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Quince fruits grow on a small tree or shrub (8 to 12 feet tall) with twisted, bumpy branches. Grown as a flowering ornamental or for fruit processing. Adapted to many climates. Adapted to many climates. Tolerates “wet feet” better than most other deciduous fruit trees.
Starting seeds in pots can give your vegetables, herbs, and flowers a head start before being transplanted into the garden. This makes it possible to enjoy earlier harvests and earlier blooms. Sturdy transplants can better withstand pests, diseases, and difficult weather.
Saving seeds is an easy and economical way to continue growing favorite varieties. This page offers tips for successfully saving seeds, including how to collect, prepare, and store them.
Seed Saving basics for beans and peas, cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, okra, peppers/chiles, squash and pumpkins, tomatoes, biennial vegetables, and flowers and herbs.
Select topics for additional information. Selections include vegetable gardening basics, herb gardening basics, fruit tree pruning, growing transplants from seeds, seed saving, watering hydrophobic soil, avoiding and dealing with frost damage, and tool care tips.
Rhubarb is a perennial grown for its tart, edible stalks. The stalks may be mostly green, green speckled/striped with red, or mostly red.
Rhubarb requires sufficient winter chill to break dormancy in the spring. Some varieties, especially the red ones, may not receive enough winter chill in Santa Clara…
Rhubarb is a perennial grown for its tart, edible stalks. The stalks may be mostly green, green speckled/striped with red, or mostly red.
Rhubarb requires sufficient winter chill to break dormancy in the spring. Some varieties, especially the red ones, may not receive enough winter chill in Santa Clara…
Recommendations for what months to plant flowers in Santa Clara County, CA. The ornamentals included in this chart have been trialed and successfully grown by the local Master Gardeners. Varieties were selected for local or online availability of seeds, hardiness, garden or container suitability, appeal to…
Borage, Borago officinalis, is native to the Mediterranean region. It is also known as starflower, bee bush, bee bread, and tailwort. It is typically grown for its bright blue star-shaped flowers. The flowers and leaves have a cucumber-like flavor, and can be used in salads or as dessert or beverage…
Have a sick plant, an ailing tree, mysterious spots on leaves? Chat with a Santa Clara County UC Master Gardener via Zoom to diagnose your plant problems. You can also listen and learn while other people ask their questions. Priority will be given to questions emailed in advance.
