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The Savvy Sage
A Master Gardeners blog to: Educate, Inspire, and Ignite Knowledge.
Question: What phone-based apps are available to help identify native plants, domesticated and cultivated plants, plant diseases and abiotic disorders
of plants? And, are there apps to help identify insects I may find in my garden?
Answer: A number of high-quality mobile apps now use AI, image…
Question: Help! My garden is full of weeds. What do I do?
Answer: There’s that saying in the horticultural world: A weed is simply a plant growing where you don’t want it to grow. In other words, one gardener’s weed is another gardener’s plant. And while each of us has definite ideas about which are which…
Article by Peg Smith - April is a transition month between cool-season and warm-season crops. As soon as the soil is warm enough, transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, etc. Transplants will have enough time to produce healthy vegetative and root growth before the summer heat and fruit…
Article by Peg Smith - As gardeners, beginners or experienced, we have a strong spring urge to see what we can add to our collection of plants. Nurseries and plant sales are well stocked; seed racks are replenished; catalogues entice us. The million-dollar question is, will it thrive in our…
Questions About Honey Bees, Almonds, and the Pollination IndustryArticle by Greg Wessels - Small Bees, Big IndustryLast year, I attended the Almond Conference in Sacramento. Immediately upon entering the rather plain-looking double doors, I was struck by the scale of the floor space. Exhibitors…
