Napa Master Gardener Column

By David Layland, UC Master Gardener of Napa County In early October, I chose fall garden cleanup as the topic for this article. Proper garden sanitation practices are an important part of successfully growing anything.

By Denise Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County What comes to mind when you think of poppies? When I was a child, luminous California poppies in glowing golden yellow were plucked and held under our chins. If our chin reflected gold, it meant we loved butter. Everyone knew that.

By Julie Pramuk, UC Master Gardener of Napa County At this time of year, you can spot sunflowers growing in many gardens and along roadsides in Napa Valley. Sunflower stems can grow nine feet tall, producing large. stunning flowers.

By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Last year my husband discovered the joy of making cucumber pickles.

By Donna Woodward, UC Master Gardener of Napa County When I moved to our property on Dry Creek Road in Napa in 2009, I found myself in a house in the middle of a meadow surrounded by forest. The house looked bare sitting there in a grassy field.