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celery photo Jean Christofferson
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Celery

Celery, Apium graveolens, is a cool weather crop with long fibrous stocks tapering to leaves. It is a hardy biennial grown as an annual. Celery is shallow rooted. It requires frequent irrigation and regular fertilization to produce a successful crop.
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Swiss Chard photo Jean Christofferson
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Chard (Swiss Chard)

Swiss chard, Beta vulgaris var. cicla, is a member of the beet family, but it has no storage root. It is grown for its leaves. It's easy to grow and produces for months. Swiss chard is a cool season crop best grown in cooler temperatures. It grows most all year in Marin's cooler climates. The large leaves…
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collard plant photo by Shariq Kashmiri
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Collard

Collards, Brassica oleracea var. viridis, are a cool season vegetable grown for their leaves. They do not form a head like cabbage.
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Pruning Fruit tree
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Page

Pruning Fruit Trees

Monthly Care | Plant Care | Fertilizing | Pruning | Propagating | Planting | Tools | Garden Sanitation | Health & Safety in the Garden     When & How to Prune Common Fruit Trees Special considerations for pruning fruit treesFruit trees merit their own special section on…
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corn growing at College of Marin Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Corn

Corn, Zea mays, is in the Poaceae family (Grass) and is technically a grain, considered a fruit, but also commonly categorized as a vegetable. It descended from a Mexican grass called teosinte. Corn is a warm season, fast growing, annual crop. It needs warmth, space, well-drained, rich soil, and generous…
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Saving seeds
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Page

Seeds: Collecting & Storing

Help Desk | Events Calendar | Español | Garden Walks | Marin IJ Archive | Leaflet | Edible Demo Garden | Falkirk Garden | Harvey's Garden | Youth Programs | School & Community Gardens | Seed Saving & Sharing | Speakers Bureau | Master Gardener Program Seeds: Select, Collect,…
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Gardening resources

Gardening resources for the Alameda County community curated by Master Gardeners.
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