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January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December Summer ProblemsNote: PDF files open in a new window/tab. Think about seeds Sit down with a cup of coffee or tea and peruse seed catalogs that are filling your mailbox.

Vegetables Beets Beets are nutritious and easy to grow. They are biennials that are grown as annuals, and they are primarily grown for their roots, which are most often dark red and globe shaped.

Beautiful gardens can thrive in the Sacramento Valley on low amounts of supplemental summer water. The water-efficient landscape (WEL) demonstration garden at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center is one of those, as are gardens at the UC Davis Arboretum.

About Composting | Sunset's Perfect Bin | Bird's Nest "Bin" | Worms Composting for the Home Gardener (PDF) | Harvest DayThe composting demonstration at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center is an ongoing project.

Find us in the community at our Fair Oaks Horticulture Center or at other venues where we will answer all of your gardening questions.

'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.

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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.