Question from Cynthia: I have a 20yr old Cape Chestnut tree and it only blooms about 3 weeks a year. It’s about 20ft tall and appears in good health. I see others around that bloom for 2-3 months. Anything I am doing wrong? It produces plenty of blooms, they just don’t stay on tree long. […]
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Categories : Trees
Question from Pat: I have 27 Italian cvpress trees lining a long driveway of a property in Mendocino Co.I bought 2 years ago. I’ve had different diagnoses re straggly demeanor for all this time. Now some of the trunks have vertical gashes and some of these ooze sap. Other places ooze sap without the gashes. […]
Categories : Trees
By Pat Welsh “I don’t know where to begin!” Dannie said. One week earlier she and her husband John and their three young sons and had moved into a tract house in a brand new neighborhood inland from Los Angeles. The two of us were sitting on the back lawn staring ata steep bankcovered with […]
Categories : Pat's Journal
Question from Elsie: What are the tomato plants that grow best in frost-free zones of southern Calif.? Is Manitoba a good one? Other winter types to ask for at a nursery? Answer from Pat: When making a list of tomatoes for planting now and growing through fall, or even through winter, the first thing that […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Chris: I am not a beginner gardner but I am definitely not at your level yet. I am on a mission to gain as much knowledge as possible regarding organic gardening, I am seeking an internship of sorts in Panama to work on a new sustainable community called the Kalu Yala (Kaluyala.com). I […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Vegetables & Fruits
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 […]
Exposure as a factor when growing Tibouchina
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
August
30th,
2012
at 03:49 AM
Question from Shannon: I just bought your book tonight and then I stumbled upon your website. As for my sad Tibouchinas, I guess I have to accept that they are not made for our climate or our water concerns. I saw them everywhere around LA, so I just assumed they were native or at least […]
Dear Henry: Any chance I could use the seeds from a habanero pepper to germinate into plants? If so, what are the steps you’d suggest? Answer from Pat: As long as you planted and grew old fashioned, non-hybrid, open-pollenated varieties of pepper—or of any other vegetable for that matter— sure, you can collect, dry and […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
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 […]
Question from Karen: I am having a problem with zucchini that appears to be healthy. The plants look robust and have plenty of little yellow flowers but they don’t turn into little zukes. Do you have any idea what I can. do ? I love zucchini and am disappointed. Answer from Pat: Your problem is […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
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