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Comment on Gophers, Gophers, Everywhere by Lee

Lee — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:30:40 +0000

I wonder whether they trapped them or baited them. I would love to think that we could “rid” our garden of gophers but we have open space on both sides. Just when we think we have solved the problem in our half-acre, another gopher family moves in.

Comment on Gophers, Gophers, Everywhere by Johnny

Johnny — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:28:23 +0000

I can’t stand gophers, one of my biggest fears for my garden. When we first moved in, there were a few that just kept popping up. We hired a company to come and capture the gophers, and haven’t had a problem since.

Comment on Arborvitae in Pots by Lee

Lee — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:24:29 +0000

Hi, R.M. You’ve probably gone ahead with your project by now but here is an update on the Arborvitae in pots after two years. They look good. They turn a little bronze color in the winter but I think that is natural. They’ve grown about 12″ taller and are now about 5′ tall. They are much fuller now and I’ll do some shaping in the fall. They do not seem to be root-bound but these are tall pots, 28″ tall and 16″ across. I got them at Costco.
Arborvitae like to be in moist soil so water often. When the Arborvitae grow too tall for the pots, I’ll put them in the ground

Comment on Gophers, Gophers, Everywhere by Christina

Christina — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:35:18 +0000

I feel for you! I could have written this post as I’ve have experienced it all: a Doberman who dug after gophers so that parts of the yard resembled WWI trenches, basil plants disappearing underground before my eyes, tomato plants wilting overnight because the roots were devoured.

Our solutions are the same: traps (Gophinator) and probe & pellets with an anti-coagulant. For our vegetables and berries we use wine barrels and raised beds lined them with 1/4″ hardware cloth. For years we lived and let live but I think the gophers may have killed our wonderful old fig tree which other creatures (birds and people) depended upon for food and shade. So it’s zero-tolerance for the gophers.

Comment on Gopher or Mole? by Gophers, Gophers, Everywhere « Central Coast Gardening

Gophers, Gophers, Everywhere « Central Coast Gardening — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:26:19 +0000

[...] had both moles and gophers this year. If you aren’t sure of the difference, see the post I wrote a couple of years ago. The smaller moles burrow close to the surface of the earth. They do [...]

Comment on Arborvitae in Pots by R.M.

R.M. — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:03:22 +0000

I’m curious to hear how your arborvitaes are doing in the pots now nearly two years later. I am considering doing the same, but concerned that the arborvitae’s might become root-bound. With that said, what diameter pots are they, and how tall were the arborvitae’s when you purchased them? Thanks.

Comment on Hearst Castle Greenhouse Restoration by Lee

Lee — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:00:40 +0000

Carlos. Don’t know if this will get to you but found a little information on plantings near the Roman Pool at the Hearst Castle that have fragrant flowers at times during the year. There is a large Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) with large leathery leaves and large cream-colored flowers. There are Viburnums that are very large shrubs with dark-green leaves and clusters of very fragrant white flowers. There are also some waxleaf privet (ligustrum japonicum) in containers. Perhaps if you Google these you will recognize the plant you saw (and smelled). Good luck.

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Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:40:36 +0000

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Comment on Hearst Castle Greenhouse Restoration by Lee

Lee — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:46:41 +0000

Not sure which tree you are talking about Carlos but I will try to find out. I’ll post it here.

Comment on Hearst Castle Greenhouse Restoration by Carlos

Carlos — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:28:59 +0000

There is a tree by the indoor pool on the outside going down the stairs to the entrance that gives very smelly flowers the tree is tall do you have the name of this tree? Roman pool the tree is by where the buses pick up just outside I believe it is the only large tree on this area thank you very much