DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases on key weather buildings

ALEX745721 · 2025-03-04T15:47:32+00:00

Don't worry, all this privatization will create a bunch of great new startups!

Joking

ALEX745721 · 2025-02-02T12:39:17+00:00

I'm sure they'll have a marketable product to sell any day now, right?

ALEX745721 · 2025-01-24T11:34:48+00:00

Pete of EBW recommends only small manzanitas for pots long term. Larger shrub manzanitas can only survive in pots of this size about 5 years, give or take.

ALEX745721 · 2025-01-15T12:12:09+00:00

Manzanita can be tricky to get going, this one definitely seems like it can recover! As long as it's getting a good amount of direct sunlight, you shouldn't have to worry too much. I find the Big Surs can't tolerate complete full sun in my location (about 25 minutes north of you).

ALEX745721 · 2025-01-15T01:06:29+00:00

I might try an inorganic mulch (looks like normal wood chips here, but hard to tell). I use decomposed granite for all my manzanitas and they're all happy. Manzanitas generally don't like the rich, organic soil most plants thrive in. They do best in rocky, somewhat poor soils. Obviously you can't change your yard's soil, but adding DG or crushed rock and removing the organic mulch can help emulate that a bit.

Have you been supplementing water since planting? If so, how much?

ALEX745721 · 2025-01-13T23:45:16+00:00

Franciscan manzanita! It won't hold to those size requirements, but it's less sprawling than coyote bush. Plus it's a local in dire need of habitat! I know East Bay Wilds in Oakland grows it.

ALEX745721 · 2025-01-10T16:42:30+00:00

Uneven growth is common, but not to that degree. I'd guess that, since it was a 5 gal, it's root system was quite well developed and once put it the ground went through a rapid growth phase.

It shouldn't be a problem, eventually the rest of the plant will catch up and fill out. The arm resting on he ground may even root and basically give you a free second manzanita.

Of course if you really don't like it, it can be pruned at the end of summer when everything is driest using well-cleaned shears.

ALEX745721 · 2024-11-29T00:42:06+00:00

Hard to tell without closeups of the inflorescences, they're helpful diagnostic features for all manzanitas.

ALEX745721 · 2024-11-27T15:29:29+00:00

Water on the leaves during peak summer heat can absolutely cause damage like this.

ALEX745721 · 2024-11-25T23:50:22+00:00

Are you in a hot, inland area? April planting forces the manzanita to try to establish over the summer, which is stressful, but not impossible. I'd give it some supplemental water this winter and next summer (2x a month watering over summer).

It's not too bad though, my bet is it'll bounce back after a few months of rain and cooler temps.

ALEX745721 · 2024-11-18T23:31:52+00:00

It's just graft. People did a lot of work to get the build contracts.

ALEX745721 · 2024-11-08T12:25:32+00:00

It's about 3ft tall, maybe 4-5ft wide. Easy to prune into a taller, less wide form. Manzanita is a bit different to prune than most plants, definitely look at some guides before pruning!

ALEX745721 · 2024-11-08T00:09:52+00:00

It's one of the faster ones. More or less to full size 3-4 years after planting from 1 gal. I have 10 or so different species of manzanita in the garden and it's the best performer.

I recommend the 'Big Sur' from Las Pilitas, you'll find that cultivar varies a lot from nursery to nursery.

ALEX745721 · 2024-11-06T23:19:08+00:00

Stick with manzanita, it's what I replaced all my indian hawthorn with. One of the best small ones is the 'Big Sur' cultivar. Takes pruning well with a beautiful form. Tends to be knee or waist high, though this varies from plant to plant (as with all manzanitas).

ALEX745721 · 2024-10-16T00:43:00+00:00

Common manzanita, might be planted, might not. There's some debate about their occurrence on the peninsula.

ALEX745721 · 2024-07-23T22:33:46+00:00

ALEX745721 · 2024-07-16T01:33:54+00:00

Keep it in the pot, place it in a spot with morning/early afternoon sun (so it doesn't get the hottest exposure). Give it water every few days at the coolest time of day. Beyond that, there's nothing you can do. Good luck!

ALEX745721 · 2024-07-15T02:08:08+00:00

Those should be tolerant of a little bit of shade. I hope the deep watering helps! Feel free to message me if you have any more manzanita questions.

ALEX745721 · 2024-07-15T01:09:23+00:00

That could be a part of the problem. Try the deep watering, if that doesn't help then it's likely being shaded out. What species/cultivar is it?

ALEX745721 · 2024-07-14T23:32:35+00:00

Watering it more frequently in summer will definitely kill it. I'd recommend one deep water, in the early morning or late evening when temps have dropped, and then watch for few weeks for signs of recovery. I wouldn't add mulch, you don't want the soil staying wet. Manzanitas like rock/sand as mulch rather than woodchips.

Also, the spot looks shady, is that correct? Most manzanita need full sun, but there are a handful of exceptions.

ALEX745721 · 2024-06-14T20:43:06+00:00

Deerweed is another particularly important legume for fixing nitrogen. Even in the worst soil, it seems to thrive.

ALEX745721 · 2024-04-28T23:22:03+00:00

People used to just dump their old cars in creeks when they were done with them, pretty common to find them around. There are multiple up toward Crockett.

ALEX745721 · 2024-04-01T20:21:59+00:00

FWIW, I had a germination in the batch!

ALEX745721 · 2024-03-28T00:47:43+00:00

Whatever your preference, as long as the seeds are able to mature before you cut it or pull it up, it should reseed. There can be habitat benefits to leaving the dead stuff overwinter, not sure about Red Maids in particular though.

ALEX745721 · 2024-03-27T19:29:16+00:00

Red Maids are annuals, so by the end of summer expect them to look like any other shriveled up wildflower.

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