The Cloudforest Cafe Archive
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germinate marula's seeds Posted by Shalom Buhnik on 9/27/07
- marula by john blyth on 11/02/07
Santa Cruz heat wave Posted by roger on 9/27/07
Ficus dammaropsis Posted by Harvey Bernstein on 9/27/07
a few new finds (pics) Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA9b on 9/26/07
Tale of three Plumeria... Posted by stan on 9/26/07
- black lichens... by stan on 9/26/07
- Red trunk Plumeria... by stan on 9/26/07
- Celadine... by stan on 9/26/07
- Stan, white one every unusual, very spooky looking. Do they bloom, mine never did. by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/26/07
- scoreless on blooms.. by stan on 9/27/07
- It must be the SUN by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/27/07
- Sun is a good start... by stan on 9/27/07
- I just bring them in and keep them a a somewhat warm storage area or into the house, and keep in a low light area. by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/27/07
- sun by iwan on 9/27/07
- way too little water... by stan on 9/27/07
- Yup... More water by Jeff on 9/27/07
- Thanks Jeff/Stan by iwan on 9/28/07
Durians on sale at Ranch 99 Posted by Merbert on 9/26/07
Is the chocolate persimmon different from the chocolate sapote Posted by Richard Primbs on 9/26/07
Three more Hayward palm yards.. Posted by stan on 9/25/07
Berkeley botanical garden article + Posted by stan on 9/25/07
Best time and method to move bananas Posted by Merbert on 9/25/07
- From my experience by Tom on 9/25/07
- Is it risky to move them now? by Merbert on 9/25/07
- nows a good time... by stan on 9/25/07
- Warm Weather by potangadiego on 9/25/07
- Actually if you have a banana plant 7 feet tall, the time would be never, let me explain. by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/26/07
- its what your settling for... by stan on 9/26/07
- I's sold - the bananas stay put! by Merbert on 9/26/07
- Easy matter, replant suckers to the spot you really want, then break up and move the old bed once the new ones are ready to produce. by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/26/07
- planting out by iwan on 9/27/07
- Banana need time and height to bloom. by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/28/07
- interesting David by iwan on 9/28/07
today 80 in even S.F.... Posted by stan on 9/25/07
- only 62 f now by Jeff on 9/25/07
- 73.something here.. by St. on 9/25/07
- 78F is pretty close by Axel on 9/25/07
- huh,they just hit 80 according to the cloudforest header by stan on 9/25/07
- yup by Jeff on 9/25/07
- Nearly 86F in Waterford, that was the official temp, it was 93F in the air restricted areas by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/26/07
- Hay topped out at 83.3.. by stan on 9/26/07
- 88.2.. by s on 9/26/07
- Different kind of heat, usual fall heat, no breeze and suffocating almost. Hi here was 91, air flow restricted area were 98F by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/26/07
- 78.4 after a 58.something start...could go over 80 by stan on 9/27/07
Sugar Cane affecianado Posted by Marc Beauchamp on 9/24/07
Catalina Ironwood in Hayward.. Posted by stan on 9/24/07
You just don't know what the neighbors are growing. Posted by Merbert on 9/23/07
My Dypsis Decipiens Posted by Jeff on 9/23/07
Unknown Brahea in Hayward Posted by nelson kirk on 9/23/07
Union City palm Garden #1 Civic Posted by Nelson Kirk on 9/23/07
Fig picture Posted by Meixue Bay Area on 9/22/07
Durian seed sources? Small quantities. Posted by Richard Primbs on 9/22/07
Union City Palm Garden.. Posted by stan on 9/22/07
Cherimoya graft??? Posted by Jeff (Woodland) on 9/22/07
- Graft by pitangadiego on 9/22/07
El Nino rain down here Posted by Tom on 9/22/07
getting rid of anthracnose Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA9b on 9/22/07
It's raining now. Posted by stan on 9/22/07
Re: Monsters in the Garden Posted by Kurt Mize on 9/21/07
Just ate great jakfruit. Now how do I.... Posted by Merbert on 9/21/07
Praying Hands Banana? Posted by Meixue Bay Area on 9/21/07
Back from Hawaii Posted by Meixue Bay Area on 9/21/07
Can this cherimoya be saved? Posted by Merbert on 9/20/07
EBay a good source of interesting seedlings Posted by Merbert on 9/20/07
Passiflora pinnastipula: Where do I get one? Posted by Eric.SJ.CA on 9/20/07
Anyone growing Piper nigrum? Posted by Merbert on 9/20/07
Santa ana winds Posted by Roger, Olympia 8b on 9/20/07
Mexicola Grande flowering in Fall Posted by Dan on 9/20/07
Anybody get rain??? Posted by Jeff on 9/20/07
Global Cooling Posted by Axel on 9/19/07
- Can of Worms by Barry on 9/19/07
- the trend, my friend by Howard Hill on 9/19/07
- No some of the glaceirs are growing by Richard Primbs on 9/19/07
- Global change by Jessica on 9/19/07
- If we did have Global Warming, and I add if. The Dinosaurs didn't have it so bad by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/20/07
- It's warming no need to deny it by Jason on 9/20/07
- Cheek and Tongue by Axel on 9/20/07
- David in Waterford is right by Dave in Vallejo on 9/20/07
- Dave, I am at 167 feet elevation, hope to have beach front property, if I still around then. But this change takes 1,000s of years normally, so I guess I will not get my wish. by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/20/07
Capulin Cherry Sources? Posted by Jessica Evans on 9/19/07
Unknown monsters in the garden? Posted by Jason on 9/18/07
Goji Berry Posted by Paul W on 9/18/07
16:1 ratio for Hozon siphoner Posted by Tom on 9/18/07
Stan, probably not a Jakfruit Posted by Merbert on 9/18/07
I wonder what ate my trapped rat? Posted by Tom on 9/18/07
Fino vs Elixir Posted by Jeff (Woodland) on 9/17/07
Pitaya Festival in UC Irvine last saturday Posted by Raul on 9/17/07
Dee rain? Eeet is here? Posted by Dave in Vallejo on 9/17/07
Jason - visit your garden? Posted by Paul W on 9/17/07
Lesser,but more Hayward tropicals.. Posted by stan on 9/16/07
Fremont/Niles Botanical Garden Posted by Nelson on 9/16/07
Back from Maui Posted by Douglas Sunlin zone 4 on 9/16/07
Dragons and full sun pics.. Posted by stan on 9/15/07
Union City Palm Gardens Posted by Nelson on 9/15/07
Parajubaea torallyi var. torallyi Posted by Roger, Olympia wa 8b on 9/15/07
- They need full sun by Axel on 9/15/07
- I know you know not likely to be zone 8 hardy.. by stan on 9/15/07
- Sun versus some shade, I think that somewhat depend on your summer heat level by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/16/07
- Thanks guys by roger on 9/16/07
- a few pics from the garden this summer by Roger, Olympia wa 8b on 9/16/07
- front yard. by roger on 9/16/07
- some exotic for me. by roger on 9/16/07
- small B.armata by roger on 9/16/07
- Naked Lady by roger on 9/16/07
- Takil by roger on 9/16/07
- front, last one. by Roger, Olympia wa 8b on 9/16/07
- One more, family pet. by roger on 9/16/07
- looks great...Bobcat? No gopher problems for you. by stan on 9/17/07
- Wow, Roger, nice plants and yard and Dido on the Bobcat by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/17/07
- make sure to wash you hands after BBQing by Ethan-Bakersfield CA9b on 9/17/07
- some answers by roger on 9/17/07
- Acacia..and.. by stan on 9/17/07
- Berkeley's Pop art gardens by roger on 9/17/07
- Beautiful! by Denise on 9/17/07
- Denise by roger on 9/17/07
- The lynx on the left side above. by roger on 9/17/07
- Roger, are you along the Washington Coast, know inland is too cold for most of what I see in your yard? by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/17/07
- Dave you are a Cat whisper by roger on 9/17/07
- mapquest by roger on 9/18/07
- Roger I have went through Olympia once decades ago while in College by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/18/07
- wow, should of corrected more then a spell check, grammar do to dyslexia of real bad on title line by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/18/07
- Couple of decades ago it was much coler here back then. My garden is very protected, the real warm spots are closer and farthure out by salt water property. N/M by roger on 9/18/07
- Thanks! by Denise on 9/18/07
- will post more in winter so you can see what his winter coat looks like, he a little chubby so some time he looks like a bear cub in winter. Thanks. by Roger, Olympia wa 8b on 9/19/07
my little jungle Posted by jefff on 9/15/07
Cold weather coming, and I got my first chill hour! Yeay..... Posted by Brendan on 9/15/07
Hayward tropicals..... Posted by Stan on 9/14/07
Make your own "self-watering" pots? Posted by Richard Primbs on 9/14/07
a few projects out of the way (pics) Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA9b on 9/14/07
A person quite active on the new CRFG member site has been trying to post on this site after comments from Joe Real and myself, but has been unable to do so. Now she would like to notify others in the Bay Area of an event taking place in a week or two as well. Posted by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/14/07
How quickly should you plant trees that've been shipped Posted by Richard Primbs on 9/14/07
Huge rack on this baby Posted by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/13/07
- Well lets try the pic again by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/13/07
- Try a smaller pic by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/13/07
- Here is a close up, but what did Axel do, increase Spam ware again, almost makes one what to sware. by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/13/07
- Are those silicone? Or are they real? by Dave in Vallejo on 9/13/07
- Here is a link to my Group photo page for the fruit, maybe that is a better course. by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/13/07
- Looking good by Jeff on 9/14/07
- saline ,i think Ethan... by stan on 9/14/07
- who me? by Ethan-Bakersfield CA9b on 9/14/07
- Wow, why are the larger pics showing now, well here are somemore, in hopes that they will eventually too show up. I have some palms pics, I have been forgetting to share by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/14/07
- Here is a pic of my Livistonia nitida by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/14/07
- Livistonia decipens by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/14/07
- The Butia capitata from Axel, which seems too thin and upright in form. by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/14/07
- Last pic, T.R. Hovey fruit ripe in June, from last years crop, cut in half by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/14/07
- Wow, when I posted a new message, all of the pics disappeared again by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/14/07
- no pics and salty papaya's.. by stan on 9/14/07
- pics by abiu(.pt) on 9/14/07
- Part of the pics weren't showing again, but refreshed once and there they were???? by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/14/07
- It's the browser.. by stan on 9/19/07
PALM GARDEN #2 Posted by NELSON on 9/13/07
Tree Aloe for NorCal...A.'Hercules" Posted by Stan on 9/13/07
Pineapple Guava Bush Posted by Jeff on 9/13/07
Cooking herbs? Australian? Posted by Dave in Vallejo on 9/13/07
Is Garcinia spicata really that nasty? Posted by Merbert on 9/12/07
Fresh pistachios - wow! Posted by Merbert on 9/11/07
Is it too late for babaco fruiting? Posted by Merbert on 9/11/07
mood and mindset of our plant passion Posted by ron hyde on 9/11/07
Hey Axel, I think you missed my post down below, would you like some of the named guavas? Posted by Gregory in Palo Alto on 9/10/07
Been Flirting with the 40s Posted by Brendan on 9/10/07
Stan, santol plants on EBay Posted by Merbert on 9/10/07
A trio to Quarry Lakes and.... Posted by Merbert on 9/09/07
Non Producing Avocado Trees Posted by Jerry in Carlsbad on 9/09/07
Picture of my carnivorous plant grouping in a pot Posted by Richard Primbs on 9/08/07
End of summer shadows.... Posted by stan on 9/08/07
Pitaya episode. Posted by stan on 9/07/07
Sheep's Fescue for sale (Festuca ovina) Posted by Marc Camargo on 9/07/07
help identify this fruit Posted by mal on 9/07/07
"Shrinkage" in plants? Posted by Richard Primbs on 9/07/07
Gifts for our host, if he would like some named guavas. Posted by Gregory in Palo Alto on 9/06/07
Bamboo/screening plants Posted by Tom on 9/06/07
Cherry of the Rio Grande suddenly dead Posted by Merbert on 9/06/07
- Dead Cherry by JeffEastBay on 9/06/07
- Cats need to work double shifts by Merbert on 9/06/07
- the G-plauge by stan on 9/06/07
- cherry of rio grande by mrtexas on 9/06/07
- gopher bane by Sheila Bailey on 9/06/07
- gopher bane, do you have a scientific name for this plant by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/07/07
- Euphorbia lathyris by Michael, Pacifica on 9/07/07
- I have read on Cloudforest about the use of Rosemary plants to ward off gophers by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/07/07
- It is adjacent to a Haifa rosemary by Merbert on 9/07/07
- Ok, I guess the best remedy is still prayer, lots of cats, traps, and a garden hose by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/07/07
- wow,talk about having your finger on the pulse ,Merbert.. by stan on 9/07/07
- Gophers ate my mom's agave too by Merbert on 9/07/07
- gophers did not eat your agaves by Ethan-Bakersfield CA9b on 9/07/07
- Those self-medicating critters! by Merbert on 9/07/07
- They love banana roots with a passion too, so beware. by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/08/07
- Goldfinger dead.. by stan on 9/11/07
- Never saw a brug go down by Merbert on 9/11/07
- What about Gopher traps, gassers or short flares by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/11/07
- Old dog makes me not want to go with poisons.. by stan on 9/12/07
- Wife changes mind-says i over fertilized... by stan on 9/12/07
- I grew up using the wire metal traps, deadly by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/12/07
- but i have sneaky gophers.. by stan on 9/13/07
- Gopher Traps by Jessica Evans on 9/19/07
A little ways back, a discussion was started on Sugar Apple and seed, found a source listed in CRFG Magazine. Posted by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/05/07
What cestrum is this? Posted by Merbert on 9/05/07
Trying strictum again Posted by Merbert on 9/04/07
Strictum blooming too Posted by Merbert on 9/04/07
That epi time of year Posted by Merbert on 9/04/07
name this euc. Posted by stan on 9/04/07
Palm Question, some kind of Syagrus, with fuzz on the fronds Posted by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone9 on 9/04/07
Survivorman on Discovery Channel Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA9b on 9/04/07
Free Macadamia Tree Posted by D.R. Green on 9/04/07
What the heat has done to my Red Iholena Posted by Tom on 9/04/07
cloning pepino dulce and passionfruit? Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA9b on 9/04/07
What's the recommended thinning method for citrus? Posted by Dave in Vallejo on 9/04/07
Update on slow dragonfruit cuttings Posted by Merbert on 9/03/07
New Fig Forum Posted by pitangadiego on 9/03/07
sizzlin in L.A. Posted by stan on 9/03/07
Hass vs. Mexicola Grande Posted by Dan Ford on 9/03/07
Anyone here know anything about the preferred method of propagation for Hazelnuts? Posted by Dave in Vallejo on 9/03/07
Sugar apple seeds Posted by Twan on 9/02/07
Is it airspaces that cause transplanted plants to fail? Posted by Richard Primbs on 9/02/07
seedling salvage Posted by mikeyinfla on 9/02/07
Hayward pineapple harvest season is over... Posted by stan on 9/01/07
Quarry lakes tropical garden-where? Posted by stan on 9/01/07
August temps for Woodland Hills Posted by Tom on 8/31/07
Breadnut Seedlings Posted by Nuno in San Jose on 8/31/07
ABP Growers? Posted by Barry on 8/31/07
Anything I can look for in Hawaii for you guys? Posted by Meixue Bay Area on 8/31/07
Soil temps 96F Posted by Tom on 8/30/07
5 large boxed palms for free Posted by nelson on 8/30/07
Source for Melicoccus bijugatus? Posted by Dave in Vallejo on 8/30/07
Midsummer Rain for California? Posted by Dave in Vallejo on 8/30/07
Driveby Hibiscus in Fremont... Posted by stan on 8/29/07
Macadamias anyone? Posted by Richard Wanberg on 8/29/07
LA is 82F right now (freezing cold) Posted by Tom on 8/29/07
M. Basjoo post mortem? Posted by nad on 8/29/07
Santol, Kechapi, Lolly Fruit adn Jackfruits in CA?? Posted by Meixue Bay Area on 8/29/07
Bubble Gum Scented Iris'-FREE Posted by Meixue Bay Area on 8/29/07
South Seas Hayward ... Posted by stan on 8/29/07
identify this banana; HUGE reward Posted by mal on 8/29/07
Anybody know a bee keeper / remover in the Palo Alto area? Posted by Gregory in Palo Alto on 8/28/07
White Sapote first taste. Posted by Meixue Bay Area on 8/28/07
Pandanus pictures Posted by Meixue Bay Area on 8/28/07
Theobroma cacao & grandiflorum (cupuassu) pollination question: Posted by Denise on 8/28/07
Hot enuff for ya? Posted by Dave in Vallejo on 8/28/07
pondapple Posted by mikeyinfla on 8/28/07
Why you never use an expensive pot for GBOP Posted by stan on 8/27/07
OT: What's killing SJ valley Bradford (fruitless) pears? Posted by iwan on 8/27/07
strawberry guava (P. cattleianum) ripening (pic) Posted by Ethan-Bakersfield CA9b on 8/27/07
El Bumpo Cherimoya question Posted by Raul on 8/27/07
pricey lychee Posted by mo on 8/26/07
summer in Modesto pic Posted by Jeff on 8/25/07
walmart find...Tradescantia bermudensis 'variegata' Posted by stan on 8/24/07
Mangosteens Posted by Richard Primbs on 8/24/07
moving to san diego? Posted by ron hyde on 8/24/07
seeds Posted by Terry Lewis on 8/24/07
Indian mangoes are coming to US soon Posted by Tom on 8/23/07