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Grow food sustainably in your Sonoma County garden year-round while building the health of your garden environment using sustainable gardening principles described by Master Gardener food garden experts

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Planting guide to help Sonoma County home gardeners understand how and when to plant food crops in their gardens including planting dates, direct seeding and transplanting, gardening tips and time to maturity information.

Petaluma Bounty Farm Unity Garden. Photo by Rene HayesThe Petaluma Bounty Farm Unity Garden is now under the stewardship of our Sonoma County Master Gardeners.

Chefs consistently maintain and sharpen their knives to work more quickly, cut more cleanly, prevent injury to hands and fingers and to last longer. The same is true for garden tools. Sharp garden tools make better cuts on foliage which allows the plant tissue to heal properly.

Find our seasonal garden tips here. Sonoma County's mild climate allows us to tend our gardens year round.

Anza Borrego Desert State Park landscape spring-blooming California wildflowers blanketing their native habitats create one of the most spectacular magenta floral scenes. In gardens, splashes of dynamic colors mimic their eye-catching native splendor if only for a few weeks each year.

More and more Sonoma County gardeners are seeking plants safe from frequent or occasional visits from deer. Although few plant species are one hundred percent deer proof, gardeners can rely on a large number of easy-care, attractive, drought-tolerant plants that deer may taste but not destroy.

 Soil health and fertility underlie success in our food and ornamental gardens, but not all soils are ideal for productivity. In many locations of Sonoma County, heavy clay predominates while loose sandy soil is found in coastal areas as well as in isolated pockets inland. Some home gardeners find that…

Decomposition occurs naturally over time, affecting all organic matter. Managing the process for soil improvement in a compost pile provides rich organic material for the garden.