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Garden tip: What to plant this month (opens the original)
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September and October are the times to plant garlic, leeks, onions and shallots. Garlic requires rich soil, full sun and moderate water. By buying your garlic from a nursery, you can be certain it’s certified disease-free. Separate the cloves and plant them 1 inch below the surface and 4 inches apart. Don’t peel off their papery skin. Harvest will be next June or July. The leaves should be mostly brown. You can check for maturity by digging up one. Onions need soil amended with organic matter. S
Garden tip: A plant community found in Marin (opens the original)
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Chaparral is a plant community found in California and Baja California. John Thomas Howell wrote in his book “Marin Flora” that the Mediterranean climate was the “chief factor” in the evolution of this community. The summers are hot and dry; the winters are mild and rainy. He poetically describes the chaparral on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais: “From a distance, there’s a velvety quality that characterizes it and gives depth to the blues and purples that pervade the slopes.” Mostly, the drought-r
Garden tip: Finding a tree that fits your space (opens the original)
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Recently, I visited Los Angeles, staying in a suburb called Windsor Hills. Some streets were lined with palm trees, probably Washingtonia filifera or Washingtonia robusta. Washingtonia filifera, the only native palm in California, grows to 65 feet. Washingtonia robusta, called the Mexican fan palm, grows to 100 feet tall. Other streets had Magnolia grandiflora trees in the parkway, the strip between the sidewalk and the curb. Magnolia grandiflora has a mature height of 60 to 80 feet. Several cul
Garden tip: Unmasking your mystery garden digger (opens the original)
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What are those varmints in my garden? Are they moles, voles or gophers? Moles are small insect-eating mammals. If you see mounds of dirt and surface runways, you may have moles. Voles, or meadow mice, have underground burrows where they bring the seeds or plant material they have gathered. Gophers are herbivores, eating a wide range of plant material. Gopher mounds (more horseshoe-shaped) are easily confused with mole mounds (circular). Gophers are difficult to control. Trapping is a safe and ef
Garden tip: Different lemons sold, grown in California (opens the original)
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The ‘Improved Meyer’ lemon is the Meyer lemon sold in California and Arizona. The “improved” designation refers to this lemon being disease-free. It bears some fruit year-round. The cultivar ‘Eureka’ is the standard lemon found in markets. It also bears fruit all year. Although it grows to 20 feet, the tree may be pruned to the desired shape and size. The fruit of ‘Improved Meyer’ differs from ‘Eureka.’ ‘Improved Meyer’ is rounder, thin-skinned and orange-yellow in color. All citrus needs soil t
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