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14 | July 18, 2019 | Malibu surfside news sound off malibusurfsidenews.com Don’t Panic, It’s Organic Looking to plant new seeds Andy Lopez Invisible Gardener Contributing Columnist Recently, a reader wrote in to ask me for flowering plant recommendations for a steep, sunny area that was left bare after they trimmed dead ceanothus bushes from it. The area has a sprinkler system, they added. They wrote: “It is a southern exposure in Malibu Park facing the ocean about a mile away. I do not want to plant vining plants like bougainvillea, as they will grow over the stone pathways that wind down the hill. I also recently planted a Sapote tree there, and it dropped all of its leaves in a few weeks. Is that normal, or is it failing? And finally, what flowering perennials do you recommend for an area that is in partial shade and gets very light watering? I would like it to be in bloom in August, but can plant different plants so that there is bloom all year round?” Thanks for the question! First, let’s start with what to plant on your hillside. I would think about planting California natives as much as possible. They would require less watering, maybe once or twice per month. You can have a beautiful ground cover with these natives: white yarrow, farewell to spring, Chinese houses, California poppy (plant different colors), globe gila, bird’s eye, tidy tips, golden lupine, arroyo lupine, five spot, baby blue eyes, California bluebells, blue-eyed grass, African daisy and coreopsis. All of them will do well. I would plant a mixture of these for year-round flowering. I also would plant native grasses. Many varieties will look and do well. All of these can be started from seeds, except the native grasses. You can buy those at most nurseries in Malibu, or try Green Thumb in Ventura. They have a large selection of native grasses and plants. You can order native plant and grass seeds from Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden Supplies in Grass Valley. A local source of natives is Soils Solutions (www.soilssolutions.com). Soils Solutions also sells Kurapia — a California native with roots that go down 10 feet and, once established, does not need much water to survive. It has white flowers and is very hard to burn. You can always do a cover crop. There are many excellent cover crops you can use that return organic matter, nitrogen and trace minerals back into the soil. There are many, but, usually, you would grow various vegetables that will spread and can either be left alone or turned over and allowed to decompose in the soil. Some cover crops include: onion/garlic family; mint/thyme family; carrot/ dill family; alder, legume family (fava beans, Dutch clover, alfalfa); Diakon Radish; dandelions; wheat, rye, oats and sorghum; vegetables like arugula; soybeans; Austrian winter field peas, crimson clover, hairy vetch, and subterranean clover. Biennials and perennials include red clover, white clover, sweet clover and alfalfa. Crimson clover is considered one of the best cover crops for us. Malibu Glass & Mirror 310.456.1844 Come visit our showroom Windows and Doors Showers and MIrrors Railings and Skylights Screens and Glass Repair Additional Services www.malibuglass.com fax: 310.456.2594 3547 Winter Canyon, Malibu CA 90265 Licensed Contractor #396181 Visit us online at www.MalibuSurfsideNews.com Cowpeas are native to Central Africa and do well in our climate. Soybeans also will do well here with a small amount of soil care. Velvet bean (mucuna), Canavalia, Crotalaria and Tephrosia all can be used as living mulches. Alfalfa is commonly interseeded with small grains, such as oats, wheat and barley. Crown vetch can be grown as a permanent groundcover. Red clover is another excellent cover crop. Sweet clover and White clover produce as much growth as many of the other legumes, with the New Zealand types of white clover being perfect for our dry summers. Some grasses are: annual cereals (rye, wheat, barley, oats), annual or perennial forage grasses such as ryegrass, and warmseason grasses such as sorghum–sudan grass. Winter rye (also called cereal or grain rye) is very winter-hardy and easy to establish. While oats are not winter-hardy, they will do well in our mild winter climate. Annual ryegrass grows well in our climate, especially if planted in the fall. It develops an extensive root system and therefore provides very effective erosion control while adding organic matter. As far as other cover crops, buckwheat is an excellent one for our area if appropriately handled. Brassicas including mustard, rapeseed and forage radish also are great as cover crops. A healthy mix of all the above is what I would call a good cover crop. Concerning your Sapote tree, you didn’t mention when you first planted it. If you planted it during the summer, leaves should not have fallen off, but if you planted in late fall, they usually drop off during wintertime, especially if it gets freezing. I would apply rock dust, compost, organic fertilizer and mulch it. Place 2 gallon per hour drip heads around the base, water once a week and see what happens! You can plant various fruit trees on the slope if you want fruit. Try figs, dates, oranges, limes, lemons (do not plant together with oranges, plant one or the other). If you plant fruit trees, use a drip around the base. They will need watering only once per week during the hottest time of year. Here are a few types of California natives you can plant that flower: mountain yarrow, sierra sticky monkeyflower (all kinds of monkeyflowers can be planted), California fennel, Christmas berry, alumroot, jack o rocks, San Diego pitcher plant, California honeysuckle, mint bush and wild mock orange are a few California natives that love the particle shade and flower well. They all need little water. Planting a mix of these plants will give you flowers all year long! Any questions? Email me at andylopez@invisiblegardener. com.
malibusurfsidenews.com sound off Malibu surfside news | July 18, 2019 | 15 Social snapshot Top Web Stories at MalibuSurfsideNews.com as of Monday, July 15 1. Ashes of Hope auction, featuring Malibu artists, nets $70K; bidding now open to public 2. ‘Santa Monica Mountains & Malibu Miniatures’ now on display 3. Two Malibu lifeguards to be honored for aid amid Woolsey Fire 4. In Memoriam: Malibu’s Trudeau-Street remembered for his ‘beautiful heart’ 5. The Dish: Roadhouse stays the course to open in Trancas Become a member: malibusurfsidenews.com Malibu Search and Rescue Team (Malibu SAR) - LASD posted July 7: “The view from inside LASD Aero Bureau #AirRescue5 helicopter while on a recent hiker search operation.#sar #searchandrescue #teamwork #superpuma #savinglives #firstresponders Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department LASD Headquarters LASD Recruitment Unit CMC” Like Malibu Surfside News: facebook.com/malibusurfsidenews BGCMalibu (@BGCMalibu) posted Thursday, July 11: “5% Community Giving Day was a big success! Thank you Whole Foods Market Malibu for supporting the BGCM Wellness Center and [its] services. We raised over $2,600. Thank you for shopping Malibu!” Follow Malibu Surfside News: @malibusurfsidenews From the Editor A light on bright futures Lauren Coughlin lauren@malibusurfsidenews.com It takes a special drive to be an entrepreneur — and a very special one to become one during their teenage years when that type of responsibility is often a personal choice. Even before I interviewed Hunter Nelson, I could tell he had the trademarks of a successful businessman. He promptly replied to my initial inquiry and noted that he was a morning person, and he quickly made himself available to talk about his business, Lobster Taxi (which you can read a bit more about on Page 6, if you missed it). And, once I got him on the phone, you could certainly hear the passion in his voice. I’m not the only one who noticed his ambition, as The Malibu Association of Realtors also recently announced Nelson was their scholarship recipient. Surely, Nelson is not the only one who is doing big things at such a young age, and it’s the type of story we love to hear and share here at the Surfside News. So, for those Letters to the Editor A convert We’ve seen them come and go, often with pain involved: • How many years did the wonderful Pier View restaurant sit vacant and rot before the final demolition? I sure miss that chowder in a bread bowl and playing pool with an ocean view. • At the great Malibu Lumber Yard store, one could buy fixtures, ladybugs and, yes, even wood. • Granita still bobs like a gutted merchant vessel on a lifeless sea. • Remember Psycho Chicken? Scary name, delicious fare, nice Aussies long gone. • Bank of Books? Vamoosed. Try finding those old Surfer’s Journals online. Local author book signings were meaningful community events. • The twin movie theatre that was a Malibu fixture for 45 years survived a fire but not economic headwinds. It is not just rumor that two longstanding restaurants in town will soon go belly-up. Papa Jack’s Skate Park was a Malibu institution – until suddenly it wasn’t in 2011. Where am I going with this? Why, of course to the new Whole Foods at the Park, just like the imagined hordes of PCH-mangling trucks forewarned prior to the Measure R proposition vote in 2014. Confession: Along with 59.58 percent of the electorate, I voted to restrict the size of future commercial enterprises in Malibu, targeting Whole Foods. Those nervy billionaires, trying to build whatever they want on property they own. We’ll keep that Ralph’s wrecker out! After the Second District Court of Appeals put the matter to rest, finally, we watched as the new center began taking shape. Feeling jilted that the will of the people was overturned yet again; I considered writing a dismissive missive, excoriating out of control development in the city and closing with an invective laced kiss-off directed at Steve Soboroff. A calming (hard-won) inner voice told me to take pause. After reading about its grand opening and then listening to a longtime local gush about the new center, it was time to visit. Confession (2): It’s awesome! Fabulous grocery store/restaurant with a smooth local vibe I feared might be missing. I will even try some Laird Superfood, whatever that is. I’ve never seen living walls like those. Glad Howdy is back in town. I’ll check out the other new businesses. I ran into a couple of folks who I know for a fact voted against the store. We beamed, shrugged and continued shopping. Sometimes you just roll with it. Al Griswold, Malibu resident who are reading this and thinking of a neighbor, a friend’s daughter, etc., we would love to know more. Whether Malibuites are spending their summers traveling, volunteering or honing a skill, I would love to hear about it. As always, I can be reached by email at lauren@mali busurfsidenews.com or by phone at (310) 457-2112, ext. 1. Malibu Surfside News Sound Off Policy Editorials and columns are the opinions of the author. Pieces from 22nd Century Media are the thoughts of the company as a whole. Malibu Surfside News encourages readers to write letters to Sound Off. All letters must be signed, and names and hometowns will be published. We also ask that writers include their address and phone number for verification, not publication. Letters should be limited to 400 words. Malibu Surfside News reserves the right to edit letters. Letters become property of Malibu Surfside News. Letters that are published do not reflect the thoughts and views of Malibu Surfside News. Letters can be mailed to: Malibu Surfside News, P.O. Box 6854 Malibu, CA 90264. Fax letters to (310) 457-0936 or email news@malibusurfsidenews.com. Visit us online at MalibuSurfside News.com
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