Monitor the garden for pests and diseases as you maintain it. Photo: Courtesy UC Regents Once the fruit trees, berries, herbs and vegetables are planted, the magic begins. Even seasoned gardeners marvel at how the seed becomes the plant that produces a vegetable that appears on a plate.
Check back in September for our 2025 talks. Use our free Plant Daycare for your purchases, then join us for these great gardening talks and get your questions answered afterward. Talks are held outdoors on our parcel and will be about 45 minutes long.
Prune grapes and roses. Cleanup: remove mummy fruit and blighted limbs on stone fruit to reduce brown rot. Remove and destroy fallen leaves to reduce peach leaf curl. Mulch cane berries, cut out all old canes and reset new canes in twine.
Garden Help > VegetablesUC Links How to grow: Onion, UC Davis, Vegetable Research and Information CenterPest management: Vegetable cultural tips, pests, and diseasesThe BasicsOnions can be divided into two categories: strong-flavored ones that store well and mild, sweet ones that don't last long in…
Garden Help >Vegetables > TomatoesHere's a listing of all our tomato tips. For more information about caring for tomatoes and the most common problems, refer to the UC Pest Site page on tomatoes.Healthy TomatoesLate TomatoesTomato Bottom ScarringTomato HornwormTomato Russet MiteTomato StakingTomato…
When to plant
Transplant or direct seed: May–June
For best results, wait until daytime temperatures are regularly over 75ºF and soil temperature is over 70ºF
Start in pots for transplants: April–May; ready to transplant in 4 weeks
Harvest window: July–October, depending on variety
Edible gardens are certainly not immune to pests and diseases. Pests can take out tender young plant shoots in one night, eat holes in mature leaves and fruit, and leave slimy tracks all over.
Top tips for a successful vegetable garden
Choose a flat, sunny location with well-drained soil. Vegetables need at a minimum of 6–8 hours of sun. Full sun is best.
Prepare your soil well before you plant. Thoroughly remove all weeds, dig to loosen the soil, and amend with compost and fertilizer as needed…
Pinch chrysanthemums back to 6 inches every month through July. Trim dead flowers but not leaves, from spring bulbs. Mulch cane berries, cut out all old canes and reset new canes in twine. Cultivate and pull weed seedling now to prevent bloom.
Garden Help > Vegetables > Onion Common Name: Onion Scientific Name and Family: Allium cepa and Amaryllis Family Origin: Western Asia Biennial monocot with prominent bulb, hollow cylindrical leaves and an odor when bruised.
