Fresno Gardening Green

The bumps on oak tree foliage and branches are galls caused by minute cynipid wasps, and do not harm people or the trees. Cut warm-season grasses short and over-seed with cool season grasses annual or perennial rye or fine fescue.

The weather profile remains dry and drought conditions may continue through the fall.

An avid gardener, Dan Hemesath left his Clovis home one morning in late September and noticed an unusual plant at the edge of a neighbor's yard. He snapped a photo and, wondering if it had a nice scent, crushed a few leaves to check it out.

Cool fall mornings invite you to enjoy a stroll in the garden with a cup of something hot.

Now that the weather is consistently below 90 degrees F, you can start to fertilize your roses again, if necessary. Don't fertilize just to fertilize.