The Savvy Sage

This column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions recently asked by Yolo County gardeners. Question: My five-year-old grapefruit has yellowing leaves. It has not bloomed. I water it every day. What should I do? Answer: A five-year…

This column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions recently asked by Yolo County gardeners.. Question: What fungal diseases are commonly seen in fruit trees in the Sacramento Valley? What treatments do you recommend?Answer: Fruit trees in…

 Article and photos by Peg Smith - Amongst all the hustle and bustle of the winter holiday season, we often fall into a reflective mood as the calendar year-end approaches. An ideal time to look back on your year in the garden, not to harshly judge gardening efforts that may not have equaled your…

 Article and photos by Peg Smith - As a young child, my experiences with ferns included long walks across Derbyshire moorland where the bracken was twice as tall as I was. Other moorland ferns indicated boggy areas to avoid. Then there was the almost compulsory maidenhair fern house plant that…

 Article and photos by Megan Smith -  I have to say, fall could be my very favorite time of year. Not necessarily because the garden is bursting with abundance and color, in fact quite the opposite. Plants are shutting themselves down, ending their life cycle or going dormant. Most everything…