Gardening Question from Andrea: Tell me more about whipping the tree trunk! My Italian neighbor has mentioned something like that. So far, I’ve only threatened to cut it down. Again thanks for helping. Answer from Pat: Here is the story: A man who lived in a coastal town near me had a magnolia which never […]
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Trees – Page 3
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Categories : Trees, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Jo: I live in Los Angeles and planted a bare root Hale Haven peach tree 2 yrs. ago. Last yr. there were maybe 4-5 flowers and 2 peaches (which the birds beat me to). This year I didn’t see any flowers but see 2 small peaches (July 2012)to date. I know next to […]
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Question from Kathleen: After putting fruit peels and seeds in my rose garden a papaya plant grew and is now 5 feet tall with many green papayas , what fertlizer should I use ? Thank you so much . Answer from Pat: Any balanced organic fertilizer will do but I’m a bit hesitant to suggest […]
Categories : Trees
Question from Karen: I need some help with my norfolk pine tree its growing but it was droppping needles adn branches but at the same time it is growing its about 4 years old it sits in my living room it gets alot of light and I do mist it so maybe you can shed […]
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Question from Victor: Pat, our lemon tree leaves look unhealthy – curled and yellowing leaves. It has lemons and there were a lot of blooms. It is only 4-5 years old and we removed some lemons and all blooms to help it recover, and used organic fertilizer specially for citrus trees, but it still does […]
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Question from Nancy: Pat, it was so nice to meet you at the City’s lovely reception last week! A gorgeous sunset, great food, and wonderful neighbors – what more could one ask for? As we discussed, I’m interested in finding potential trees to put in the front yard 5 ft landscape strip that will: tolerate […]
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Question from Mollie: It was great to see you yesterday, and enjoyed your talk very much! What I wanted to ask you was about creating a privacy hedge using Arizona Cypress “Blue Ice”. Down by our property line we have a row of “Little Ollie” olive trees now, which I would keep. Houses are to […]
Categories : Trees
Tags : Arizona Cypress, Cupressus arizonica
Question from Sandy: Our mock orange hedge which was protecting us from the neighbor below, has been turning yellow and losing leaves. What to do beyond giving it more water? It’s on a hillside, and the earth is compact, so there’s lots of roll-off. On the other hand, it could be a disease, as the […]
Categories : Trees
Gardening Question from Lena: We live in Harbor City, CA. The majority of the trees planted on the median are I think some form of a pepper tree. The roots are invasive to plumbing not to mention the sidewalks. Where occasionally LA city comes around as slaps black top on the sidewalks to cover the […]
Categories : Landscape Design, Trees
Vegetables, Eucalyptus, Clay Soil, and Fruit Trees
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
March
10th,
2015
at 03:49 AM
Question from Christian: I live in Del Mar near Fairbanks Ranch, and I’d like to get some of your thoughts on gardening and adding some new organic fruits, herbs, and vegetables to my house to feed us! My goal is to turn a portion of my property into a full blown garden. The challenges are […]
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