Question from Elizabeth: I have a beautiful dwarf ruby red grapefruit tree (15) gallon which was purchased yesterday. I noticed on the purchase receipt was stamped: citrus trees have been treated with Admire Pro & Movento. This tree is loaded with fruit, but I am not sure if I should eat the fruit since it […]
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Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
New Zealand Christmas Tree Dwarf Varieties (Metrosideros)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
September
22nd,
2011
at 07:32 PM
Question from Jane: I saw the Metrosideros villosa Tahiti yesterday in a beach garden and fell in love with it. I’m sure I would also love the M. collina Fiji, but where in the county might I be able to find it? It’s so frustrating to see plants that would be perfect, but so often […]
Question from Cynthia: Our yard seems to be over populated with spiders of all shapes and sizes including black widows. Webs cover the creeping fig on the walls and spring up over night on the play equipment. We have a two year old granddaughter. I don’t want to spray for both her sake and the […]
Categories : Pests
Question from Bobbie: Can you recommend a good vegetable seed catalog for Europe (Germany) preferably organic. I’ll be setting up a garden there next month. Answer from Pat: From your query I’m not sure if you are wanting to take seeds over there or want to purchase them when you arrive? The Fischer Company in […]
Categories : Seeds, Vegetables & Fruits
EGGPLANT Planting months: April, May, June Spacing: 18-24 inches, rows 2 to 21/2 feet Special Tips: Needs heat, Cut fruit, don’t pull off stem, stake plants with green bamboo to hold them up, especially Oriental varieties. Harvesting: Fruit should be glossy, filled out, and big enough to eat. Flesh should spring back when you press […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
If not European White Birch, than what?
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Tuesday,
September
13th,
2011
at 05:53 PM
Question from Tanya: I originally come from Russia, so when we planned our front yard garden in Pasadena, thought it would be great to incorporate the groves of white European birches on both sides of the yard. Having read your related articles, it looks like the birches we want won’t survive in our Southern California […]
Categories : Trees
Question from Wu So Fai: I am very interested in making a time lapse video of the artichoke blooming. I live near Boston. I now have 2 artichokes growing in my garden. I heard the full bloom may take about 2 days. I want to set up a camera to take pictures of the artichoke […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
Question from Julie: I am new to your site and appreciated reading through your info. on the leaf miner and worm castings for ants. I am concerned about a new citris threat, asian physillid??? and a greening disease called “yellow dragon”. How prevalent is this new disease. There seems to be no cure. Answer from […]
Categories : Pests
Swedish Columnar Aspen (Populus tremula ‘Erecta’.)
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
September
8th,
2011
at 06:34 PM
Question from Lyne: I have a 8 foot Swedish Aspen that I planted last year, June. I am up in Alberta Canada. I have noticed the last couple of days it did not look as well as it did. I have noticed that there are leaves that have black spots on them. I have other […]
Categories : Trees
Question from Maureen: We live in Palos Verdes…I attended one of your talks this spring and got re-invigorated about my vegetable garden. I have about 10 tomato plants that I fertilized regularly and started with sea bird guano. The plants are huge and over grown with more foliage than tomatoes. My tomatoes are all still […]
Categories : Vegetables & Fruits
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