Napa Master Gardener Column

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County It's the middle of October, we haven't had any rain yet, and I'm working on and thinking about my spring vegetable garden.

By: Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Most of us know quite a bit about honeybees, and even other native bees. This summer I noticed quite a few bumblebees in my yard, and I was curious to learn more about them.

By Cynthia Kerson, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Recently, my husband asked me what to feed his container plants as they were starting to flower. I took his question as an opportunity to brush up on how to understand a fertilizer label.

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County If you're observant and you own citrus trees, you may have noticed that they usually have three flushes of growth each yearin spring, summer and fall. Young citrus trees and lemons tend to flush periodically year-round.

By David Layland, UC Master Gardener of Napa County In early October, I chose fall garden cleanup as the topic for this article. Proper garden sanitation practices are an important part of successfully growing anything.