The Stanislaus Sprout

Hello fellow gardeners, I hope this e-newsletter message finds you well! Have you taken one of our classes, visited our booth at a local event, or spoken to someone about a plant problem on our Help Line? If so, please fill out this simple, two question survey found at this link: https://ucanr.

With the cooler, damp weather due to the recent atmospheric storm and fog, you may have observed mushrooms popping up in your lawn, garden, or neighborhood. Mushrooms have a mixed reputation as being beautiful, delicious, deadly, magical, and mysterious.

Who doesn't love peppers?! There are flavors to satisfy everyone's palate, ranging from mild bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, spicy cayenne, hot jalapeos and super-hot habaeros! Pepper seedlings take anywhere from one to six weeks to germinate, depending on the variety.

In order to determine when to start your spring/summer vegetables indoors, you need to know your estimated last frost date. The following link from UC Davis gives a chart showing estimated last and first frost dates for areas in California. California Gardening ~ https://cagardenweb.ucanr.

Lady beetles, commonly called ladybugs, usually aggregate in groups over the winter. Normally they congregate in leaf litter, tree cavities, house vents, attics, garages, sheds, and firewood piles.