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 (via phone): What is the nutritional composition of compost tea?

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Below is a picture of a leaf from my oak tree in my yard.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Something has literally destroyed my cabbage. A month ago I found large groups of tiny white bugs on the bottom of some leaves, possibly spider mites.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: My sister brought me some heads of hardneck garlic from her harvest in Idaho. I would like to know when is the best time to plant this garlic for this area.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of the Contra Costa County MGCC HD Client's Request: I live in West County along the Bay. There is a very large patch of bamboo that I would like to identify so I can take the appropriate measure to eradicate it.