Fresno Gardening Green

 Volunteers at the Fresno County Master Gardeners’ Garden of the Sun have worked full tilt for six months to produce thousands of reasonably priced landscape and vegetable plants for the public, aiming to encourage residents to reap the physical and mental health benefits of growing beautiful, healthful…

Wait until after the danger of frost has passed to set out frost-tender plants. Historic frost dates: In Zone 8 the last frost date is March 15 and in Zone 9 it is February 15, but watch the weather forecast for your area.TasksClean up drying grasses within 30 feet of structures for fire prevention. This…

Herbs, both culinary and ornamental, are generally well-suited to our hot, arid climate and they have become a major component of xeriscape and drought- and heat-tolerant landscapes here in the Central Valley. The northern portion of the Central San Joaquin Valley is classified as 'hot Mediterranean,'…

Irrigation Welcome to March! If you didn’t do this last month, it is time to check your irrigation. Make repairs if it is not working correctly. My garden is strictly on drip. Yes, I did go through every emitter to make sure it was an adequate size and working, and cleaned out the valves to make sure…

I walked into my yard one night a few years ago and came face to face with a bold and defiant Sceloporus occidentalis, or Western Fence Lizard. I couldn't have been more delighted.I remember as a child chasing lizards when I lived with my grandparents in the mountains above Oroville. Once, I caught one. I…