Question: I have a compost pile and nothing I do heats it up. What could be the matter with it? Answer From Pat: If you have already read and are following the instructions on compost in my book (pages 97 to 99 and other references in index. Also the chapter in my memoir “All My […]
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Categories : Composting, Organic Gardening
Credits: Genevieve Schmidt & Ester the Chicken Question from Tressa: I love your month by month gardening book and have read it almost cover to cover. My problem is armies (literally of snails) I live in Claremont, Ca. (new Pomona not San Diego) in the foothills and have snail attracting ground covers which I can’t […]
Categories : Organic Gardening, Pests
Q. Can downed critus fruit be thrown into the composter? Love your website! A. I’m delighted to hear you like my website, especially since it gives me a way to communicate with gardeners like you. It’s absolutely fine to add citrus fruit to the compost pile, but it’s best to pick up fallen fruit frequently. […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Gardening Tip
Question from Heidi: I was hoping to speak with you at the Master Gardener Fall Seminar on Oct. 2. Unfortunately, with the room changes & my duties as a “badge checker” in other classes (your’s is always the first to get fully assigned!), I missed catching up with you. I watched an interview of you […]
Question from Tom: I have planted many varieties of citrus and stone fruits in my yard within the last year. They are all low chill selections and should do well in the Rancho Bernardo area of San Diego where I live. I am comfortable with pruning and watering the trees. What nutrients my trees need […]
Question from Jonnie: My crepe myrtle was purchased with a gray scaly bark = it looks like fungus. What organic spray can I use to rid the plant of this fungus. What kind of soil would you use to put in ground for the crepes? Answer from Pat: Without seeing your crape myrtle (Lagestroemia indica) […]
Flowering Cherry Trees for Mediterranean Climates
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
April
17th,
2014
at 09:31 AM
Gardening Question from Faith: Just came across your website–I am considering planting a flowering cherry tree so timing is perfect. I live in Southern California. Could you tell me if there is one that would grow well here and also about the rooting system and size of that type of cherry tree. I would like […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Trees
Question from Cheryll: I just planted a grafted Beaumont Macadamia tree, about 5 feet tall. I took the stake out and it bends quite a bit. I supported it on three sides with stakes 3-4 feet away from the trunk. Is this right? How long should it be supported before it can stand up on […]
Categories : Trees
Question from Denise: Dear Pat….these are the problems I emailed you about… they have since been cleaned over and jute stapled on….I will send some more current pictures this afternoon when the weather clears…(of the new repairs) I went to the nursery yesterday and looked at planting materials…not too much that I found attractive. I […]
Question from Maureen: How often do you recommend applying humic acid? I did purchase from Peaceful Valley. I put it in my veggie garden before planting seeds. Thank you! Answer from Pat: Humic acid seems to have a strong effect as a planting fluid. It affects the soil by unlocking nutrients already there but also […]
Categories : Fertilizer, Soils
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