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Comments (28)Lamenting the need to get rid of a good looking plant doesn't equal a suggestion to keep it. The Ficus could be hard-trimmed ruthlessly, but a human would resent that a plant had turned them into a slave ... when it's supposed to be the other way around. I agree with catkim that a different tree would be a better choice, all things considered. "I assume that a walkway the visually greets guests from the sidewalk would appear more welcoming than one that leads from the driveway... Do you think that I'm incorrect in this assumption?" edit: Oops ... I meant, in a word YES! (to the question about the assumption.) You should create a walk that looks like it makes the best sense for the overall property ... and a walk directly to the city sidewalk is not necessarily more welcoming. You might not want to duplicate what exists a mere few feet away. Much of it depends on the geometry of how a walk would be laid out, it's width, materials and/or finishes. I'm not saying a separate walk directly to the city walk would look bad, but that it might not be an improvement over one that ties to the drive. It depends on all the factors involved. You might explore similar houses in the neighborhood to see if others have come up with successful variations. This post was edited by Yardvaark on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 12:25...See Moresouthern California asian vegetable gardeners group
Comments (24)I just moved to Tujunga/Sunland, close to you San Fernando folks. Currently, we have about 2 Japanese sweet potato vines, the tubers should be about ready to harvest. Just planted some mizuna, daikon and napa cabbage, along with other salad greens. In florida, I grew red shiso (perilla), malabar spinach (basella alba) and asian winged bean. The malabar spinach and shiso should do OK in this climate, but not sure about the asian winged bean, as I am up in the foothills and we get frosts up here. Would be happy to trade malabar spinach or winged bean seeds for other asian vegetables. If I get the shiso established, then I can trade those seeds too....See Moreweed rules don't apply to southern california?
Comments (1)One thing to keep in mind is that the manufacturers say herbicides work best when weeds are "actively growing"; what they mean by that, is after rains or irrigation. In high temperatures, above 90° F say, and/or drouth conditions turfgrass is susceptible to herbicide damage, and the weeds seemingly unaffected. What we call weeds, in a landscape situation are usually very hardy and resiliant. They often have deep taproots or waxy coatings on leaves and are drouth tolerant and thrive in tough conditions. They close up their stomata and sort of hibernate. Be sure to use a "surfactant" or detergent like liquid dishsoap mixed with the herbicide if "rolling yer own" to help the product stick to the leaves, instead of running off the plant, and apply after irrigation or rain....See Moresources for leaf mulch/mold in southern california? And a whine...
Comments (49)j, worms can live fine on relatively small amounts of food - and bedding is food to them as well. So go ahead and give it a try. Once you've got it under way, you can likely find some stuff to add. My point before was, don't expect huge physical volumes of completed compost from worms for use in your yard, especially to start with. Since you have a small yard and are new, I'd suggest just buying in some soil amendment/mulch as needed to start. Keep your eyes open and you'll find some stuff in time within your budget (threads here have many examples, like getting wood chips from companies that trim around utility lines). Maybe you'll also meet neighbours and get some sense of what's feasible in your area. (I think a lot more people have got disappointed by trying to rush into composting all at once, it's not a race)....See MoreRelated Professionals
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