Question from Debbie: I purchased a home this year which has a few very large ignored fig trees (12 feet or so). I am not sure which variety they are. The figs appeared to stay greenish color, not turning to brown as my other little ones which produce so well. The trees fruit was all […]
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Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees
Question from Debbie: Hello, we have a lemon tree which is about 5-8 years old and I keep finding lemons on the ground which have a large brown softish spot on the end. What is this from and what should I do? Answer from Pat: Brown rot on citrus is caused by a Phytophthera fungus. […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees
Creating a Terraced Vegetable Garden
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
February
5th,
2014
at 10:09 AM
Question from Curtis: I’m the Executive Chef at Cal-a-Vie Health Resort in Vista, CA. For my Christmas present, the owners cut me a 4 terrace garden behind my kitchen! I was previously the Chef at the Golden Door, so I got used to having a vegetable garden to elevate my cuisine and enhance the guest […]
Categories : Garden Design
Question from Margo: I am having two trees removed and need replacements. One, will be in an elevated triangular planter about 6″ at the widest point. It is directly over a spa. So I need a tree that will not drop leaves and will not have invasive roots. The second was in the ground and […]
Make Pots of Narcissus Bloom Year After Year
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
January
29th,
2014
at 04:50 PM
Question from Rosanne: I need help. I have several large pots of narcissus that have lots of green growth, but no blooms. What am I doing wrong? What should I do so they will bloom next year? I wanted to create a little “Margaret Fowler” courtyard, bringing the pots in when in bloom like Scripps […]
Categories : Flowers, Pots & Containers
Q. I’m interested in obtaining seeds for L. richardsonii. Any idea where they can be found? A local garden center used to sell it in containers and it would trial 30″ or more… Have never seen it since. A. Lobelia richardsonii is a plant of uncertain origin. It might be a mutation or hybrid of […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Seeds
Question from Dan I live in Massachusetts.I recently pruned my two 11year old trees because they were getting way to big. I topped them at about 6 feet. my mother in law fears that I may have ruined them. they have plenty of new growth on them. I read your comment to a reader about […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees
From Jim and Karen: I just wanted to thank you guys for your inspirational walls in Del Mar and Solana Beach that we used to make our own mosaic wall in our front yard. The wall is 45′ long and 5′ high at the starting point. We used a combination of fossils, rocks, ceramics, shells, […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Uncategorized
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Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Uncategorized
Spraying of Peach Trees in Southern California
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Sunday,
January
12th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Stennis: My peaches have brown spots and some worms inside this year; what is the appropriate time for spraying? What kind of schedule do you recommend and with what? Answer from Pat: It is too late to spray fruit at this time of year with anything. The damage is already done. Spraying now […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Gardening Tip
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