The Stanislaus Sprout

Primary Image
Red and green tomatoes showing sunken, leathery brown ends.

Prevent Blossom-End Rot by Watering Deeply and Regularly

July 12, 2021
While out harvesting your tomatoes this season, did you notice any fruits that had round, sunken, water-soaked spots on the bottom? This is a common disorder called blossom-end rot. As the name implies, it always occurs on the blossom end of the tomato, opposite the stem end.
View Article
Primary Image
Water-Wise Tips for Your Garden and Home thumbnail

Water-Wise Tips for Your Garden and Home Class Now on YouTube!

July 6, 2021
By Anne E Schellman
The UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardener Program offered a timely online class on how to save water in your garden and home. It included science-based information climate change, where our fresh water comes from and how we can be more sustainable in our water use.
View Article
Primary Image
A brown moth with white and pink lined wings sips nectar from a purple salvia flower.

It's Pollinator Week!

June 28, 2021
Every year, Pollinator Partnership celebrates National Pollinator Week, which helps spread the word about pollinators and how to protect them.
View Article
Primary Image
UC Davis Terrace native garden. (Ellen Zagory)

Water-Wise Class this Tuesday

June 25, 2021
By Anne E Schellman
We hope to "see" you at our Zoom class, Water-Wise Tips for the Garden and Home! Learn about where our water comes from, how it's used, and how you can save from our UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardeners. Where: On Zoom. You will receive a link the morning of the class.
View Article