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I found a nursery that will sell direct to the public, but it is way in the middle of the hills and quite a drive - WORTH IT!!! We left with (2) types of cherries, blood orange, fig, nectarine, apple, artichoke, rhubarb, veggies, herbs, etc. I will need to plant the cherries in the front...

I want to plant creeping thyme in the walkway from my porch down to the drive. I have grey flat stones for stepping and I have the rubber mulch in between. Underneath I not only have the weed barrier, but wire mesh to keep the gophers from coming up in the middle. I want to sprinkle creeping...

A few years ago I bought a couple pounds of decolate snails. Their population has exploded, but nary a dent was made in the brown snail population. What happened? I thought they were supposed to eat the brown snail eggs and babies? I find them side by side on plants, now. I DON'T want to...

Much to my husband's chagrin, I took an old cabinet, removed the doors, set it on it's back and filled it with compost, fresh green for decomposting, organic amended soil, and am getting ready to put seeds in it. I've been battling the gophers for so long and my raised beds aren't building...

I just purchased a few seeds for Cassabanana (Sicana Odorifera) and was wondering what the best location would be in my yard and when I should sow the seeds. I'm in North San Diego County - Vista - and we have a great climate. Because of the potential for extreme growth, I know I want to put...

I have a new garden friend! My daughter found it on my tomato eating a tomato horn worm! It sucked it completely dry!

I have done my due diligence on this type of grass and YES I KNOW THIS SPREADS so PLEASE before ANY lectures are offered about how fast this grass spreads, etc, I want to let anyone interested know that there is not a single portion of my yard that touches another person's yard where I plan on...

I found this recipe because I wanted to try something new with thie years harvest. My biggest question is, though, If I were to make large batches, how could I preserve this better? Pressure canning because of the eggs (or would that ruin it) or Freezing (wouldn't it separate)? How much...

I have made arrangements with a landscaping company to take their green waste, a home brewer (maybe more soon) to get the spent grains and a horse riding school to take their manure - If I can't turn this decomposed granite around I am going to die!!! How do them darn gophers get through...

Hello! I am hoping that someone or anyone in San Diego County may have some of what I need. I can do buy or trade or with help, grafting?? I'm looking for the following fruit trees for grafts: fig apricot plum apple starts from: banana kiwi loaned hives or info on where I can get info to...

Most of what I grow is edible...that's kind of the rule of green thumb around here. I do not have enough calendula to do anything with. I used to sprinkle it on the girls pancakes and they got a kick out of that. Rose hips, on the other hand - well I have an absolute ton of those off my...

We went this weekend and I got a perfume quince, a pear and tamarind. The quince was rather small and looked to be 2 trees. When I got it home I removed it from the pot and looking more closely, it actually was 2 trees. I was able to gently separate the roots and get each planted. The same...

What type of grafting is it when you scrape the stems/branches, then wrap in foil & soil? What types of trees does this work best for and what is the actual process? How long should you wait before using a tree for grafting? Is there a certain age you would use as root stock? I just picked...

I was wondering it it was wiser to keep 1 large bush/plant for the herbs that I use more often or keep a bunch of little plants in succession? I am starting to use more and more basil, and as my plant gets taller it starts to flower. I pinch when I see thm, but am wondering if it's just wiser...

I'm sorry that I do not have a pic, but I am hoping my description of this will make everyone scream: IT'S A XXXXXX!! I was at a brunch at the Mission Inn in Riverside. They had the most delicious 'grapes' I have ever had in my life. tiny globes deep purple dark stemming largest globe that I...

I noticed someone had asked to have a link for this subject but I didn't find a thread, so I thought I wold start one. I have been interested in this topic for years. I see the vendors at the farmer's market with their castings and they sure do look pretty. I used to buy worms as a treat for...

My daughter brought me a macadamia nut tree back from Hawaii. I have it in a pot with my soil, but still in the medium it was packed in. I had it in full sun but the leaves started to burn so I have it in mostly partial shade....neighbor has an adult tree, so my question is...when does it get...

I know you are supposed to trim in winter (I try in December), but are you supposed to do it again in the summer or just the one time?

I'm pretty sure this is straight forward but thought I'd bounce this off anyone who may know. Since the pitahaya / dragon fruit are cacti, to propagate a new plant, I would take a segment and cut side goes into the soil, right? Is there a depth that I need to cover it to? City Boy...