Q. I planted a beautiful bed of Iceland poppies and the first week everything was fine. I started noticing that the new buds were mysteriously disappearing before they opened? The stems are fine but the buds are cleanly removed from the top of the stem? Our area has wall rats and squirrels could it be […]
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Categories : Garden Q & A, Pests
Question from Mary: my kiwi vines, both male and female are exhibiting the same symptom: the leaves in the sun are turning yellow from the middle out, then drying up completely, dying and dropping. At first I thought it might be mildew, given a very wet spring here, but several applications of Serenade did absolutely […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees
Suggestions re Flowering vine or hedge as divider
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Saturday,
December
7th,
2013
at 03:49 AM
Question from Diane: I live in middle of Los Angeles (Hancock Park red clay soil) and have cyclone fence between new neighbors and my yard. Old divider was eugenia hedge now removed. East/south facing so sun most of the day. Think Jasmine, potato vine, wisteria would get too thick. Any other suggestions? Passion vine too […]
Question from Harry: I’m glad I found this article. I was thinking of adding french wells: simply using a post hole digger for 3-5 feet and filling with sand in areas where water is accumulating. Would this have the same disastrous effect? Answer from Pat: Yes, your plan would have a disastrous effect though not […]
Categories : Landscape Design
Gardening Question from Christine: I’ve been fighting nematodes for some time, and discovered by accident last summer that the French marigold eliminated them in one of my beds. I decided this fall to plant them in my vegetable beds which do have nematodes in them, so I seeded thickly, then started planting vegetable seedlings among […]
Categories : Pests
Gardening Question from Jim: Seems like every other year I get small infestations of white flies on my Hibiscus plants. Usually it’s only one, I’ll prune all the infected leaves off and spray with soapy water. My property has wasps, which I have heard, to be a good insect to kill off the White Fly, […]
Gardening Question from Debbie: We live in the vineyard area in Temecula and have a Mediterranean style property with a long winding driveway and thought planting Cypress along both sides would be a nice focal point leading up to the house. Here are my questions for you: Re: water requirements; I have read two conflicting […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Trees
Question from Dave: Last year you were very helpful regarding an olive tree concern I had here in Lafayette that ultimately work out fine. This time I am really confused about an unusual apple tree experience. I planted the tree about 30 years ago. Over the years it has produced small quantities of apples that […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: March through July Spacing: thin plants 8 top 12 iches apart, rows three feet apart.. Special Tips: Grow in block, rather than long, skinny row, plant north of other vegies. Protect seeds with inverted berry basket. Presprout shrivelled type seeds. Isolate super-sweet varieties to prevent […]
Categories : Month by Month Gardening, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Kenny: We have neglected to delve into the question of just exactly how do the millons if not trillions of short-day and other “Biennial” onion seed get produced each season on purpose. Onion seed is not exactly a storable commodity. Fresh new seed is recommended each and every year. We are so involved […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Vegetables & Fruits
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