Vegetable Gardening - Handbook for Beginners Chapter 2.3.Most vegetables transplant well. Exceptions include those with long tap roots like carrots, parsley, and cilantro, and also potatoes and corn, which should be sown directly outdoors where they will mature.Choose plants in 6-packs and 4” pots. The small…
Vegetable Gardening - Handbook for Beginners Chapter 2.2.Starting vegetable seeds indoors early can reduce the cost of transplants and allow you to grow varieties that may be difficult to find in the nursery as transplants. To start you will need a soilless mix; growing containers; and the proper…
Vegetable Gardening - Handbook for Beginners Chapter 2.1. Soil structure Garden soil provides plants with air, water, and mineral nutrients. Soil in good physical condition (good structure or tilth) can hold and provide plant roots with adequate quantities of nutrients, water, and air; it will…
What to Know About Watering(Short Answer: It Depends)by Delise Weir, Master Gardener How Much Should I Water?In almost every gardening class I’ve taught or attended, the same question inevitably arises: “How much should I water?”The answer is always, “It depends.” But what does it depend on?Soil:…
UC President James Milliken was among the leaders, elected officials, legislative staffers and community members who visited the UC ANR booths during Ag Day at the Capitol on April 21 in Sacramento.
Imagination gardens are a fun way to plant container gardens Almost all these tiny plants do best in indirect light and in moderate temperatures; in other words, indoors in the summer and winter. They may outgrow a small container but can be divided or pinched back to stay in scale. Do keep their feet…
We have had a lot of rain this past April. I wanted to look at this year relative to previous years. I maintain an on-going database from three CIMIS stations in the Sacramento Valley Rice growing region (Davis, Colusa/Williams and Durham/Biggs). I develop an index where I take the average values from these…
Would you like to invite birds, bees and butterflies into your backyard? Have you considered adding pollinator-friendly and California native plants to your garden? Not sure where to start? In this talk, UC Master Gardeners Lynne Trulio and Bobby Nabili will share tips and tricks to help you be successful in…
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
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These are practices and or products that many people working in our industry may hold to be useful but have no scientific basis for their method of action. They are formed from misinformation passed on over the generations or from common observations that are misinterpreted. A good example is that of placing…
