Question from Kenny: I have several thousand short-day sets from DVG for my first trial planting. Would you like 60 or so (about 8oz’s to trial in your S-CAL garden? I would be glad to share these few with you. More if you need more Answer from Pat: Yes I remember you and many thanks […]
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Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Barbara: Can you tell me whether adding gypsum will truly help break up and/or improve clay soil in the home garden? The information I find on line is conflicting and confusing. So glad you’re there (or here) to help us. Answer from Pat: Gypsum is a relatively inexpensive mineral mined from the earth […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Water Plants
Question from Mary: ‘Tis I, Mary Bull from Chalice Farm in Sebastopol of the long thread starting with “kiwi problems” left off a few weeks ago. Your book must have come via slow boat from China, but it has finally arrived! Can’t put it down! So much I want to discuss with you, and will, […]
Categories : Garden Q & A
From Dave: Pat, quick report – planted 2 Beaumont Macadamias from 10 gallon containers into ground 2 weeks ago. Each was planted in clay soil amended with 1 cubic foot of chicken manure mix from Armstrong. Tress are very happy and have new growth on them. Trees were purchased at Bonita Creek Nursery in San […]
Question from Tony: Thank you for your advice on the atlas cedar. I’ve replanted a nice specimen in a raised planter over soil that has been treated with gypsum for better drainage. I hope to get your help with a new problem. For many years I’ve had a dwarf bay tree in a large pot, […]
Question from Csaba: I am totally confused about the time of pruning, advises from friends, nurseries, experts, gardening books are completely perplexing. Southern California, San Clemente area, half way between Los-Angeles and San Diego. 3 blocks from water (Pacific Ocean) zone 24. Mild winters, cool summers, much fog esp in the morning. No frost ever. […]
Categories : Pruning
Question form Jake: Fox tail has taken over my lawn in the back yard. I have a grazing tortoise that lives back there so using toxic weed killer is out of the question. Is there any solution? What would you suggest? Answer from Pat: Several grasses of the Alopecurus, Bromus, Hordeum, and Setaria genuses share […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Weeds
Question from Julia: I watched your Youtube.com video which was very helpful. This summer I planted my first artichoke plant and unfortunately I believe the voles ate all of the artichoke flowers. I do live in New York State and understand that I could not attempt to grow artichokes outside all year round. I was […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Sean: I’m trying to grow tomatoes in hadowridge area of Vista and some plants have early blight. What can I do to cure and minimize spread or do I need to pull these plants so blight does not spread Thank you and I bought your book and will try suggestions on page 138. […]
Categories : Month by Month Gardening, Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Guy: I watched your you-tube video on artichokes with interest. I live in CNY in the finger lakes region zone 5 I believe. I grew some artichokes from seed, this spring. One plant actually produced a flower, which I ate and enjoyed. the others have not produced a flower but plenty of foliage. […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
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