Question from Robin: Was reading in your So. Cal. Organic Gardening about Wisteria. You mentioned cutting unwanted young shoots down to two buds from May onward. Is it to late to trim them now? I know Wisteria is a light feeder but yours look so glorious! Is it the soil and feeding regime or happy […]
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Gardening Tip – Page 6
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Question from Robin: My Golden Dorsett apple is loaded with blooms but I need clarification on thinning blossoms. I usually wait a week or two, examine the blossom cluster and retain two of the strongest, snipping off all the rest to ensure larger results. I’m not completely sure this is the preferred method. What would […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Trees
Cassia Leptophylla (gold medallion tree)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
December
7th,
2010
at 12:31 AM
Question from Frank: Thinking about this tree in Solana Beach, CA – about 4 blocks from the ocean – will get full sun and full exposure to ocean breezes. Will it work okay? Answer from Pat: Gold medallion tree (Cassia leptophylla) grows and blooms well in many places that are only four blocks distant from […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Trees
Pruning for Fortnight Lily (Dietes iridioides, D. bicolor)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
October
28th,
2010
at 12:03 AM
Question from Karen: I love the flowers of fortnight lily but after many years in the ground mine have grown large. Not only are the clumps huge but some of the leaves have gotten brown and messy-looking with dead foliage and debris mixed in with fresh growth. What is the correct way to prune these […]
Categories : Flowers, Gardening Tip
Question from Ruth: My olive tree has some kind of blight that is causing welts on the branches and some branches have died. What causes it and what shall I do to control this? I am very worried about my tree! Answer from Pat: Olives are subject to a number of pests and they sometimes […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Trees
Chryanthemums: How to Grow Year-Round in mild-winter climates
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
October
12th,
2010
at 12:30 AM
Question from Edward: How long will chrysanthemums last in Southern California I just planted them Answer from Pat: Chrysanthemums will live indefinitely in Southern California if you give them good care and deep fertile, well-drained soil, with regular water and full sun. They also need to be staked except for the compact cushion varieties. When […]
Categories : Flowers, Gardening Tip
Question from Suzanne: I once wrote to you before about a question. Now I would like to ask you another. How do I handle the de-thatching of a common Bermuda lawn. My gardener 40 or fifty years ago used to dethatch every year. I even used to mow down almost to soil level occasionally with […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Lawns & Grass
Question from Theresa: I have a plumaria in a pot at my home in Kingsburg, Ca and want to bring it to my vacation home in Morro Bay Ca. I want to plant it in the ground and want to know if it will survive the salt air and the fog that Morro Bay has. […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Trees
News of a window box in New York City
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
September
7th,
2010
at 12:23 AM
From Bob: I abhor the idea of using poisonous chemicals in my “garden” – we have a pair of (wild nyc) morning doves that nest and produce 1-2 chicks every yr in a nook above my balcony; there are many bees (especially bumble bees) and the wasps; and we have way too much poison in […]
Categories : Gardening Tip, Uncategorized
October-Blooming Plants for an October Wedding
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Sunday,
August
29th,
2010
at 12:30 AM
Question from Dan: We are having company coming in October for my sons wedding. Do you know of any good plants we could plant in pots that will be blooming in mid October? Thanks. (PS: we live in Temecula…quite a bit warmer and dryer than Del Mar.) Answer from Pat: Thanks for your excellent question. […]
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