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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.
(Note: PDF files below open a new window/tab.)
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) sacmg.ucanr.edu/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
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.