Garden Notes

 Part IRobert Kourik entertains the reader with one hundred forty pages divided into sixteen chapters dedicated to generic issues and then to plant groups (e.g., shrubs, vegetables, fruit, trees, and lawn), plus six supplemental appendices focused on helpful advice, a forty-resource-rich reference…

May this be your summer of showcasing sensational produce, whether it’s grown with your own green thumb, a local farmer’s market find, or the bountiful harvest of a neighbor. This is the season to shine with homegrown and locally grown fruits and vegetables starring in your favorite recipes. Let your dinner…

As the days warm up, get longer, and invite a stroll through the garden or just a sit to enjoy the surroundings, know that garden pests are not taking a summer break. Spending a bit of time in the earlier, cooler mornings to monitor and remove pests will lead to a more enjoyable garden and landscape…

All plants want to propagate. Most commonly, we think of seeds of all kinds as the primary mechanism of propagation, but some plants have developed underground and above-ground means of reproduction. This article will explore these vegetative propagation factors. Stolon: noun: a horizontal branch from…

 In the Winter edition of Garden Notes, I wrote about reevaluating your flower garden to determine needed changes (https://ucanr.edu/blog/garden-notes/article/perfect-time-reevaluate-your-flower-garden), using the Flower Garden at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden as an example. One of the…