Interesting SoCal Observation
Kippy
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Interesting Damask observation today
Comments (4)I grew Autumn Damask briefly many years ago, so don't remember much beyond the "old rose/Damask" scent. The ones I have now are damask perpetuals, and those are much more double with fewer stamens. What you say makes sense because I feel like there is a generic "old rose" base, but the overall scent can differ according to the variety. Some smell sweeter or "drier" than others. I've noticed the same thing with different varieties of Gardenia. Some varieties smell more "coconut suntan lotiony sweet" and others more spicy. Carnation/Clove is one of my favorite scents in flowers. I'm jealous that you can grow Dianthus. I gave them up a long time ago. Too hot here. The only one that did well for me was Rainbow Loveliness, but that has more a powdery floral scent, no clove. I've smelled clove in Dainty Bess and Blush Noisette, though. But it's never enough....See MoreInteresting Observation about Kratky/DWC from a Newbie
Comments (4)"Turned them into DWC" is an interesting statement. With Kratky the roots have grown down into the nutrients, but have also grown a significant number of specialized roots to pull oxygen from air. How much do you wanna bet that the re-flooding with DWC drowned them out enough to zap the kale and lettuce? I'm glad to hear that the tomatoes are doing well -- I had wanted to try tomatoes that way, but worried they'd die off after the Kratky 60-day period. Did you do anything special to move them from Kratky to DWC? Wash the roots with plain water to deal with salt buildup or anything?...See MoreInteresting observation on overwintered Yuzu
Comments (12)They are extremely uncommon, and when people talk about growing citrus they're usually talking about growing it in pots and bringing it indoors for half the year. Citrus has a lot of trouble growing here because of the low temperatures for half the year. Even though the Winters are relatively mild, it's a very short growing season in terms of the temperatures citrus needs to grow. However, I have read numerous anecdotal reports of people managing to grow cold-hardy citrus varieties in the ground, typically in a sunny spot against the South-facing wall of a house. These cold-hardy varieties aren't that common and many people do not even know these citrus types exist. They also don't tend to be the same level of eating quality as the varieties found in the supermarket, so that doesn't help (although a few of them that can survive here aren't that bad). I did see the local nursery carrying 'Flying Dragon', although that's strictly an ornamental or for rootstock. We do actually have a fair amount of heat in the Summer, almost comparable to Southern California, but it is for a much shorter length of time. People typically use their air conditioners for about 2 or 3 weeks out of the year, although about half the homes don't bother having air conditioners....See MoreInterested in growing grapes in So Cal
Comments (6)I have purchased fruit trees from: https://raintreenursery.com/vines/vines-grapes/vines-grapes-wine https://onegreenworld.com/product-category/vines/grape/ https://www.baylaurelnursery.com/wine-grapes.html This one appears to cater to both home growers and commercial vineyards: http://www.sunridgenurseries.com/images/downloads/Sunridge-Catalog-FINAL-2019.pdf Also, your local nursery will probably order whatever you want from Dave Wilson: http://www.davewilson.com/product-information/product/Grapes...See Moreingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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