Care and culture of African violets by Dorothy Bayliss
Garden notes outline light needs humidity tips and watering for African violets native to Africa. Guidance covers light placement avoid hot sun use humid environments misting and watering with drinking-quality water plus soil guidance feeding cautions and leaf cutting propagation timelines.
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Dorothy Bayliss
African Violet Society
Iree Africa
Spring Garden Checklist for Early Planting
Garden guide advises planting freesia sporanis ixia and Dutch bulbs as early as possible. Avaloas camellias now blooming. shop to see colors and mower forms. Many spring and summer perennials available in nurseries this month. Fall is good for planting. plant lawns soon to establish before cold weather and plant annuals immediately for winter color.
Garden clubs events across Oakland and Alameda areas
The African Violet Society of the East Bay meets Thursday at Lakeside Park Garden Center Oak land with spring exhibit slides and culture Q and A. Alameda AVS meets Tuesday 7 30 p m with Fuchsia Antiques topic by Starry Burmeister at Danakl Lumm School. Open garden events at Castro Valley King chrysanthemum garden Saturdays Sundays in Oct Nov. Oakland Hall Bay Library hosts Wine and Cheese Tasting Friday 6 00 p m at Dunsmuir House carriage house. San Leandro Garden Club meets Tuesday with a plant table at 8 30 a m in the Lecture Hall. Nov 7 San Francisco Wholesale Flower Mart tour includes lunch at Lehu’s Greenhouse. San Leandro Dahlia Society meets Tuesday at McKinley School. Guided Oakland Museum Gardens tour tomorrow at 10 a m with naturalist Paul Covel, free. walkers meet at Lith Street entrance.
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African Violet Society of
East Bay
Lakeside Park Garden Center
Oakland
Starry Burmeister
American Fuchsia Society
Alameda
AVS
Danakl Lumm School
Sand Creek Way
Oakland-Hall Bay Garden Center
Dunsmuir House
MacArthur Freeway
106Th Avenue
Edythe Kelkmant
San Leandro
Oakland Museum Gardens
Paul Covel
Lith Street
Gardening tips warn of spider mites and woolly apple aphids
A gardening column explains red spider mites on lemon trees and woolly apple aphids attacking apples crab apples and pyracantha. It notes control spray options Kelthane and Scale-O-Kill X with malathion and a solvent. The piece also mentions apricot plum and peach borers and a homeowner fire incident affecting the Duncan family in California with a birth and multiple relocations.
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Carlangeli
Evergreen lawn trees frame for sewer-safe roots
Guidance on selecting moderately fast growing evergreen trees with deep roots, such as magnolia and evergreen elm, and steps for planting including hole size, soil mix, bone meal, watering shock reduction, and deep weekly irrigation after transplant.
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Smu
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