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Below is a collection of resources just for the home gardener from the UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County and other external resources. Monthly Tips - what to do for your berries each month. Berries at the FOHC - a history of the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (FOHC) berries.

Herb gardens are a wonderful addition to the edible landscape. Herb gardening in Sacramento County can be a rewarding experience when you consider a few basics. Herbs need at least 5 to 6 hours of sunlight per day.

Home Fair Oaks Horticulture Center Vegetables Heirloom Tomato Demo Heirloom Tomatoes Defined An heirloom tomato is an open-pollinated variety that has been passed down at least 50 years through several generations in a family, ethnic, religious, or tribal group, or was commercially introduced be...

Make it a habit to change the location of crops each year. Rotating crops in the garden not only enhances soil fertility, but it can be effective against insect and disease pests that develop on a narrow range of vegetable plants.

In order to support the weight of a potentially large fruit or nut crop, it's important to use training in the first few years to create a strong scaffold and branch structure. Three specific training methods are shown below.

Below are draft news items destined to appear on the Master Gardener home page. Once they move to "Home," they will be removed from this page. It's here! Our 2025 edition is on sale now. For only $12 (plus postage) you can have a whole year of gardening advice delivered to your door.

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Home Horticulture Center Vegetables Straw Bale Gardening 2018 click to enlarge It is the summer for sweet potatoes! In 2014, we grew our first sweet potatoes in one of the raised beds in the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center vegetable garden.

Home Horticulture Center Vegetables Straw Bale Gardening 2017 click to enlarge Our fifth summer of straw bale vegetable gardening at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center featured a second attempt at growing dwarf tomato varieties.