Question from Linda: Hi, Am helping my cousin landscape her yard in San Diego and she says that nothing she’s tried will grow in the ground under the dripline. Any suggestions? Answer from Pat: I am one of those people who happen to love the California pepper tree (Schinus molle), which is actually native to […]
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Trees – Page 4
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Categories : California Natives, Trees
Question from Jon: I am enjoying you book greatly and also enjoyed listening to you at the Master Gardner lecture you gave earlier this year. I am interested in planting a Haas Avocado tree (24″ box). I would like to start harvesting in a year or 2. I was told that I need to plant […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Trees
From Paul: As usual, thanks for your help. Here is my latest plan: Swan Hill Fruitless Olives anchoring the house on both sides and middle in the front. (full sun with sea breeze) Acacia baileyana near street on both sides of driveway. (full sun with sea breeze) Mild slopes in front and side of the […]
Categories : California Natives, Trees
Preventing Sap From Oozing from Peach and Nectarine Fruit
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Friday,
December
26th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Question from Jeannette: Is there anything I can do next year to prevent sap on my fruit. The peaches are mottled, if that is a word that makes sense. I don’t know what the ripe fruit will be like but I think they will not be good. Thanks for your help Jeanntte Ps I live in […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Trees
Question from Jane: When do I fertilize my fruit trees and what do you recommend? Thank you I live in Fallbrook Answer from Pat: No, I do no suggest bloodmeal as the best fertilizer for deciduous fruit trees. It is strong nitrogen and can burn. Not right thing at all. I suggested it as one […]
Question from JoAnn: Hi Pat, I live in Temecula and have a two year old Royal apricot which has had lots of fruit this summer, so much so that the branches are dragging. I just learned that I should have picked off many of the fruit to encourage bigger ones to ripen. It has grown […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Trees
Question: I’m on a fast mission, quite desperate. I’m pulling my hair out. I have an avocado tree that has mites and is definitely languishing. Too much rain, and even though I composted loads before planting, not enough to balance out the clay. Pray I don’t get/have root-rot. Went around with a 1 inch pvc […]
June Drop on Peach Trees and Proper Thinning of Fruit
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Monday,
November
10th,
2014
at 03:49 AM
Gardening Question: I have a peach tree in Irvine. The tree is a couple years old, last year giving a nice yield of delicious peaches. This year, the tree had lots of blooms that appeared to be turning to peaches. Recently I’ve noticed several of these little peaches are falling off the tree. What problem […]
Categories : Citrus & Fruit Trees, Trees
Question: I’m a writer for a small newspaper in San Diego and in reading one of your books on month to month organic gardening in Southern California, I was interested by your idea on hand pollinating fruit tress due to lack of bee activity. I’m interested in writing on the subject of saving the bees […]
Question: Do you know of a palm called the Coconut Queen Palm? Answer from Pat: Coconut queen palm is a common name, and like all common names, could be for more than one thing and thus easy to confuse. This is why Carl Linnaeus invented botanical names. For example there is a coconut with a […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Trees
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