Gardening Question from Piper: We were vacationing in Maui, which as you know, is quite lush. While I didn’t make it to the Iao Valley (apparently the 2nd rainiest place on earth), I was able to enjoy the foliage in and around our hotel. I was struck by the color and pattern in the leaves […]
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Author Archive for Pat Welsh – Page 7
Why Are So Many Tropical Leaves Colorful
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
April
13th,
2016
at 02:12 PM
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Categories : Garden Q & A
Gardening Question from Judi: I recently attended a talk by you on soil, and I have a question. We prepared our beautiful raised beds and planted our zucchini, cucumbers, lettuce, etc. before the rain came. Discovered dozens of pill bugs that have eaten mainly the zucchini and cucumbers. We read on the internet that one […]
Categories : Organic Gardening, Pests
Gardening Question from Linda: I love your website. I would like to purchase a Blue Chinese Wisteria Tree, I have a Bottle Brush Tree that has been planted by the city on the green belt in front of my house. I HATE this tree as it always gets in the plumbing. I wanted to replace […]
Categories : Trees
Gardening Comment from Michelle: My mother in law bought your book for me when I was first married. I have enjoyed it immensely. It is rather thrashed, but none-the-less fabulous. I decided to find out if Australian Peppers will allow plants to grow underneath them. While reading your posts, I discovered that you went to […]
Categories : What People Say
Gardening Question from Nancy: Bouganvillia has invasive roots like the pepper tree – can it be planted near/under the pepper tree and survive. pepper tree is on neighbors’ bank and is killing the star white jasmine I have planted on my iron fence to serve as a green barrier between our houses. Answer from Pat: […]
Categories : Trees
Gardening Question from Jeffrey: My peach tree branch that was cut because of rotting the stump that is left rotting also, i can reach into it and feel softness my ? what can i pack inside the branch to promote healing. Answer from Pat: Sometimes it’s possible to save a tree with rotting area by […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees
Gardening Question From Alison: Live in Clearwater, FL, and have a patio meyer lemon/key lime tree. Lemons starting to ripen, but first yellow one was partly eaten with a worm sticking out! Yucky! W h at could it be and how to prevent it from spreading? Don’t see other bugs on green fruit. Thanks! Answer […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees
Drought Tolerant Fast Growing Flowering Tree
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
March
7th,
2016
at 12:10 PM
Gardening Question from John: Hello Pat! I bought a house on the top of a hill in Pasadena that has no trees on the west side of the property. The sun blasts that side of the house in the afternoons and our temperatures can get up to 105 degrees. Can you suggest a fast growing […]
Categories : California Natives, Trees
Gardening Question from Rod: I hired a new gardener last week and have 4 beautiful tall multi trunk birch trees in the front yard. He said they needed trimming so I said ok and found after that he had topped them all off leaving horizontal cuts at the top of the trees. I didn’t think […]
Categories : Trees
Gardening Question From Joan: A friend told me berries need acid, recommended coffee grounds for our listless raspberries. Another friend told my daughter that citrus is too acidic for compost. Are either of these statements true? And if so, would burying our citrus rinds in the raspberry bed be beneficial? Answer from Pat: Raspberries prefer […]
Categories : Soils
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