Weather Brings out Questions; Identifying Yard Plants, Diagnosing Petunias and Disappointing OrchidsByline: Terry Brite DelValle Gardening questions vary throughout the year and will sometimes...DelValle, Terry Brite
Garlic mustard isn’t just in my garden and all around my yard. I see it on the trails where I bike and hike. Often, I’ll see piles of it on the side of a trail because someone has pulled it while they’re out and about. It’s an invasive species and displaces plants that ar...
Gardening and Horticulture - Help identifying some flowers and plants - Hi can anyone identify these flowers /Plants i have in my yard in house bought 2 years ago?
I would like to identify these plants, to see if there are uses for them. I live on the peninsula, bay area, northern california, san mateo county.
This flower is growing in my Mothers back yard, first time ever! It has 6-8 inch long, orchid looking leaves, growing close to the ground, 18-24 inch tall … What the heck is this, please? Sorry, don't have any info. Was a gift to my mother and she no longer has the label ...
Sudden oak death is a disease caused by the microscopic pathogen Phytophthora ramorum that affects trees and plants in coastal California and a small area of southwest Oregon. Although it is usually found in forest areas, it can also affect redwoods in urban areas that run up to undeveloped wil...
A handful of the yummy mulberries we pick from the tree in our yard If you’ve read a bit on this blog, you might have noticed I’m a little obsessed with ways to find *free* healthy foods in unexpected places. Maybe you are, too? If so, keep reading!
(B) Percent of vegetable gardens from which produce is likely to exceed Australian food standards due to the uptake of Pb from soil by edible plants. Centroid points indicate the average Pb concentration for sampled vegetable gardens within each SA3. (C) Highlighted SA3 boundaries indicate where...
Sudden oak death is a disease caused by the microscopic pathogen Phytophthora ramorum that affects trees and plants in coastal California and a small area of southwest Oregon. Although it is usually found in forest areas, it can also affect redwoods in urban areas that run up to undeveloped wil...
He hardly watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked ab...