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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.
Edible landscaping is an exciting way to have your landscape pull double duty for you. By including edible plants among your ornamentals you have an opportunity to grow a landscape thats good enough to eat.
Building the raised beds Nine raised beds, including one to demonstrate what can be built for those with accessibility needs, were constructed by Master Gardeners and Boy Scout Troop 107 during the winter of 2012. Eight of the redwood beds measure 20 feet long, 4 feet wide and 18 inches tall.
Grow fruit trees in small yards! The Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (FOHC) orchard was established in 1998 to demonstrate planting and pruning techniques for fruit trees that are appropriate for small urban yards. A drip irrigation system was installed, and the initial layer of mulch was applied.
Note: PDF files open in a new window/tab. Setting your irrigation controller (PDF) - tips and an irrigation scheduling worksheet. (GN 138) Calculate the rate of water flow (PDF) in your system. (GN 137). Note: PDF files open in a new window/tab.
Events Harvest Day Resource List Sacramento County UC Master Gardeners Volunteers are available to answer your gardening questions Monday through Thursday, 9 to 12 and 1 to 4. Call 916-876-5338. (Note: PDF files below open a new window/tab.
Our 2027 Gardening Guide and Calendar goes on sale at Harvest Day, August 1, 2026. Stay tuned.Happy days ahead in your garden!Ways to Buy the 2026 issue:Retail locations (prices may vary)Emigh Ace Hardware, 3555 El Camino Avenue, Sacramento, 95821, (916) 482-1900Green Acres Nursery6128 San Juan Avenue,…
