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Oh, yeah-- it also wouldn't hurt to remove the blighted fruit completely, and let your tree rest-- if it is trying to grow fruit, it might not be putting enough energy into fighting off disease. In...

It sounds as if it might be Citrus Black Spot, a fungal disease, or some other fungus. Here is what I would do to cure it and prevent it's spread or re-occurence:

Keep the ground around the plant...

I am a landscape contractor and I hear this kind of thing all the time-- unfortunately the bad contractors give a bad rap for the rest. I agree with Mike F about having some plans drawn up before...

HI Sarah,

I would get that Fig in the ground ASAP to get it established. Hopefully we will get rain this year and the rain will help it set it's roots! Turkey Fig trees are the most cold-hardy...

Start out with a bunch of mulch. Just mulch the area that you want to garden in heavily, like between 6" and 16" of mulch, any kind will do. This will prevent you from having the rototill later. ...

Why leave no branches?

Wait until the tree is dormant (has dropped it's leaves) before pruning, and then just take out the poorly formed branches that affect the over all form. Never remove...

You could also save rain water in the wet season, and use it during the dry season. Rain has nitrogen in it, so it is perfect for greening up lettuces, kale and other greens, and leafy herbs. Poor...

You could grow Lantana around the perimeter of your fence. Or you could try deer spray (a lot like the pepper spray GhettoGardner discussed, but also has putrified egg solids and sometimes garlic.) ...

Oh, yeah-- and I'm trying to grow pineapple in my living room. Did you know that if you cut off the top of the pineapple, scrape off the fruit, and then plant the top, it will root? Eventually, if...

Wow, hard to choose. Pretty much obsessed with organic peaches during farmer's market season. I'll pick up enough every week to have one each morning. But apples are my daily go-to, year-round,...

If so, would they recommend the experience? Is the amount of work worth the eggs and compost? If you let them loose in the vegie garden, will they eat the vegies or just the small weeds? Do you...

I'm here! ;)

I'm new here, too-- the forum doesn't seem to generate a lot of activity. But it is fun reading the old threads and commenting.

Sounds like fun! I can't wait to get that much acreage! For now I'm doing quite a bit with my suburban garden.

weird! Never heard of a bug that could survive on the snow

When I look at the threads, though, there are a lot more people that view the threads compared to how many post. So, maybe there are a lot of lurkers on this forum that just like to read the info...

I feel the same way, Oregon Gardener. I've joined at the end of August, and have posted once a week every week since, and when I log back in, most of the most recent activity was from me the week...

I like the closed tumblers with worms since they are harder for the raccoons to break into. The open piles are smorgasborgs for happy raccoons. They eat out all the good stuff, and leave a stinky...

You could also cover the grass with mulch (wood chips, compost, coconut hulls, grape seeds, pine needles, straw-- lots of options! or the lasagna method of alternating layers of cardboard, compost,...

I'm not sure about the gypsum, but I have another idea to protect your maple tree leaves.

There is a product called Cloud Cover, and you spray it on the leaves. Best to do it in the spring when...

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I have a few ideas that no one mentioned yet in the previous posts. Motion-activated sprinkler-- starts and sprays water on them as they come near the radar. Very effective at startling them into...

I have improved Meyer's lemon and Kaffir lime growing successfully in large pots on my sunny, CA concrete patio. I have had success and near failure. They have both always produced for me, although...

If you are growing lettuce in the summer months, I would suggest shading them from full sun with a lattice leaning over them or some kind of latticed tent. Otherwise, they can bolt.

Definitely...

Awesome, Thanks so much for all this info, Chris! I have wondered about this for a while!