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Harvesting agave pups
Posted by Colm
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Some Agave offsets come up a little ways--or quite a ways--from the parent plant. Others come up from right underneath the parent. The first type is easy--just dig up an offset, getting some root if you can, and transplant. Offset...
So Cal Strawberry Trials
Posted by MrClint
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MrClintUpdated slowhands95128, I don't have an answer for your question. But I can say that your Sequoias would be hard to beat with a commercial variety that needs to ship and store well. My main takeaways from my own trials is that there are n...
LA/OC/SD Plant Swapping
Posted by cyh527
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NorcoBillUpdated My pencil cactus is about twenty foot tall. I planted it after one of our plant exchanges ten years ago, and it was less than a foot tall. I can give you all the cuttings you want. They start very easily, just stick a cutting in t...
Where do you keep your vermicompost bin?
Posted by winstella(10b los angeles)
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socksUpdated I gave up my worms, but when I had them, I kept them in a Rubbermaid bin on the north side of the house in the shade. Maybe you will get over hating worms because it's so wonderful to see the work they do. You know you can buy bag...
small compost area
Posted by belladom
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cjccmc(z10 so CA)Updated I just used green plastic mesh fencing for mine. Has about 1 inch sized holes, about 3 feet tall, it's flexible so you can shape it to fit the space. I used pencil thin bamboo stakes about 3 ft long pushed into soil to support it....
pine mulch source in SF bay area
Posted by aeleva(USDA-9 CA)
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stanofhUpdated You can always contact a local tree removal service and ask them to dump their next clients ground pine tree in your driveway. Somebody dumped a ground up pine in the empty lot next door,and I hauled as much as I needed. Darned if...
Pawpaw sapling to a good home
Posted by savoiu(9A (San Jose))
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sf_rhinoUpdated I'm also interested if CC369 doesn't want to ship it/you still have it but don't know when i'd be near SJ to pick it up. What area of SJ are you? I work on the peninsula near 92 so could conceivably sneak out during the work day i...
Water Concervation
Posted by tal999(9a)
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bahia(SF Bay Area)Updated Not green in color, but Dymondia margaratae fills in quickly, takes light foot traffic, is drought tolerant and stays very low. Another possibility is Myoporum parvifolium 'Dwarf Pink Form', doesn't take foot traffic as well, but ...
Pacific myrtle in inland so cal
Posted by aquilachrysaetos
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OregonGrapeUpdated If you're talking about Myrica californica, my guess is that you'd have problems with it in sun in inland SoCal. At the very least, you'd have to water it twice a week and hope that it doesn't get root rot. Myrica californica is a...
Clerodendron quadriloculare. 'Starburst plant'
Posted by stanofh
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stanofhUpdated Thanks Al. I had that one years ago,and never planted it out because I was warned about that AFTER i bought it. Then,it died going too dry. This one seems to be more warm needy. But,its early and I cant really tell what its going ...
Crape Myrtle Drooping
Posted by ldonati7
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napapen(ca 15)Updated Also that is a small root system trying to support a big plant. Cut it back so they are more in balance. I had a large one moved 2 years ago and I cut it back to about 2 ft tall. It has sprouted all over this area and I hardly eve...
What are these?!
Posted by savoiu(9A (San Jose))
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savoiu(9A (San Jose))Updated Yeah, I think that they might be some scale insencts. I did some searches and found similarly looking things. I'll have to keep a close eye on them.
California Poppies
Posted by deviant-deziner(Oh zone)
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la_kittyUpdated Love this very much!
Valley Oak - Problematic Location
Posted by Phil3(9)
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calistoga_al ca 15 usda 9Updated There is nothing sacred about a tree growing in the wrong place. Think of it as just another weed, only bigger. Like any weed it is much easier and less expensive to remove while still small. Al
Plants for late afternoon sun
Posted by jenn(SoCal 9/19)
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MrClintUpdated I plant mostly edible ornamentals, and in our blast furnace heat areas I have figs, grapes, citrus and olive trees. Everything is pruned to stay small. As for flowers, vincas take the heat very well.
Well, I finally did it. Goodbye Lawn!
Posted by Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)
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Central_Cali369(Sunset Z9, Fresno, CA)Updated OK Here is an updated photo. It looks rather empty right now, but by hope is to have a full tapestry of yellow sedum (front) Blue Senecio (mid) and Cotyledon (back) to fill in this entire area.
anybody growing Miracle Berry plant in Bay Area?
Posted by nkt38238(Z9 CA)
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cyh527Updated I think those die easily during the winter without shelter. I had a couple that died as soon as it hits winter.
Privacy Hedge other than Oleander?
Posted by stoneys_fatali(9b Duarte,Ca.)
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Baby G (Z10, Sunset 20, SoCal-LA, 150-550 Chl Hrs)Updated This is what I would do. In fact, I may rip out my cypress hedge and replace it. I'd grow a citrus hedge. Citrus are lush evergreen and beautiful. They do VERY well here. The blooms smell amazing. If pruned correctly they will gro...
An Orchid on Every Tree
Posted by epiphyte78(9)
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radhavallUpdated Hi, Can you please tell me what is the Magenta /Pink drooping flowers in the 2nd photo at the begining of the post. Thank you. I also really like your flickr orchids in landscape photos. Thank you.
Blue Pride of Madeira (no purple tint in flower spikes)
Posted by Sunshinecupertino
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devoletUpdated Echium fastuosum maybe, the flowers can be purple to blue and the flower varies between a little chubby to more conical in shape. I plant Mr. Happy hybrids in my garden for the tall blooms from Annie's. Pride of Madeira has a tend...
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