Question from Wil: At your presentation in Huntington Beach in September, you gave a formula for creating fertilizer. I’ve lost the list. Is it available? Answer from Pat: The homemade fertilizer recipe I gave that day was the one used by my brother John Fisher-Smith in Oregon. He mixes the following together: 4 parts seed […]
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Archive for gardening – Page 2
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Categories : Fertilizer
The company that makes Probiotics 4 Plants Defensor Bacterial Inoculator told me they have temporarily taken their products off the market while they create a new marketing strategy for the general public. I suggest you use Serenade(r) Garden Disease Control instead. Serenade(r) is widely available in nurseries and it is fully organic. This is biological […]
Categories : Organic Gardening, Vegetables & Fruits
Beach Front Plants for English Seacoast Gardens
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Wednesday,
April
1st,
2015
at 03:49 AM
Question from Katie: Hi Pat, just found your www site and saw it said, “Send a Q to Pat”, so, here goes… location: seaside, south-facing (in England: the sunny side), sheltered terrace. Required: architectural, evergreen, “WOW!” plants that will tolerate minus 5 centigrade in winter, occasionally a little lower, but not “cold & wet” as […]
Gardening Question: In the rose-pro method of caring for roses in your book, it calls for sulfate of potash (0-0-22) which I can’t find in ANY nursery or hardware store around here. I did find Sul-Po-Mag which has the same NPK numbers, but also contains sulphur and magnesium. Can I use this instead? Answer from […]
Categories : Fertilizer, Month by Month Gardening
Question from Curtis: We love your book and are encouraging our neighbors to garden organically. I’ve heard many anecdotal stories of coffee grounds helping acidic plants such as blueberries. However, I’ve have not seen a garden book recommend them. I would appreciate your advice. Answer from Pat: It is beneficial to throw coffee grounds (and […]
Categories : Fertilizer, Organic Gardening
Tags : Coffee grounds, gardening
Flowering Cherry Trees for Mediterranean Climates
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Thursday,
April
17th,
2014
at 09:31 AM
Gardening Question from Faith: Just came across your website–I am considering planting a flowering cherry tree so timing is perfect. I live in Southern California. Could you tell me if there is one that would grow well here and also about the rooting system and size of that type of cherry tree. I would like […]
Categories : Garden Q & A, Trees
Question from Arline: How can one get rid of nematodes? A friend of mine has a community garden and she has them in her plot…..any tips? Answer from Pat: There are many ways to get rid of root knot nematodes. I think I have now found the best way, but in order to answer this […]
Categories : Pests
Gardening Question from Shushilla: My clivia is severely rootbound, basically there is no more soil in the pot. If I cut through the roots to separate, will I kill the plants? This has been planted for at least 8 years and I have 3 other pots in the same condition. Thanks so much. Answer from […]
Categories : Pots & Containers
Never Add Clay to Sand or Sand to Clay
Posted by Pat Welsh
· Sunday,
December
13th,
2009
at 09:13 PM
Adding sand to clay soil, in any amount, has been proven by the University of California Agricultural Extension and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be about the worst thing anyone can do for their garden soil. Adding organic soil amendment, such as horse manure, to name just one possible amendment, is a worthy suggestion, […]
Categories : Soils
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