Somebody loaned me some "x-pens" that stand up on there own and go around the young trees nicely.
I also use 2x4 PVC mesh with small t-posts along my berries. Both work well.
Check this info out too... digging is a natural behavior for dogs. You might want to create a designated area for it (make a sandbox or dirtbox, bury his favorite toys in it, let him have at it....)
Termites feed on dead wood (like house framing!). If you are getting trimmings from live trees there should be no termites. Just ask the guy beforehand the type of trees/alive or dead or diseased.
Oscar aren't they fighting over introducing a foreign scale type insect to attack these trees? Sounds like a bad idea IMO, curious to your opinion and whether that idea is dead or not....
I've been tempted to get the Strawberry Guava's at Lowe's as well. I have a friend who got one a few months and just got her first ripe fruit. She said it was very good, although small size fruit (size of a quarter). I have a Lemon Guava that puts out small tasty fruit. In CA I don't think we'll have as many worm/fruit fly problems as the FLA guys.
Does anyone know if they set better fruit with a cross pollinator?
Mulberries are great. It's kind of cool to see these blackberry type fruits growing on trees. I'm sure you can get all kinds of citrus and mangos from the neighbors or the store but how often can you get a hold of mulberries?
I left a stake too long on this Lemon Guava and now it won't stand on its own. The top of the trunk is thicker than the middle. What should I do to correct this? And what time of year should I do it? (I'm in 9b, San Jose, CA).