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. […]
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Gardening Tip – Page 3
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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 […]
Cutting back a Passion Vine (passiflora)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
February
19th,
2014
at 03:50 AM
Q. How/when would you suggest I cut back the woody vines in a passiflora (passion vine)? I planted four five years ago, and the top surface is green, but inches under that is nothing but wood. They protrude from the wall more and more with new growth. A. Passion vines (Passiflora) are largely tropical climbers […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Gardening Tip
Question from Howard: I live in Redondo Beach California and I have a thorny plant that is invading a hill area near my condo. As chairman of the landscape committee I have been asked to remove the thorn bushes. I am concerned about the steep hill. Can you tell me what it is and how […]
Categories : Gardening Tip
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
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April, May, June. Spacing: thin to 12 inches apart in rows 5 feet apart or grow in mounds 6 feet apart. Special Tips: large-guage hardware cloth held up by metal fence posts makes good support.Weave plants onto support. Don’t let cukes go dry or they’ll […]
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 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
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: Year-round crop Spacing: sow seeds, then thin to 1 to 2 inches apart, rows 14 inches apart. Special Tips: (P. 265 and p. 264 in my book). Fine soil is best. Amend soil well, but too much nitrogen can cause forking. In heavier soil, grow […]
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Plantingmonths: Year-round. Spacing: Sow seed one inch apart. Rows spaced one to two feet. Thin to four inches. Special Tips: Use hoe handle to make straight row. Cover seeds with one-inch fine compost potting soil and pat down. Harvesting: 55 to 60 days. Best eaten between tiny […]
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