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January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December Harvest citrus Continue to monitor for and protect from frost (refer to protect sensitive plants and frost protection (PDF) for more information) Prune dormant fruit trees.

Home Horticulture Center Vegetables Straw Bale Gardening 2013 After reading Straw Bale Gardens (Joel Karsten, 2013, Cool Springs Press) in early 2013, the Master Gardeners who work in the vegetable demonstration garden at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center decided to try straw bale gardening as a...

If you have ever wanted to grow sweet potatoes but were unable to find rooted slips, it is because almost all mail order catalogs are unable to ship sweet potato plants to California due to quarantine of southern grown slips.

Water-efficient plants. Click to enlarge. Most of the water used at home is used outdoors, so even small steps to save water can yield big savings.

With blossoms, and the insects that pollinate them everywhere, spring is almost overload for the senses. Below is a list of a few of our favorite spring beauties. All of these plants can be found growing at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center.

Much of the garden is resting. Hibernating. Simplified. Winter is the time to appreciate and admire red and golden trunks, twigs, berries, and branches, as well as evergreen shrubs and trees that in other seasons provide background and structure.

Home Garden problems Insects SWD Trial Cherry Tree Cover Tested for Spotted Wing Drosophila Control Tracy Lesperance, Cathy Coulter, and Chuck Ingels UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County September 2012 Background.

Home Fair Oaks Horticulture Center WEL Gardens Bulb planting Choose plump, firm bulbs that feel heavy for their size. Avoid soft or shriveled bulbs. Pocket gophers, chipmunks, ground squirrels and mice relish many bulbs (tulips are favorites).

Chuck Ingels, Farm and Horticulture Advisor UC Cooperative Extension, Sacramento County Presentation developed for Harvest Day 2012 Click to download the handout "Analyses of Soil Amendments" that accompanied the presentation.

FREE! Harvest Day 2025! Saturday, August 2, 2025 Fair Oaks Horticulture Center Inspired by Chuck Ingels 11549 Fair Oaks Boulevard Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Map and directions Visit our Resource List for presentation handouts.