
Posted by fruit_n_vegetables
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MrClintUpdated Watermelons need a lot of room to do well. The idea of pruning the vines probably comes from folks trying to grow them in too small of a space. I've taken the growing vines and directed them around in a bit of a circle around the ...
Distictis buccinatoria (Red Trumpet Vine)
Posted by chezron
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widmarkUpdated Thank you for the input! I have planted several distictis riversii ('Rivers') along a north to south running chain link fence with its western exposure facing us. We thought the Rivers looked most symbiotic with an English style g...
Location of pepper trees in north Orange County
Posted by anadromous
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rpmcestmoiUpdated Woodbridge in Irvine has a street (in MIT Great Streets book) called Pinewood that is lined with peppers, one of which took exception to a brand new BMW and cleaved it today. It was quite large and the roots were spongy. The Santa...
What is wrong with my Thuja?
Posted by grazynka
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated Take a sample into your county university extension service. You will have to leave lt for it to be seen by a specialist in conifer diseases. You will get an answer in just a few days. Al
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