Gardening

Too much water is the most common cause of decline in landscape trees and shrubs, either through directly killing plants or making them more prone to disease. Too much watering can result in fertilizer runoff into storm drains and pollutes waterways.

Planting and harvesting are enjoyable edible garden tasks. Courtesy UC Regents Take care to plan out your edible garden before diving in.

Reduce irrigation times as day length shortens and plant growth slows. Photo: Courtesy UC Regents Maintenance and prevention Reduce irrigation times as day length shortens and plant growth slows.

Below are tools that are more specialized than the basic essentials, but are very useful for more specific gardening tasks.

Yarrow (Achillea) performs in cool coastal settings, and the flowers provide perfect landing pads for butterflies.

When fallen leaves are overly abundant, consider composting them or shredding them so that they decompose more quickly. Photo: Marie Narlock Theres nothing like the glowing presence of autumn colors, each brilliant red, orange, and yellow leaf backlit by the sun.

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The Sherwood Demo Garden is comprised of 16 individual gardens. The Orchard Garden is currently made up of 25 fruit trees consisting of Pome, Stone, Citrus, and more. One of the educational goals of the Orchard Garden is to demonstrate pruning (fall and summer), fall and winter dormant spraying, fruit…

The UCCE Entomology Research and Extension program is entrusted with developing and implementing targeted research and education programs on managing insect pests of vegetables, forage crops, field crops, and specialty crops in Imperial County.

Were excited to announce the opening of our new demonstration garden and invite you to experience the garden firsthand. Master Gardeners began work on 11,000 square feet of property on the east side of the Loomis Library and Community Learning Center in September 2023.