The Stanislaus Sprout

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.

The survey form for our class next week mentioned a free compost bin. We apologize for any confusion. The Garden Tool Maintenance class does not include a compost bin. The $10 charge covers the cost the tool workshop materials and helps support our program.