Question from Fern: Dear Pat-Love your site. We have a big, 60′ problem…We live in Westlake Village, CA and the previous owner planted a redwood tree on the edge of our small patio, about 18′ from the house. The birds love it, my husband loves the shade and that it doesn’t block our view of […]
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Categories : Trees
Question from Elizabeth: I have 4 ornamental plum trees in the backyard which I have had since 2002. They bloom the most beautiful pink flowers in spring. Lately, I have noticed that three trees have bark split. I have used tar spray, but not sure if this is the best treatment to use for this […]
Categories : Trees, Vegetables & Fruits
Small Cymbidium Orchid Divisions in Bark
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Friday,
August
17th,
2012
at 03:29 PM
Question from Patricia: During your last Rogers Gardens seminar, you graciously gave us the “offsprings” of the cymbidium orchid you brought with you and showed us how to divide it. How often do I water these young ones? The bark isn’t telling me anything — since the water just flows through the small plastic pots. […]
Colorful Flowering Trees for the Deep South
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
August
6th,
2012
at 03:50 AM
Question from James: Do you know of any colorful trees that can withstand South Carolina heat? Answer from Pat: I’m with you! If you’re going to plant a tree, why not have a colorful one? But the limiting factor is not the heat of South Carolina in summer, it’s the cold you might get in […]
Problems with Unrotted Wood Products in Soil
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Saturday,
August
4th,
2012
at 03:52 AM
Question from Danielle: All my vegetable leaves are turning yellow. I filled my raised beds with bagged potting soil and I am using my homemade compost and watering with drip. The soil is moist and I’m fertilizing with packaged fertilizer. There don’t seem to be any pests. What could be the problem? Answer from Pat: […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
The Importance of the UC System to Agriculture and to Home Owners I suggest you take a sample of your bean plants (one or two entire plants) and also some soil separately wrapped to your nearest local Department of Agriculture or UC office, which may be the one in Riverside, California.
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Derrick: There is a raised bed in my garden which smells like cat poop, but there are no cats….fenced off yard. Answer from Pat: Cats are undoubtedly climbing the fence at night and leaving their calling cards when you are not around. Raised beds are an invitation for this perfectly natural but unpleasant […]
Categories : Pests
Question from Christine: Yesterday I discovered 6 green tomatoes, 2 1/2 “-3 1/2” diameter, with BER on 2 different plants in different beds. I have been diligent about watering very deeply once a week (only once I watered 2 days early) and fertilizing on a regular schedule and finally put some bagged mulch down about […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Christine: Sorry about the confusion with the 2 emails on the same subject – not sure what happened. And also the confusion of ” with BER on 2 different plants”. I meant to say that the BER (blossom end rot) was present on 3 tomatoes from one plant growing in one of the […]
Categories : Flowers
Question from Christine: Yesterday I discovered 6 green tomatoes, 2 1/2 “-3 1/2″ diameter, with BER on 2 different plants in different beds, Burpee Sweet Seedless. I have been diligent about watering very deeply only once a week (just once I watered 2 days early) and fertilizing on a regular schedule and finally put some […]
Categories : Garden Q & A
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