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Planting Fruit Trees

The ideal planting time is December through March when nurseries stock bare root fruit trees. The best spot in your garden for a fruit tree gets at least 6 hours of sun, is out of the wind, and can be easily watered.
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Growing Fruit Trees

Growing your own fruit, whether its apples, peaches or pears, requires that you plant your tree in a location where it receives at least 6 hours of sunlight a day during the growing season. Sun, plus regular irrigation are the two keys to successful fruit production.
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Reduce Pests and Diseases By Changing Your Cultural Practices

Often, the best way to deal with pests and diseases in a vegetable garden is by avoiding them altogether. You can do this by changing the timing of your planting of a specific crop so that you avoid a pest altogether or you can select a disease resistant variety of a susceptible vegetable crop.
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Selecting Fruit Trees For Your Garden

There are many factors to consider when selecting a fruit tree for your garden. One of the most critical is chill hours. Chill hours are the number of hours at 45F (7C) or less that the fruit tree requires each winter in order break dormancy and flower and bear fruit the next season.
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Improve Your Soil With Compost

Any type of soil benefits from compost. Not only does it have nutrients that improve soil fertility and help plants grow strong and healthy, compost increases water retention in your soil so you dont have to water as often.
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Healthy Gardens Grow From Healthy Soil

Everything in your garden begins with the soil. According to the Master Gardener Handbook, perfect soil consists of 25% Air, 25% Water, 5% Organic Matter and 45% Mineral Matter. We classify soils depending upon the size of the soil particles.
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Your Alameda County Garden, Month-by-Month

Explore month-by-month gardening in Alameda County with expert tips and advice. Keep your garden thriving year-round with ACMG’s detailed monthly guides.
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Plant Pests and Diseases

Learn how to manage plant pests and diseases with UC Master Gardeners. Find expert tips and solutions to protect your garden from common threats.
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Outstanding Plants for Alameda County

Explore outstanding plants for Alameda County with UC Master Gardeners. Find top recommendations for thriving gardens in your local climate.
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Alameda County Demonstration Gardens

Discover the UC Master Gardener Program's demonstration gardens in Alameda, showcasing sustainable gardening practices and techniques for home gardeners.
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