Question from Joan: Every year my honeysuckle grows full with lots of blooms but after that most of the leaves turn yellow and fall off. Why Answer from Pat: Let’s begin with a blanket answer: The first thing that comes to mind with any plant, not just honeysuckle, having yellow leaves that drop off and […]
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Author Archive for Pat Welsh – Page 50
Yellow Leaves Falling off Honeysuckle, Citrus, and Other Plants
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Sunday,
November
4th,
2012
at 03:50 AM
5 Comments
Bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) and rattlesnake grass (Brisa maxima)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Friday,
November
2nd,
2012
at 03:50 AM
Question from Christine: found plant with off white seed pods sound like a rattlesnake when the wind blows – west area of mission trails park Answer from Pat: I think you found Bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) Its inflated dry seed pods in fall and winter sound a little like rattlesnakes when they blow in the wind […]
Categories : Flowers, Garden Q & A
Question from Christy: I’ve searched Google and other gardening sites and can’t find an answer to my question. What do you think of using paper fiber pot liners when using plastic containers? I live in a warmer area of Vista and feel the plastic containers, while keeping the growing medium from drying out too fast, […]
Categories : Pots & Containers
Question from Christine: I started lettuce seeds in September (Romaine, Butter Crunch, Black Seeded Simpson) and transplanted them into a 16″ raised bed with new topsoil and timed release fertilizer with liquid humic acid as a transplant drench. I recently applied some Dr. Earth liquid all purpose fertilizer and they are now under 55% shade […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Vegetable Garden Problems and How to Cure Them/Grow-Camp garden system
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Saturday,
October
27th,
2012
at 03:49 AM
Question from Jon: I put in a raised vegetable bed this spring. It’s called a “grow camp” which is a 20″ high box x 4′ x 8′. It has a greenhouse type system with screen netting you can pull down over the top and also plastic covering for when it gets cold. I was reading […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Sally: Received outdated 2011 seed kit today. Never grown milkweed before do you think I’ll have any problems sowing these older seeds in Ventura Ca. or should I send them back. Thank you Answer from Pat: Your question is slightly unclear. Do you mean you purchased a Monarch butterfly kit containing outdated milkweed […]
Categories : Flowers, Gardening Tip
Question from Paul: I’m building a new home 1 mile from the Pacific coast north of San Diego, California. I am on a ridge and get a steady breeze. I am looking for trees to plant that can handle the breeze and are drought tolerant (not palm). A few trees can be up to 30′ […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Trees
What to Do About Poor Pitiful Garden Soil (Video)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Friday,
October
19th,
2012
at 09:07 AM
Our Poor Pitiful Garden Soil and What to Do About It Our Poor Pitiful Garden Soil and What to Do About It with Pat Welsh. September 22, 2012.
Categories : Soils
Gardening Question from Steve: My first year planting tomatoes I have concentric rings on a lot of my plants what do I do? Answer from Pat: I need more information before i can answer this question intelligently: Where are the concentric rings on your plants. On the leaves? Under leaves or on top of leaves? […]
Categories : Pests, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Don: We bought a Euphorbia Lactea at the OC County Fair a few years back. It has grown very well on our patio and has sprouted new branches. One is twice the original height of the plant. If I cut the branch and cut a split will it bloom a new flower? Or […]
Categories : Roses
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