Growing Citrus in the Foothills Zoom Workshop
Presented on Zoom March 27, 2021
Placer County is the perfect place to grow your own citrus. If the idea of picking a juicy orange off a tree in your own backyard appeals to you, you’ll want to attend “Growing Citrus in Placer County.” This workshop will describe the basics of selecting a tree, planting, irrigating, fertilizing, and pruning.
https://youtu.be/O62hhVOOtes
PowerPoint: Growing Citrus in Placer County
Handout: Citrus Resources
Planning Your Summer Vegetable Garden Zoom Workshop
Presented on Zoom February 27, 2021
Now is the time to start thinking about your summer vegetable garden. Join us for an informative workshop on growing summer vegetables. Some of the topics that will be covered will be preparing your soil, starting seeds, and choosing plants at the nursery.
https://youtu.be/uRXKLnQnLK0
PowerPoint: Planning Your Summer Vegetable Garden
Handouts:
Soil Temperature Conditions for Vegetable Seed Germination
Cover Crops for the Sierra Nevada Foothills
Selecting and Planting Fruit Trees for Placer County
Presented in person on February 8, 2025 and recorded on February 14, 2025
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/DHkPqp561Nk
PowerPoint: Selecting and Planting Fruit Trees for Placer County
Spice It Up! Growing Culinary Herbs
Presented on May 13, 2023
Consider spicing up your garden with fresh herbs! Culinary herbs make food taste fantastic, and there is no better way to spice up your garden, than to add a few herbs to your planting list. In this class, learn growing techniques for traditional favorites and a few unusual herbs that are fun, fascinating plants to try on your herb gardening adventures!
https://youtu.be/VsWURZMwgPI
PowerPoint: Spice It Up! Growing Culinary Herbs
Handout: Herbs Resources Sheet
Sweet, Nutritious and Wildly Popular – Grow Your Own Blueberries
Presented on February 10, 2024
Imagine waking up during spring and summer and walking out to your garden to pick fresh blueberries. Learn the basics for planting and caring for delicious blueberries in your home garden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyFFsBPT-Qs
Powerpoint: Blueberries
Handouts:
Blueberries Presentation Resources
Blueberry Questions
Top 10 Tips for Backyard Orchards
Presented on January 14, 2023 (not recorded)
Learn 10 tips for caring for your fruit trees. Master Gardner, Kevin Marini, will delight you in learning how to select the right fruit tree, the correct way to plant it and provide some pruning tips and care advice to encourage you to have a fruitful crop.
PowerPoint: Backyard Orchard Top 10 Tips
Handout: Backyard Orchard Top 10 Tips Resources
Totally Tomatoes Zoom Workshop
Presented on Zoom February 13, 2021
Everything about tomatoes in the garden from seed to harvest.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/YWAbncCLURo
PowerPoint: Totally Tomatoes
Handouts:
Tomatoes in the Garden
Tomatoes in the Home Garden
Saving Seed Placer