Learn how to successfully grow two of the most popular garden vegetables: tomatoes and peppers. Topics covered will be how to plant seedlings in the garden, methods of pruning and training growing plants, and diagnosing and resolving problems including pests.
By Reka Vasicsek, Summer J Cortez, Richard Pulvera, Wendi Gosliner
A new research brief from the Nutrition Policy Institute highlights the role of federal and state programs in promoting healthy and equitable food retail environments. The study, “Availability and Quality of Healthy Foods Vary by Store Participation in SNAP and WIC in Low-Income California Neighborhoods,”…
Recorded zoom class with slides on how to get started and troubleshoot your citrus garden with master gardener, Loretta Heath. Special attention to selecting citrus trees.
Monthly Care | Plant Care | Fertilizing | Pruning | Propagating | Planting | Tools | Garden Sanitation | Health & Safety in the Garden When & How to Prune Common Fruit Trees Special considerations for pruning fruit treesFruit trees merit their own special section on…
When to plant: January–March
Harvest window: July–October, depending on variety
Fertilization: Nitrogen in spring, additional applications based on tree age, health, and soil quality
Dormant Pruning (January–February) to encourage vigor; Summer pruning (post-harvest) to control vigor
When to plant: January–early February
Harvest window: June–July, depending on variety
Fertilization: Nitrogen in spring, additional applications based on tree age, health, and soil quality
Prune in summer (after harvest - early September)
When to plant: Early spring, while still dormant
Harvest window: Many will yield fruit during two windows: May–June, then again August–October, depending on variety. Here is a video on how to harvest figs.
Fertilization: If needed, a light application of nitrogen in early spring, while tree is still…
Something in your garden or home bugging you? Do your roses have strange spots? Is something eating your tomatoes? The Merced Master Gardeners are here to help! Contact our Helpline to get answers to your garden challenges and pest problems. Send an email to anrmgmerced@ucanr.edu.
When to plant: February–March
Harvest window: July–October, depending on variety
Fertilization: Light (if any) nitrogen in the spring; monitor for possible zinc and potassium needs
Prune in dormant season, using the pruning system (cane or spur pruning) based on grape variety.
