Gardening

Compost benefits the garden as well as the environment. Photo: Pixabay.com The process of composting is good for your garden and for the environment. Home composting allows gardeners to recycle organic material while conserving landfill space and reducing reliance on fossil fuel.

Soils and Fertilizers. Thanks for stopping by! We're always planting new ideas and growing fresh content - come back soon to see what’s blooming.

Our office volunteers are available to answer your home gardening questions. Office hours: 9 amNoon, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Phone: 530-621-5512 to leave messages Email: mgeldorado@ucanr.

The Sherwood Demo Garden is comprised of 16 individual gardens. The All Stars Garden includes a variety of some of the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars from ground covers to shrubs and trees that have low water needs and like full sun. All-Stars were determined through trial tests by UC Davis to be reliable…

The next UCCE Placer County Master Gardener volunteer training is scheduled for 2024.

We offer private, docent-guided tours of our demonstration garden in Loomis, California. This is a great way to learn about how the garden came to be, how we decided what plants to feature, and the best gardening practices we use.

Links to information on gardening and irrigation, water-wise plants and landscaping, and water-wise living.

Select topics for additional information. Selections include vegetable gardening basics, herb gardening basics, fruit tree pruning, growing transplants from seeds, seed saving, watering hydrophobic soil, avoiding and dealing with frost damage, and tool care tips.

Container gardening can be a method of gardening for those who may not be able to have a traditional garden in the ground. It provides for a flexible planting site, freedom from poor soil, and the ability to move plants around with the seasons.

Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum, is one of the oldest cultivated medicinal plants. Its exact origin is unknown, but it is believed to be native to Southern Europe and Asia. The green parts of the plant are mildly bitter and typically cooked as a vegetable, or dried and used in many versions of spice…