Pruning cane begonias in Southern California?
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Comments (1)With grapes, and Zinfandel is a WINE grape which should do well in zone 10, you shouldn't let it bear for about 4 years. Year one is for the roots (let it grow everywhere). Year 2 for the trunk m(prune everything but one strong cane off at however tall you want it to be). Year 3 for the canes (prune those, but leave enough growth for next year's grapes). Year 4, WINE!! If you have no trellis, and it's in a container, you should head prune it to give it one nice trunk (like a tree) and then let some canes hang off that so it is like a bush, or a weeping willow. Choose the biggest straightest cane for the trunk, and prune everything else off. The vine will go dormant in Nov-Jan. One Zin vine will not be enough. The formula is a gallon of wine per vine(and that is for established vines). You could try to propagate your cuttings to get more vines. If you want to just eat the grapes or make jam, that works also. But you will encounter seeds. Good luck! Suzi Here is a link that might be useful: Grape Growing Forum...See MoreNewbie. Good roses for Coastal Southern California?
Comments (14)WELCOME!!! You've come to the right place to save yourself a whole lot of heartache in the rose dept. I used to think that roses didn't do well for me in L.A. Airport adjacent because I didn't spray for fungus regularly enough. After all, what I bought locally should all do well for me, right??? So, so wrong. I learned here, that I just needed to buy roses that are resistant to fungus (we have a VERY heavy mildew burden here). ***I didn't need to spray*** Who knew??? While I honestly don't like to spray for environmental reasons, if I'm going to be honest, I'm not structured enough to do it on the strict schedule required. Something to think about - once the leaves get mildew, you can't 'fix' them. But guess what? There are lots of choices anyway! And, I'm afraid, it's just another area of one's life where one should be a careful consumer at the local store. Of the modern roses, I think you may learn to appreciate florabundas. Very pretty landscape plants, often in your size range. I'd like to suggest Walking On Sunshine. I got it in spring of last year on Jeri's advice and it has been just amazing. About 3' round in our garden and always in bloom. Lovely saturated yellow, but fading to a still lovely creamy yellow that doesn't look faded. Also a nice scent. Wouldn't be without it now. Armstrong's should have it when they get roses in next year. If you have the room (depending on soil), I'd heartily recommend Golden Celebration as well. I call the blooms 'happy blooms' and I really like the smell as well. Your mileage may vary. Depending on your soil, size may vary. When I was LAX adjacent, it never got more than 4' in sandy loam and half day sun. Three miles inland in amended clay, it wants to be 6' tall (or better when the DH fertilizes the adjacent lawn ;-) It's not great in all parts of the country, but here it really shines, imho (and if Jeri agrees, enough said ;-) Lemme see... Our Julia Child was an experiment and I'd get it again. It is tall as the other poster said. It also fades well, not a common trait among yellows. Reminds me of Julia cutting into her favorite food, butter, new ones are like the outside of a stick of butter and older ones are like the inside. There are lots of others we can explore here. The only other advice I'd say is that roses aren't hard if they're the right roses in the right place. In fact, roses are a great hobby/passion and have wonderful history. Just don't get the ones labeled 'red' or 'white' or 'yellow' ;-) Oh, one other thing to think about. I would bet, if you got America late season, that it didn't have mildew because it was sprayed at the producer. Just a thought....See MorePruning: Teas - when to remove canes to the base.
Comments (49)well hey, thanks Michael and Kim - there is nothing nicer than seeing some validation of one's fiddling around. I first noticed the stem slitting method while idly perusing an ancient dracaena in my bathroom. Without thinking, I dug my thumbnail in the naked stem (there had been no new growth for years and it had great long, twisty, bare limbs) and thought no more about it until a few weeks later, a brand new shoot appeared out of the slit I had made. Months later, I came across the exact same principle, elaborated by a breeder I much admire (Chris Warner). As for shoot bending, the papers you pointed me to were fascinating - I love to learn new things but once you have got the basics of horticulture tucked under your belt, it is a frustrating search for innovative ideas for amateurs such as myself - which is why forums such as this are so brilliant. I like to mess around with little trials of this and that (you wouldn't believe my latest fad but it involves phyto-remediation, sorting out rose replant syndrome by using zeolite - I have persuaded a mate with access to amazing university facilities to participate, using loads of Sommerwind (cos it is a cakewalk to propagate)and zeolite, a naturally occuring mineral with astonishing uses. Then there was the inosculation fad - still growing a circle of hornbeam for approach grafting them into a living arbour......and so on and on. Keep up the search for new and interesting stuff - we are hungry and avid for information....See MoreRose Comments from a Hot Southern California Garden
Comments (32)The botanic garden did test the water. I think they are more up on this topic than I am ever likely to be. We use the same water, and I am within walking distance. I know not to use this fertilizer again in my conditions. Next year, it is back to diluted fish emulsion, or nothing, as usual. And we will see how the roses look. Sorry, no place for olive trees (and I don't want the mess), and grapevines are out because I have dogs (grapes are toxic to dogs, depending on the dog as to how much). But I did plant alfalfa within the last several years to see how it would do (fields growing alfalfa frequently supplement with boron). The alfalfa grows well here with zero supplementation. The wild creatures eat it like crazy however....See Morestanofh 10a Hayward,Ca S.F. bay area
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