Q: I found fuzzy things on my oak leaves. What are they and should I be concerned? A: These are plant galls — swellings of plant tissue on the roots, stems, trunk, leaves and flowers. Galls can be ...

Q I hope you can give us some suggestions as to what is best to plant on a hillside in poor soil and is not liked by gophers. Red apple iceplant (Aptenia hybrid) seems to do well but is eventually ...

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Question: Gophers are wrecking my garden. What can I do to stop them? A: Take heart. We have some tips for managing them. Five species of pocket gophers are found in California, with Botta’s pocket ...

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Over the years, I”ve come upon some really crazy ways to keep rodents out of gardens. Those burrowing types — such as rabbits, gophers and ground squirrels — can devastate a vegetable garden or fruit ...

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Q I hope you can give us some suggestions as to what is best to plant on a hillside in poor soil and is not liked by gophers. Red apple iceplant (Aptenia hybrid) seems to do well but is eventually ...