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'Perlette' Click to enlarge. The demonstration vineyard at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center was started in 2000. Master Gardeners budded table grape varieties onto rooted cuttings of Freedom rootstock in February 2000.
Monthly Tips | Grow Blueberries (PDF) | Grow Cane Berries (PDF) Harvest Day | Video Library | Visit Us!In January 2001, blackberries, boysenberries, blueberries, raspberries, and other berries were planted by Master Gardeners at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (FOHC).
Summer Harvest. Click to enlarge Few experiences can match the pleasure of savoring homegrown vegetables. The flavor and number of varieties that you can grow far exceed what you can buy at a grocery store. Growing vegetables does not have to be time consuming or difficult.
Peaches. Click to enlarge. Whether you are thinking of planting your first fruit tree, or you have been tending fruit trees for years, here is a collection of resources just for the home gardener from the UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County and other external resources.
Sacramento County Quarantine The Asian citrus psyllid has been found in Sacramento County. The tiny insect damages citrus fruit but of more importance, it can transmit the deadly citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening.
Black spot on Rose Peach leaf curl trial - with the best preventive product no longer sold, here are some options. Phytophthera crown and root rot - Chuck Ingels explains what is is and how to prevent and manage.
Your New Years Resolutionturn over a new leaf, or lots of them. Start composting. Recycle your fruit and vegetable waste, and yard and garden trimmings into a rich soil amendment for your garden, all in your own backyard. Composting is simply the natural process of organic matter decomposing.
Have a home gardening question? Ask the Master Gardeners! Telephone Help Desk: Monday through Thursday 9 AM to Noon, 1 to 4 PM The Master Gardener Office is closed on Fridays, but the Cooperative Extension office is open.
click to enlarge Established in 2000, the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (FOHC) vegetable demonstration garden is the site of research and demonstrations and where Master Gardeners grow a variety of cool and warm-season crops to help identify varieties that grow successfully in the Sacramento area.
