Napa Master Gardener Column

Welcome to the Napa County UC Master Gardeners Column.  Each week a Master Gardener post an article about a current topic in home gardening.  We hope you enjoy these articles and tell your friends about them.

Coleus, Pretty, and Pretty Easy to Grow.

October 17, 2018
By Denise Seghesio Levine, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County A seed packet of Rainbow Floral Strain Mix of coleus is on my table and that is pretty exciting. Better than a box of mixed chocolates, this non-caloric envelope of a potential rainbow of eye candy is waiting to be sown and nurtured.
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Indicators of a Warming World

September 17, 2018
By Corinne Yoshihara This article is a summary of a seminar conducted by Susanne von Rosenberg, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County. on gardening in an age of climate change. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are the major human-influenced cause of climate change.
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Greens Aren't Just Green Anymore.

September 16, 2018
By Denise Seghesio Levine, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County Something has changed. When I was growing up and for many years afterward, a plate of greens was always, well, green.
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