Growing fennel in the garden or taking advantage of the many wild plants in Sonoma County can give your culinary cabinet a boost in several different waysthrough its pollen, oil, seeds, fronds, and root.
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A favorite in the summer garden, green beans are also called snap beans and string beans although modern varieties nearly always lack a string-like layer on the underside of pods. Choose bush varieties for early maturity with no need for support.
Fresno County Master Gardeners offer a variety of in-person and zoom community education classes. Questions about these classes or other information needed, please contact the Fresno Master Gardener helpline by e-mail. Gardening Questions? Send an email to mgfresno@ucanr.edu
Discover the magical glow of beneficial garden creatures at Lake Merritt's Festival of Lights. Hosted by Master Gardeners, celebrating nature and sustainability!
Send us an email anrmgmerced@ucanr.edu Visit our information booth at the Merced Farmer's Market on the first and third of most Saturdays from 8-11am (March- October). Attend one of our monthly community workshops. Click here to view the event calendar. Subscribe to our public newsletter.
Most plants are a pleasure to grow. Fortunately, there are only a few to avoid. Here's how invasive plants and plants that have been treated cause problems. Scotch broom currently infests millions of acres throughout California.
Richard Bell, Unsplash Most landscape plants will survive a few days of flooding. Photo credit: Iowa State University Plant roots need air too. Good garden soil contains a network of pore spaces filled with water and air. Both are necessary for healthy roots and beneficial soil-dwelling organisms.
The most effective irrigation systems are designed, installed, and maintained to distribute water as uniformly as possible and only when and where water is needed. That means applying water where roots can use it.
