Updated: Sunday, February 5 2012 - 12:30 pm
We purchased our home 11 years ago and every year since, we have been battling olives dropped by 12 trees that surround our home. Our trees are typically in full bloom the second or third week in May.
Updated: Wednesday, January 18 2012 - 11:54 am
We've been in our home for more than seven years, and in the first year, we had a couple Japanese maples and a fruitless plum planted on the north side of our home. It seems as though all the trees along this side of the house are stunted.
Updated: Tuesday, January 3 2012 - 10:16 am
I have two full-grown (7-foot and 10-foot) orange trees that were loaded with oranges, but as many as 10 (total from both trees) fall off each day. We find each of these on the ground with a large greyish-brown spot that is softer than the rest of the orange.
Updated: Sunday, December 18 2011 - 3:05 pm
I think I've got the only grapevine in Napa that will not make a grape!
Updated: Monday, December 5 2011 - 11:49 am
I have a question about Italian cypress, in particular their seed pods. I would like to harvest and plant as many as I can. What is the best way to accomplish this task?
Updated: Sunday, November 27 2011 - 1:27 pm
I have a plum tree that is 4 years old. Its trunk is approximately 4 inches in diameter. In the spring, it's loaded with blossoms. However, it has never had one piece of fruit. Any thoughts on what I can do to get some fruit?
Updated: Sunday, September 18 2011 - 1:36 pm
Is it OK to plant edibles where oleanders have been?
Updated: Sunday, September 11 2011 - 11:55 am
While thinning fruit on my apple tree, I came across these little critters. They are about a half-inch long and mainly black with orange in the middle of their backs.
Updated: Monday, June 13 2011 - 9:24 am
We live off a busy street and were looking for planting suggestions to block the street view and noise. We were thinking about planting some Thuja (arborvitae) for evergreen coverage. We'd like to plant several layers of plants if possible. Do you have any other suggestions? This area gets the late-afternoon sun.
Updated: Sunday, May 8 2011 - 3:33 pm
I planted tomatoes for the first time last year. When they finally started to ripen, I found quite a few of them had some kind of rot on the bottom about the size of a quarter (or a little more).
Updated: Sunday, April 10 2011 - 2:00 pm
I have a 5-by-5-foot planter box in my backyard. When pulling out my tomato plants, I found that a neighborhood cat has been using a corner of the box as a litter box.