Have your Bearded Irises been in the ground for 3 or more years and are looking crowded? Mid-July through Labor Day is the perfect time to divide and replant them to reinvigorate them! Master Gardener Mary Collins, who is also a member of the Clara B.
Would you love to grow sun loving vegetables or flowers, but you dont have enough sun in your yard? Do you live in an apartment and dont have any ground to plant in? Would you like to walk out your back door and pick something amazing to eat?
Citrus is easy to grow and offers ornamental qualities to a landscape. Learn about citrus varieties for our climate, planting tips, soil preparation, nutrient requirements, irrigation, pruning and managing pests.
Master Gardeners are on site at our Palo Alto Demonstration Garden every Saturday morning from 10 amnoon from May through October to answer your questions and show you around the garden's edible,waterwise, and lawn alternatives sections.
Master Gardeners are on site at our Palo Alto Demonstration Garden every Saturday morning from 10 amnoon from May through October to answer your questions and show you around the garden's edible,waterwise, and lawn alternatives sections.
UC Master Gardener Mint Pasakdee will share various tips to improve garden-soil fertility. Adding compost, growing cover crops, and the proper application of bio-fertilizers will be discussed. This session will be conducted online. Registration with the Mountain View Public Library is required.
Learn how to grow beautiful fragrant culinary herbs. Herb varieties, planting, care, and pests will be discussed. Many culinary herbs are very easy to grow. Not only are they attractive, but they can also attract beneficial insects and pollinators to your garden.
Want to make this summers vegetable garden your best ever? Master Gardener Ann Burrell will discuss factors to consider as you plan and plant your summer garden including weather, soil temperature, winter crops, vertebrate pests, and more.
Learn about composting at home, both backyard composting and vermicomposting (composting with worms). We'll cover commercial composting (and why you cannot do it at home), hot and cold composting, and uses of compost. We'll briefly discuss using cover crops.
Most of the plants we get from nurseries come in pots, but have you ever planted bare root fruit trees? Learn some of the advantages to bare root planting and how to do it. This time of year is an ideal time to select bare root fruit trees and save money doing so.
