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A Gardening Blog for the East Side

The climate of the Eastern Sierra is very different from most of California and so gardening here is different, too! 

Preparing the contents of the pile.

In this blog we examine some of the quirks of gardening on the East Side, and cover horticultural issues that are important locally. Note that if you're visiting our site from the outside our little corner of California, you may find this information may not apply to your area.

Articles are written by local UC Master Gardener volunteers or the local Farm Advisor. 

 
And a website...

The Inyo-Mono Master Gardeners also have a website with local gardening and soil information. Visit it to learn more about our program and gardening.

 

Eversweet pomegranate growing in Bishop
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Grow Your Own Pomegranates

October 11th, 2020
If you enjoy pomegranates you may be delighted to know that they will grow in the Owens Valley. They originally come from areas such as Iran and the Mediterranean areas.
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Salvia gregii
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Second Spring

October 7th, 2020
Though it's been hard to tell with the fire/weather we're having during this craziest of all yearsSeptember felt pretty summerythe plants in my garden have been telling me for a number of weeks now that summer is finally ending.
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Graph of frost predictions for fall.
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Fall Frost Season Draws Nigh

October 2nd, 2020
By Dustin W Blakey
It's now October so that means that we're now in the time of year where we start to wind down our gardens for the season. If you're at all like me and refuse to plan for the eventual coming cold weather by pulling out plants, a killing frost will force the matter.
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A Visit to South Coast Botanic Garden

September 30th, 2020
We are trying to continue our tradition of exploring the many wonderful public gardens located in the western United States. Recently, we made our first visit to the South Coast Botanic Garden, an 87-acre garden located on the Palos Verdes peninsula, near Los Angeles.
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Burbank Red Slicing Tomato
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Two to Try

September 24th, 2020
It is definitely harvest time in my garden - I guess it has been for awhile. Like all good gardeners, I browsed the seed catalogs and found two new varieties to try out this season: Burbank Red Slicing Tomato and Crane Melon.
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