Master Gardeners Corner: Unusual herbs
Fresh herbs add depth of flavor to food. We’re all familiar with parsley, sage, rosemary and dill. But there are many less-common herbs you...
Master Gardeners Corner: Spiders
Spiders are mostly beneficial because they feed on pest insects. However, many people think that all spiders are dangerous and aggressive. In California, the...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Plan your Summer Garden
It’s time to start planning your summer vegetable garden.
Be sure the area where you intend to plant your seedlings gets enough sun. Six to...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Mushrooms in lawns
Wet soil and warm temperatures lead to mushrooms in your garden.
Mushrooms, sometimes called toadstools, are the visible reproductive structures of some types of fungi....
Master Gardener’s Corner: Fruit Tree Pruning
Fruit trees provide us with a bounty of fresh food and need only a little care. Four things are needed to keep your fruit...
Coffee grounds for your garden
Many of us have heard that coffee grounds are good for plants. People recommend adding used coffee grounds to the garden, either directly or...
Splitting Citrus Fruit Questions
“My 60 - 80 year old orange tree has, for the three years we have lived here, regularly produced abundant crops of many hundreds...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Support Pollinators
Support pollinators in your home or a community garden with these 13 ways to make your landscape more pollinator friendly. Visit pollinator.org for more...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Growing Tomatoes
Tomatoes are among the most popular vegetables grown in home gardens. For best results, choose tomato varieties that have been developed for disease resistance....
Master Gardener’s Corner: Tree-of-Heaven
Tree-of-heaven is an invasive weed. A tree of heaven it is not! It was initially valued as an urban street tree and was widely...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Catchweed Bedstraw
This weed seemed to appear overnight in 2010. It is invasive!
Catchweed bedstraw is a summer annual broadleaf plant that is starting to show in...
Master gardener’s corner: Aphids
Gerry hernandez |Â glhernandez@ucanr.edu
Almost every plant has one or more aphid species that occasionally feed on it. Although aphids can curl leaves and produce stick...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Repair Worn or Broken Irrigation Components
Both sprinkler and drip irrigation systems should be checked regularly for broken components for leaks that may otherwise go undetected. Examples are clogged nozzles,...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Camellia Petal Blight
Camellia petal blight affects all cultivars of Camellia japonica. Camellia sasanqua is infected less often in California.
Identification
Infection by the Ciborinia camelliae fungus initially causes...
Master Gardener’s Corner : Mistletoe
Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that absorbs both water and nutrients from a host tree. Healthy trees can tolerate a few mistletoe branch infections....
Master Gardener’s Corner: Preparing for a frost
Before a frost
â– Identify cold spots in the landscape by monitoring with thermometers.
â– Identify plants at risk: citrus, succulents, tender perennials, tropical and subtropical...
Master Gardeners: Peach Leaf Curl
Does your peach or nectarine trees look like someone threw hot oil on it and the leaves blistered? You have peach leaf curl.
Peach leaf...
Master Gardener’s Corner Garden pest: Stink bugs
Stink bugs are a nuisance, but the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug is more than a nuisance.
In 2013, large populations were found in Sacramento and...
Fall is for planting
Gerry Hernandez |Â Colusa County Master Gardener
Many people have asked the UCCE Master Gardeners of Colusa County, “What water-wise plants can I grow in my...
MASTER GARDENER’S CORNER: Become a UC Master Gardener of Colusa County
Ever thought about becoming a Master Gardener? Do you know who the Master Gardeners are and what they do? Do you love to garden?...
Master Gardener’s Corner: Gardening for Winter Vegetables and flowers
If you’ve been wanting to start a garden but feel a little overwhelmed by the task, why not a container garden? You can start...
Master Gardener’s Corner: 08/30/2017
Saving trees: The key to a beautiful landscape
To keep trees healthy and prevent infestation by harmful pests, give them the water they need.
Water Trees...
MASTER GARDENER’S CORNER: Using mulch in the landscape
Anything used to cover the surface of the soil is called mulch. It may be inorganic, like rock or chipped rubber; it may be...
Master Gardeners: Catchweed Bedstraw
Gerry Hernandez
Master Gardener
Catchweed bedstraw is a summer annual broadleaf plant that is starting to show in your gardens now! Its bristles attach to people’s...
Master Gardeners: Ground Squirrels
We have had many complaints about ground squirrels this year. Here are a few tips.
Identification
It is easy to identify ground squirrels, since they forage...
Master Gardeners: Having Tomato Problems?
You may experience disappointing results when growing tomatoes because the plants and fruit are susceptible to sever common disorders, as well as attack by...
Master Gardeners: Safe Handling of Fruits and Vegetables
Memorial day weekend is coming soon. Here are some safety tips for fresh produce.
Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables is healthy, but care...
Master Gardeners: Snails & Slugs
Snails and slugs rank among our most despised garden pests. These mollusks emerge from hiding at night and chew holes in most plants. Slugs...
MASTER GARDENERS: Grow your own potatoes
As a home gardener you may want to grow potatoes in a bucket or grow bag instead of the ground. The reasons are 1)...
Preparing for a frost
Before a frost
â– Identify cold spots in the landscape by monitoring with thermometers
â– Identify plants at risk: citrus, succulents, tender perennials, tropical and subtropical...
