Question from Sharon: I’m here on the central coast of CA and we have citrus trees, pomegranate, and fig in our yard. No official compost pile yet, but what about grinding up citrus rinds and fava bean pods, etc. with the lawn mower, and burying the mash around the drip lines of the trees? Will […]
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Categories : Composting
Question for Pat: What are some ways to set up a new garden to still provide some ways for handicapped or elderly people who want to participate in some gardening? Would you used raised beds and pots or terraces or other? Answer from Pat: I have been somewhat disabled for many years with painful knees […]
Categories : Garden Q & A
Canary Island Date Palm – Organic fertilizers for
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
July
15th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Tod: Just bought the new edition of your book (I’ve had the 2nd edition for years now and refer to as my garden bible!). I am trying to go 100% organic in my garden and wanted to ask about fertilizing my Canary Island Date Palm. It’s about 20 ft. tall now and doing […]
The ideal garden is a place in which nature can revel within an artistically arranged design. Every garden can benefit from having a few formal aspects or well-defined boundaries—a few straight lines, a spiral or a square, a triangle, or a circle. Vita Sackville West once said that above all she wanted her garden to […]
So ephemeral and symbol-filled are gardens, they might be thought of as the stuff that dreams are made of. Dream of a fruit or vegetable garden, and it’s said your diligence in life will eventually bear fruit. By actually creating such a garden, you may be planting and tending the outer signs of your own […]
Categories : Garden Design, Landscape Design
Gardening Question from Tony: I am looking for a tree to plant along the front of my house next to the sidewalk, Sunset zone 14, clayey soil. Preferably evergreen, drought tolerant, carefree, not taller than 25 feet. From your website, I’ve found Rhaphiolepis and Lephostemon Confertus. I also like the Cotinus Obvatus, which is deciduous. […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Trees
Question from Robin: My espalier apple trees are just starting to drop a few brown leaves but are generally filled with green leaves, new flowers and some small apples. I believe I should still go ahead and winter spray them to force leaf drop and the necessary dormancy. Is this correct? Much appreciated, Answer from […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Trees
Question from Susan: I am new to gardening and would like to know if you could suggest some good combinations of plants. I think I will eventually learn how to do this, but right now I don’t have a clue. Answer from Pat: I agree with you that when planting a garden it’s good to […]
Question from Trinidad: I wanted to tell you that the Blood meal in December and January on Brunfelsias worked wonders! Look at attached photo. Proud crew and myself in property. These two were sensational, but there are hundreds more like this under pine trees in this property. Thank you so much for your responses to […]
Categories : Garden Q & A
Question from Arline: Back from day two of jury duty…it is a most interesting case…thank you for the detailed response to my construction questions…i must ask… how long before you should step in these bag steps???? Answer from Pat: When I made the first flight of steps over fifty years ago it was fall and […]
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