Question fromTeri: You recommend lining the bottom of raised bed veggie gardens with hardware cloth, but that degrades in a couple of years, and is a huge ordeal to replace. So I am wondering whether 6″ or more of 3/4 or 1″ rock in the bottom of the bed would work against burrowing creatures like […]
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Author Archive for Pat Welsh – Page 73
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Categories : Pests
Easy Pruning Directions for Many Common Plants
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
June
30th,
2010
at 12:33 AM
Question from John: Thank you Pat for all your wonderful help. I say again how much it is apprciated. Now I will spend another few hours surfing the internet to find out how to prune/trim all of the many remaining plants he planted and never retuned to show us how. to do They are…besides already […]
Categories : Pruning
Early Summer Pruning of Chrysanthemums – Budded Mums
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Sunday,
June
27th,
2010
at 12:07 AM
Question from Deborah: I live in N.C. and planted mums several years ago. They bloomed last year in the fall and are in full bud now, June some are showing color. Should I let them go or pinch the buds? I would like them to bloom in the fall again. Answer from Pat: Usually chrysanthemums […]
Categories : Flowers, Month by Month Gardening
Question from Holly: I live in the High Desert of Southern California. I have a mesquite tree that has been fine until four weeks ago. I went to our most knowledgable nursery and they say to water it and wait 2 weeks to see if it revives. It had lots of beautiful leaves 4 wks. […]
Categories : Trees
Question from Joy: I live in El Cajon, Calif. We have a weed here that we call a “goathead”. Do you know what it actually is? and how I can get rid of them? We call use that name becaause the sticker looks like a rock with 2 horn. They are actually so sharp and […]
Categories : Weeds
How to Cure Wet Soil and Trees That Can Survive in a Wet Soil
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
June
17th,
2010
at 12:43 AM
Question from Jonnie: What plants can I plant in an area that doesn’t drain well. It appears to remain wet a few days after rain or sprinkling the lawn – On the north side of the house and we are in zone 8. Thanks in advance for your help. Answer from Pat: If it is […]
Question from Candace: I have an open patio area (no patio cover) on the Southwest side of my house, which I would like to shade with trees in large containers. I live in Corona, CA so it’s very hot in the summer/fall months. I would prefer something native, if possible. Any suggestions? Thank you so […]
Categories : Pots & Containers, Trees
Question from Barbara: My daughter called me last night, upset because she discovered that many of the cherries she and her son had been eating (from their own tree) contained little white worms. They live in Pleasant Hill, CA (Contra Costa County) and have never had this problem before. The tree is several years old, […]
European White Birch Trees: Their Characteristics and Requirements
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
June
10th,
2010
at 12:20 AM
Questions from Theresa: I have 7 birch trees in my yard and all get roughly the same amt of water & sunlight. Four are doing very well – 3 are not. In one area – there’s a cluster of 3 where one is doing beautifully, 2 have sparse leaves. In a different area shared with […]
Gardening Question from Dave: Hi Pat, the Beaumont macadamias are doing well – sending out new growth. I noticed that they each have 3 trunks coming up out of the ground. The Cates have one well defined trunk. Is this typical or should I get ready to do some pruning on the Beaumonts? Ideally, I’d like […]
Categories : Pruning
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