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Sacramento County UC Master Gardeners
Volunteers are available to answer your gardening questions Monday through Thursday, 9 to 12 and 1 to 4. Call 916-876-5338.
From our website:
- University publications (links below)
- Master Gardener training information
- Home garden and landscape information (links at left)
- Master Gardener public education events
- Fair Oaks Horticulture Center events schedule
- Purchase the Gardening Guide and Calendar
- Gardening with limited water information
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sacmg
Master Gardener and UC Publications:
- UC books and 7000/8000 series (ANR) anrcatalog.ucanr.edu
- Environmental Horticulture Notes (EHN) and Garden Notes (GN) Publications or 876-5338
- Pest Notes (PN) ipm.ucanr.edu/PDF/PESTNOTES/
- Master Gardener Resource List (GN 158, PDF)
2024 Presentation Handouts
Fruit Trees for Containers (PDF) - Ed Laivo
Potting Soil for Fruit Tree Containers (PDF) - Ed Laivo
California Native Perennials & Grasses (PDF) - Greg Gayton
California Native Trees & Shrubs (PDF) - Greg Gayton
Drought Tolerant Plants (PDF) - Greg Gayton
Waterwise Landscape Combos (PDF) - Greg Gayton
Vegetable Planting Calendar (PDF) - Greg Gayton
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones (PDF) - Greg Gayton
Succulents (PDF) - Mini Talk
2022 Presentation Handouts
Homegrown Habitat Plant List - Roxie Jones
Central Valley Native Plants - Roxie Jones
Trees - Pam Bone
2019 Presentation Handouts
National Wildlife Federation Garden Certification Checklist (PDF)
Butterfly Resources (PDF)
2017 Presentation Handouts
Chuck Ingels, Horticulture Advisor
Bill Krycia, Adventures in Edibles, Garden to Kitchen
- Candied Citron – Buddha’s Hand (PDF)
- Kuzina’s Butterflied Roasted Eggplant Salad (PDF)
- Lemon Curd (PDF)
- Using Fresh Grape Leaves (PDF)
- Warszawa’s Cold Borscht (PDF)
Drought (PDF unless noted)
- Gardening with Limited Water (HTML)
- Keeping Plants Alive under Drought or Water Restrictions ANR 8553
Pests, Diseases, Disorders (PDF unless noted)
| UC IPM Online Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program - broad pest information (HTML) | Web link |
| Aphids (HTML) | PN 7404 |
| Apple and Pear Scab (HTML) | PN 7413 |
| Asian Citrus Psyllid | ANR 8205 |
| Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (HTML) | PN 17469 |
| Cherry Crinkle-Leaf and Deep Suture Disorders | ANR 8007 |
| Citrus Bacterial Canker Disease and Huanglongbing (Citrus Greening) | ANR 8218 |
| Citrus Leafminer and Citrus Peelminer | ANR 8321 |
| Codling Moth (HTML) | PN 7412 |
| Codling Moth Management Using Computerized Tools | EHN 100 |
| Fire Blight (HTML) | PN 7414 |
| Leaffooted Bug (HTML) | PN 17468 |
| Navel Orange Split | ANR 8038 |
| Peach Leaf Curl (HTML) | PN 7426 |
| Scales (HTML) | PN 7408 |
| Spider Mites (HTML) | PN 7405 |
| Spotted Winged Drosophila (HTML) | PN 74158 |
| Thrips (HTML) | PN 7429 |
| Summary of Reduced Chemical Pest Management for Fruit and Nut Trees | EHN 81 |
| Winter Pest Management in Backyard Deciduous Fruit Trees | ANR 8368 |
| Pests of Garden and Small Farms $$ | ANR 3332 |
| Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs (preview in Google Books) $$ | ANR 3359 |
Berries (PDF)
Water-Efficient Landscaping (PDF)
| Keeping Plants Alive under Drought or Water Restrictions (PDF) | ANR 8553 |
| How to Grow Sunflowers | GN 166 |
| Ornamental Grasses | EHN 91 |
| FOHC WEL Plant List | GN 101 |
| FOHC WEL Plant List - CA Native Garden | GN 139 |
| Attracting Beneficial Insects to your Garden | GN 129 |
| Attracting Native Pollinators | GN 156 |
| The Use of California Native Plant Material as a Means of Conserving Water in the Landscape | EHN 6 |
| Water-Efficient Landscape Plants | EHN 60 |
| Plants and More: An Overview of Water-Efficient Landscapes | EHN 60A |
Vegetables (PDF unless noted)
| Home Vegetable Gardening Resources | GN 164 |
| Vegetable Gardening Basics | ANR 8059 |
| Vegetable Gardening 101 | EHN 96 |
| Vegetable Container Planting Tips | GN 140 |
| Cover Cropping in Home Vegetable Gardens | GN 87 |
| Growing Beets in Sacramento | EHN 95 |
| Growing Melons in Sacramento | EHN 99 |
| Growing Sweet Potatoes in the Sacramento Area | EHN 102 |
| Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden | ANR 8159 |
| Tomatoes: Suggested Varieties for the Sacramento Area | GN 147 |
| Sacramento Vegetable Planting Schedule | EHN 11 |
| Sheet Mulching | EHN 94 |
| Soil Temperature Conditions for Vegetable Seed Germination | GN 154 |
| Soils and Plant Tissue Laboratories | GN 130 |
| Soil Solarization for Gardens and Landscapes (HTML) | PN 74145 |
| Straw Bale Gardening | EHN 160 |
| Understanding Information on a Seed Packet | GN 128 |
| What's in the Bag? Soil Amendments | HTML |
Fruit Trees (PDF unless noted)
Budding and Grafting (PDF)
Citrus (PDF unless noted)
| Growing Citrus in Sacramento | GN 127 |
| Citrus Resources | GN 135 |
| Tried and true or something new? Citrus varieties | ANR 8472 |
| Growing Citrus in Kern County | KC 9382 |
| Photographic Guide to Citrus Fruit Scarring | ANR 8090 |
| Frost Protection for Citrus and Other Subtropicals | ANR 8100 |
| Integrated Pest Management for Citrus $$ | ANR 3033 |
| Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Disease (PN HTML) | ANR 8205 PN 74155 |
| Citrus Leafminer (PN HTML) | ANR 8321 PN 74137 |
| Navel Orange Split | ANR 8038 |
Grapes (PDF unless noted)
Composting and Soil (PDF)
Herbs (PDF)
Miscellaneous (PDF)
| What's in the Bag? Soil Amendments | Presentation Handout |
| Sheet Mulching | EHN 94 |
| The Orchard Bee Nesting House | GN 102 |
| How to Attract and Maintain Pollinators in Your Garden | ANR 8498 |
UC Books ($$)
- Abiotic Disorders of Landscape Plants, A Diagnostic Guide, ANR 3420
- California Master Gardener Handbook, ANR 3382
- Drip Irrigation in the Home Landscape, ANR 21579
- Healthy Roses, ANR 21589
- The Home Orchard, ANR 3485
- IPM for Citrus, ANR 3303
- IPM for Stone Fruit, ANR 3389
- IPM for Apples and Pears, ANR 3340
- Natural Enemies Handbook, ANR 3386
- Oaks in the Urban Landscape, ANR 3518
- Pests of Garden and Small Farm, ANR 3332
- Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs, ANR 3359
- Songbird, Bat and Owl Boxes, ANR 21636
- Wildlife Pest Control Around Gardens and Homes, ANR 21385
Other Books
- Additional vegetable books: Home Vegetable Gardening Resources, GN 164 (PDF)
- American Horticultural Society, Pruning and Training
- Edible Landscaping, Rosalind Creasy, 2010, Sierra Club Books
- The Edible Front Yard, Ivette Soler, 2011, Timber Press
- Sunset Western Garden Book, Sunset Publishing
- Sunset Western Garden Book of Edibles, 2010, Sunset Publishing
- Garden, Andrea Bellamy, 2010, Timber Press
- The Edible Flower Garden, Rosalind Creasy, 1999, Periplus Editions
- The Edible Herb Garden, Rosalind Creasy, 1999, Periplus Editions
- Jekka’s Complete Herb Book, Jekka McVicar, 2008, Firefly Books, Limited
- Rodale’s Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs, 1998, Rodale Press, Inc.
- Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv, 2005
- Grow Fruit, Alan Buckingham, 2010
- Eat Your Yard, Nan K. Chase
- The Edible Garden, Hazel White, Janet H. Sanchez, Sunset Books
- Vegetable Diseases – a Color Handbook, Steven T. Koike, Peter Gladders, Albert O. Paulus
- The New Seed – Starters Handbook, Nancy Bubel, 1988, Rodale Organic Gardening Books
- Seed to Seed – Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners, Suzanne Ashworth, 2002
- Straw Bale Gardening, Joel Karsten, 2013, Cool Spring Press
- The Beautiful Edible Garden, Leslie Bennett & Stefani Bittner, 2013, Ten Speed Press
Websites
- UC IPM: Complete pest management information; cultural practices, non-toxic and least toxic methods for pest management
- UC Guide to Healthy Lawns
- UC IPM Blog
- UC Bug Squad blog
- UC, The California Garden Web
- UC, The California Backyard Orchard
- UC Riverside Citrus Variety Collection
- UC Davis Arboretum All Stars
- UC Davis, California Center for Urban Horticulture
- UC Food Safety
- Cal Recycle: compost & worm composting
- Dave Wilson Nursery
- Farmer Fred, Fred Hoffman
- Growing dwarf citrus - Four Winds Growers
- Gray Water
- Regional Water Authority
- River-Friendly Landscaping
- ReScape California
- California Landscape Contractors Association
- Sacramento Tree Foundation
- Save Our Water
- CIMIS (CA Irrigation Management System) Current daily Evapotranspiration values
- Association of Professional Landscape Designers
Key
EHN- Environmental Horticulture Notes from the Sacramento County Master Gardeners. Files are in PDF format, most are smaller than 100KB, and open in a new window.
GN- Garden Notes from Sacramento County Master Gardeners. Files are in PDF format, most are smaller than 100KB, and open in a new window.
PN- Pest Notes are pest-specific information from the UC IPM Online Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.
ANR- free downloadable publications (or books that can be purchased) from the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Catalog.
$$ - there is a charge for this publication.