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2023 Gardening Guide and Calendar
It's not too late. For only $10 you can have a year of gardening advice. Our 2023 Gardening Guide and Calendar is all about growing vegetables. |
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Cold weather will damage some plants. Be prepared to protect sensitive plants. |
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Video library of gardening topics. Snap a pic of your problem plant or mystery bug and email it to the Help Desk: mgsacramento@ucanr.edu |
February Horticulture Center Updates
The vegetable garden
Potatoes come in many sizes, shapes, and colors. Some varieties may surprise you with yellow, red, or blue flesh! Read about planting, growing and harvesting potatoes and more in the February vegetable garden. |
In the WEL
February is a lovely time in the water-efficient landscape gardens at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center. For more favorites, please visit our plant list for Winter. |
In the orchard
February is the time to spray your peach and nectarine trees to control peach leaf curl, especially if the leaves looked like this last year. See more information and other February orchard activities. |
Grow herbs!
February is a good time to plant seeds for Calendula. This edible flower makes a big show in the garden, attracts beneficial insects, and is a lovely addition to many food dishes. |
Composting
Want compost in less than 3 months? Try the rapid or hot pile technique. Build it, water it, turn it regularly, but don’t add to it. |
Backyard berries
Shop for new berry plants for your garden and finish pruning. See more tips for February. |
The vineyard
Late February is usually a good time to prune the vineyard. Learn the different pruning methods and other tasks this month in the vineyard. |
Pest Alerts!
Japanese beetle
This highly destructive insect has been confirmed in Sacramento County areas of Arden-Arcade and Rancho Cordova. Report suspected finds to the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner office or call the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Pest Hotline at 1 (800) 491-1899. Read more on the Japanese beetle from UC IPM. March, 2022 |
Asian citrus psyllid
The Asian citrus psyllid has been found in Sacramento causing a County-wide quarantine. The tiny insect damages citrus fruit but of more importance, it can transmit the deadly citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening. For more: |
Brown marmorated stink bug
Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) (Halyomorpha halys) have invaded several areas in Sacramento County. |
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The Office
4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
(916) 876-5338
E-mail:
mgsacramento@ucanr.edu
Telephone Help Desk:
Monday through Thursday
9 AM to Noon, 1 to 4 PM
Closed Fridays
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Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
11549 Fair Oaks Blvd.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628

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