Question from Randy: Randy in Santa Barbara again. I have a question. I started a passion vine ‘Frederick’ from a cutting from my other ‘Frederick’. It’s about a year old and is totally covering my chicken coop. I got a few fruits a few months ago when the plant initially flowered but then I had […]
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Categories : Garden Q & A, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Desiree: Hi Pat. I am back again. I had a Eucalyptus Ficifolia. It did well for 2 years. The leaves then started yellowing, almost rusty, then dried up and finally the tree died. I am not sure what happened. I know that the area where we planted gets plenty of water, decent drainage […]
Categories : Trees
Question from Carol: I’m trying to find a source for live orb-spinners for my organic garden. My neighbors all spray poisons and pesticides but my whole yard is poison/spray-free. Is there a way to visit someone who can let me capture a spider or two to bring home with me? My area is pretty overgrown […]
Categories : Gardening Tip
Question from Dave: Thank you very much for writing your books – I read and refer to them every week. I’m trying to shift from conventional to organic gardening. All of my citrus trees have citrus leaf miner – some worse than others. I’ve spread worm castings and shifted over to chicken manure based fertilizer. […]
Question from Jeff: I recently bought your So Cal Organic Gardening book and like it very much. Helped me right away on winter time sweet peas, and made me feel better about poinsettias. That is, I have been trying to grow poinsettias for the past decade, bought from nurseries, promised they can “grow” outside. Yet […]
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April, May, June Spacing: Thin vines to 12 iches apart, rows 6 feet apart or hills 8 feet apart, 3 plants to each. Bush types may be closer. Special Tips: Winter squash got this name not because it’s grown in winter but because it grows […]
Question from Brenda: I have a potted key lime tree, new, and all of sudden tiny black yard ants have made a home in the pot, and are crawling into the blooms. How can I get rid of them without hurting the tree? Answer from Pat: Purchase a bag of dry earthworm castings and put […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Pests
Question from Chris: My name is Chris Garcia, I am not a beginner gardner but I am definitely not at your level yet. I am on a mission to gain as much knowledge as possible regarding organic gardening, I am seeking an internship of sorts in Panama to work on a new sustainable community called […]
Gardening Question from Michelle: I have a garden that was planted around February which includes dwarf lime, lemon and mandarine. The irrigation is all drip and our watering schedule is for 8 minutes twice a week. I think I’m overwatering the citrus as the leaves on the lemon and lime tree are starting to turn […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Irrigation
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April, May, June Spacing: Thin plants to 12 inches apart , rows 6 feet apart, or grow 2 plants in hills 6 feet apart. Special Tips: for giant pumpkins save two strong branches, allow only one fruit for each branch. Cover branch w/ soil every […]
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