Growing luffa in bay area
Yao Lin (bay area, USDA zone 9b)
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Yao Lin (bay area, USDA zone 9b)
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Fast growing 30 ft evergreen for San Francisco Bay Area
Comments (16)Hi Pinar, I'm also in northern California just north of Santa Rosa. In my previous home, we had a Podocarpus between us and the neighbor and it only gave so-so privacy. We then planted a red oak that was fast growing and had very large leaves, but the squirrels wouldn't stop girdling it and we had to remove the top 30 feet that had died. I'm now in another house in the same town, and have a privacy problem with a two story addition going up next door, so I'm planting two Chinese lace bark elms. We researched for four months looking for the ideal tree, and found and there's no tree that will check all the boxes, but the Chinese lace bark elms came the closest; the only negative for us was the maximum size which can reach 50 feet tall. It's fast growing, tolerates short periods of boggy soil, is drought resistant once established, isn't picky about your type of soil and has few pest issues. I see that you're looking for an evergreen and the Chinese lace bark elm may or may not lose its leaves depending on your climate. There's one in my town that must be 60+ years old and in January it still has most of its leaves. Several of these trees were planted in the Kaiser parking lot in Santa Rosa a few years ago and they quickly grew to provide shade with dense growth of narrow leaves that flutter in the breeze. They're beautiful....See MoreMaridol Papaya with large fruit growing in Hayward/SF bay area.
Comments (2)He posted the photo. Funny thing is- look at the leaves. Dark Green,but considerably smaller then in soucal or of course the southeast and Florida. About what I see with my 1' plants growing in the ground. Its the result of on the very edge of climate needs. I hope to get the same. I planted a few last summer and ...they look perfect. My previous tries in 80's 90's and after, all never made it past December....See MoreGrow muscat grapes in Bay Area
Comments (2)From the Santa Clara Master gardeners site: GRAPES European: Black Monukka, Black Rose, Cardinal, Delight, Exotic, Flame Seedless, Perlette, Ribier, Ruby Seedless (King’s Ruby), Flame Tokay and White Malaga American Hybrids: Black Muscat (Muscat Hamburgh), Catawba, Delaware, Delicatessen, Diamond, Golden Muscat, Iona, Jefferson, July Early Amber, Moscato d'Adda, Moscato di Terracina, New York Muscat, Niagra, Perle de Csaba, Queen of the Vineyard, Niabell, Niagra, Pierce, Suavis, Wapanuka and Xlnta I have grown Reliance and Neptune with good results....See MoreBay Area Tulip Growing (Fremont, 9b)
Comments (4)I have never spent a lot of time or money on tulips for the same reasons the others mentioned... until last year. I went a little crazy with a yard remodel and planted tulips “en masse.” I refrigerated half for the recommended time in a fridge in the garage with just bulbs and some drinks. The others I experimented with just throwing them in the ground about this time of year. Maybe November. Belive it or not, the ones I just threw in the ground cane up SsoooooooooOOOoooo much better than the ones I refrigerated. If you’re inland and get nights in the 40s, you may be just fine putting them directly in the ground like me even though everyone says to refrigerate. It’s a risk though! I wont ever refrigerate bulbs again though. It was extra work and didn’t even work that well....See Moreca_garden
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