Napa Master Gardener Column

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County I was recently at the garden of one of my fellow Napa County Master Gardeners, Cindy Watter, and was amazed by her wonderful Brugmansias (Solanaceae) and their huge blooms.

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Napa County Master Gardeners had many compost classes planned for last spring. Then the shelter-in-place order came through.

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County The UC Master Gardeners of Napa County turn 25 this year. It is hard to believe that Master Gardeners have been active in the county that long. Dean Donaldson was the county farm advisor in 1995.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Citrus trees are a familiar sight in Napa County, and many of us grow them. In general, citrus is pretty easy to care for: it just needs consistent water and fertilizer and perhaps frost protection in the winter.

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Although the nursery rhyme tells us that Little Miss Muffet was frightened by them, spiders are in fact beneficial insects.