HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Is this triple center rose bud a common occurrence? I've not seen it among my roses before.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Would you please help me to identify a plant which is a bush when fully grown, and blooms in small light-blue color flowers in fall and winter.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I'm trying to implement an ongoing compost pile to sustain my backyard vegetable garden. However, my compost pile isn't getting hot.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Can I keep and/or reuse garden soil that once had grubs in it? I've been picking them out of the soil when I find them and leaving for the birds to eat them.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Customer's Request: I wanted to grow some artichoke plants this year, but recently read that they can be very invasive in some places.