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43 and a half degrees of latitude. What do you grow?
Hi Like to hear from gardeners around 43 and a half degrees of latitude from the equator and on the coast. An example is Coos Bay Oregon and my garden is in Hobart Tasmania. Of course it is summer here at the moment and you can smell roses and honeysuckle… More
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Your SOUP recipes ~ needed now!!
It's time for the big ol' Soup Pot to come out of storage (not that mine is ever IN storage:D). Haul out those soup-time-favorites and share!! CAJUN HAMBURGER SOUP 1# lean ground beef (I sometimes add Italian sausauge too) 1 medium onion, chopped 2 quarts water 1 28-oz can diced… More
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Need help w/eggplant buds
This year I built a six foot wide dog run (4 ft wire with steel T-Posts) completely around the outside of my garden perimeter fence, and old Buddy, the German Shepherd, enjoys keeping ALL critters "at bay"....including the local Deer population....This type fence is easy to build because you drive… More
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Hungry Rabbits! Help!
:eek: Hi everyone, The title pretty much sums it up. I really don't want to use wire and I've heard that there are some good spay bottle recipes out there that can be applied directly on the vegetation and it will keep these pesky rodents at bay. Does anyone have… More
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What is this tree???
Hello, just found this forum, and hope someone can help me ID this tree. I found it in Half Moon Bay, CA and the pic was taken in mid-Nov 2007. It's so cute, I'd love to get one if it would grow in my zone. Guess I should call the… More
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Strange Crow
My brother in Thunder Bay sent me this picture he took yesterday in his back yard.All white except for the head.Kind of pretty really. More
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New Summer Home Hardy Tropical Plants in Sandy Soil? Zone 7
Hi Everyone, My parents recently purchased a summer home in South Eastern NJ as a get away the whole family could enjoy. With Fathers Day coming up, and as a way to say thank you, I was thinking of doing a little landscaping at the house. I wanted it to… More
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Keeping grass & weeds at bay
My husband and I weeded around three weigelas today. We then put landscape fabric and cedar mulch down. Should we use Roundup around the edges? More
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Bay laurel tree help!
I have had a potted bay laurel tree for several years now, and up until lately, it's been happy. Every summer, it is outside ~ in the winter, I bring it inside. I have it in a southeast facing sunny window. But suddenly it is drying up and dropping leaves.… More
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The trouble with bay leaf.....
I'm just NOT having any luck with this darn plant !! @ yrs ago I bought a nice sized bay tree and planted it in my garden, knowing it won't overwinter, that's ok, I'll just harvest the leaves and be done with it. Well this yr I plunked down a… More
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Halfmoon Bay Ca. Garden I liked
I was enjoying the coast this last saturday and saw this nice little succulent garden. the beach was about 10 ft away. I am curious to wonder what the unusual tuberous plant is. It kind of reminds me of iceplant maybe? The fingers if you could call them that, were… More
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Mushrooms in with my bay tree help?
After spending 3 days with my uncle I came home to see mushrooms in my bay pot there's english tyme in the pot that I know what it is I would have images but this iPhone didn't wanna pair with my cellphone soo no images What's the safest most effective… More
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Deer
I hope this picture works : ) I took this yesterday from the bay window where my computer is. More
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Plumeria is Growing!!!
I recently got some Plumeria seeds on E-bay and today I see 3 have started to grow!!!!! am so happy as I have wanted to try these plants for ages but the seeds are sooo expensive but I managed to snag some for $2.99 on E-Bay. They are gorgeous plants… More
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Hello from the San Francisco bay area!
Hi everyone! I'm from Redwood City, CA - just 30 miles south of San Francisco. I found this site a few days ago as I was searching for answers to a few of my many, many gardening questions - seems I struck gold here! I'm excited to see there are… More
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Bay Leaf (laurus nobilis)
I purchased some seeds along with others from an online site. I've had luck with the other types of seeds that I purchased, but not with the bay leaf. I've heard cuttings are best, but have no access to a tree. Anyone have any suggestions? More
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