Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: March-July Spacing: 12 inches apart, rows 6 feet apart Special Tips: Don’t prune along the coast, if disease has been a problem in past years. Prune inland for bigger fruit. Plant deep. Use special fertilizer for tomatoes. Water deeply and infrequently to avoid blossom end […]
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Q. How can we prevent roots from shrubs from invading our sick looking fruit trees? A. Invasive roots are a serious problem in California, especially in old gardens. The best solution is to install a root barrier. The method is to dig a two or three-foot deep ditch and install a commercial root barrier vertically […]
Mandarine Oranges/Southern California
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Friday,
September
19th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Gardening Question from Sari: What kinds of soils would you recommend for growing MANDARINE ORANGES near the beach in Southern California? Are there any special additives you would suggest? We’re having a leaf curl problem. Answer from Pat: Citrus trees are not fussy about soils but they do like well-drained soil. Soils near the beach […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Garden Q & A
Native Plants Suitable For Planting Near A Coastal Lagoon
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
September
17th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
SHRUBS Adenostoma fasciculatum—Chamise Most abundant shrub in some local coastal chaparral, often called “Chamise chaparral”. Known for spring bloom but often flowers in fall. Arctostaphylos glandulosa, ssp. crassifolia—Del Mar manzanita Coastal manzanita endemic to local region. Arctostaphylos pumila—Sandmat manzanita Arctostaphylos uva-ursa—kinnikinnick From northern California but will grow here. Artemisia californica—California sagebrush888 Frequently found in old […]
Recommend a Landscape Maintenance Person
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
September
15th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from George: Looking for a detail oriented tree and bush pruner…person who understands the quiet details of pruning by hand and not with the electric clippers. We have a French Provence style landscape…needs tlc weekly or biweekly. Not a huge area but details are what matter. Answer from Pat: I’m so sorry but I […]
Categories : Landscape Design
Question to Pat: Potatoes have the brown spots starting. Sprayed with worm tea this week. Don’t like the idea of copper spray…. holding off. Blight is really a problem and this is a brand new bed with organic soil from El Corzone. Thx so very much for any information. Got totally side tracked again in […]
Question from Jon: I have something here that I need some advice on. I have attached 3 photos of a branch on my Meyer Lemon tree. I have a steady stream of ants crawling on just 1 branch. When I inspected it much more closely, I could see something of a small yellow oval shape. […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Pests
Question from Philip: I attended your lecture in April 2011 with the Master Gardeners where you mentioned to use Epson Salts on peppers. I did and the results are amazing, I have the biggest green/red peppers I have ever seen. Someone in the audience ask if the solution could be used on tomatoes. I believe […]
Categories : Fertilizer
Princess Plants (Tibouchina heteromalla and Tibouchina urvilleana.)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
September
3rd,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Shannon: I have two sickly Princess Plants (Tibouchina heteromalla) that I planted about 3 months ago. I had had one at the beach (in Playa del Rey CA) that was as big as a house, hearty, and virtually care-free. The ones in question are planted further inland, in Culver City, where the air […]
Question from Dave: Your book recommends the use of Terr-O-Vite for so many things. I live in Thousand Oaks and can’t seem to find it. I don’t even see it on the internet. Can you recommend a source to buy it, or can you recommend a suitable available replacement? Answer from Pat: Terr-O-Vite is not […]
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