Q. I have a bougainvilla. It’s potted in a large clay pot on my balcony. It faces the South and I live in Marina del Rey. I watered it once a week… about 1/4 a gallon. I slowed the watering down, sped it up. Moved it to a bigger pot. Nothing I have done seems […]
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Vegetables in Raised Beds: Problems with Yellow Leaves
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Saturday,
November
9th,
2013
at 03:49 AM
Question: I am growing vegetables in raised beds filled with a very good potting soil. I have fertilized regularly with organic fertilizer according to package directions and I use a drip system for watering. What causes the yellow leaves and how can I correct the problem? The drainage is excellent. If anything, it’s too good! […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Month by Month Gardening
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 […]
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: March through July, but early planting beats pests. Spacing: In rows thin to 11/2 inches apart/ pole bean,plant 6, thin to 3. Special Tips: Presprout seeds in heavy clay soils, especially if cold and wet. Or dig furrow, water twice, plant seeds scar side down, […]
Tips And Hints For Growing Easy-Care Warm-Season Crops Planting months: April, May, June. Spacing: sow seed, thin 11/2 inches apart. Special Tips: grows best inland, but not in desert (high temperatures sabotage bean set.) Bush limas give quicker harvest than pole beans. Pole beans can be grown up corn stalks. Presprout seeds to speed harvest. […]
Q. I want to plant asparagus this year but I’m having a difficult time finding the right one for our climate zone. I your book Southern Calfornia Gardening Month to Month you recommend several UC 157 verities and also California 500. Do you know where I can buy either of those? Does Jersey King do […]
Question from Marshall: I am 13 years old and was looking at starting a garden for food and i just started turning the ground for spring and letting the rain run into the nice ground i have and i was getting a little anxious and i wanted to start a winter garden so i would […]
Question from Brigitte: I have a climbing rose that might be anywhere from 20 to 40 years old. It has a very large winding trunk and looks similar to the lady banks rose except that it has clusters of small pink one inch flowers that bloom in the spring. My gardener recommends pruning hard in […]
Question from Peter: We’ve just moved to Monrovia (San Gabriel Valley). There’s a patch waiting to grow some veg in – what would be best to plant this time of year (the start of August) – for quick results. Answer from Pat: You are lucky to have a new garden in Monrovia, which is blessed […]
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