Question from Robin: I put worm tea on my apple trees this month. I was going to add compost around them but don’t want to overdue the nitrogen. What else should I add to their schedule? Nothing until early spring? Also, thinned the apples to no more than 2 per spur. Is it best to […]
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Author Archive for Pat Welsh – Page 19
When to Feed Apple Trees and When to Thin the Fruit
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
October
15th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
2 Comments
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Fertilizer
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: (Year-round) Spacing: Thin plants to 7″ apart,in rows 14″ inches apart. Special Tips: Rich humus-filled soil, rapid growth, no fresh manure. Needs plenty of light. Harvesting: 50 to 70 days, pick when small, plant successive crops. Recommended Varieties: Tokyo Cross, Purple Top White Globe, Shogo […]
Categories : Month by Month Gardening, Vegetables & Fruits
Question: Do you know of a palm called the Coconut Queen Palm? Answer from Pat: Coconut queen palm is a common name, and like all common names, could be for more than one thing and thus easy to confuse. This is why Carl Linnaeus invented botanical names. For example there is a coconut with a […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Trees
Conversation Related to Fossilized Seabird (pelican) Guano
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
October
9th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Message from Daniel: The main problem I am having is not the performance of the product but it’s the education of what it is . It seems like the West coast people have not been exposed to a significant supply of the fossilized guano so they do not understand it. The East Coast growers all […]
Categories : Fertilizer, Uncategorized
Romancing the Garden: A philosophy of gardening Pt 1
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
October
7th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
One of the most basic instincts of many animals, including humans, is to mark and defend a territory. The parrot fish patrols his section of a coral reef, the tiger marks the edges of his range, the moose marks his chosen rutting field. Ants protect their chosen bulls-horn acacias and mankind measures and marks the […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Uncategorized
Question from Fred: We are a bit confused about what to plant our Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes in. I have a 10 gallon container and need to know whether to use potting soil or potting mix and whether the brand is important. Also, if I use potting soil what kind of fertilizer (or tomato food) […]
When all danger of frost is past, begin feeding citrus trees. (If your garden gets frost in February, wait until March.) Citrus are heavy feeders. A mature citrus tree in clay soil needs one pound of actual nitrogen a year. For example, if you choose a commercial fertilizer containing 16% nitrogen, such as 16-16-16, your […]
Tags : Citrus & Fruit Trees
1. Choose a site in full sun. 2. Build raised boxes or plant in ground. 3. For raised beds: Nail 1/8 1/4 hardware cloth on bottom of each box to keep out gophers. 4. Fill boxes with good-quality topsoil. 5. Cover the ground surrounding the raised boxes with landscape cloth or newspaper, 10-sheets thick, and […]
When to Spread Compost Under Fruit Trees
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Saturday,
September
27th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Mark: I have many young fruit trees , many types of citrus (orange, blood orange, lemon, lime) AND pomegranit, Avacado, fig, apple and stone fruits (nectarine and peach are both fruiting)… I received some very high quality compost yesterday as gift – , is it okay to put on the trees that are […]
Categories : Composting, Trees
Question from Tracey: I would like to find out if there are some drought tolerant /native plants that will do well in pots on a patio. The patio is south facing and gets a lot of sun. I’m in the South Pasadena/ Highland Park area of Southern California. Answer from Pat: A few native plants […]
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