Sacramento County Master Gardeners
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center Open Garden
9am to noon
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
Wander the gardens, see what Master Gardeners are doing in the demonstration gardens at this time of year, ask questions. Learn about the new raised beds in the vegetable demonstration area. For more information click on the calendar item at the right. Go to the 2012 Gardening Events schedule for open garden details and a map with driving directions to the Horticulture Center.
This month in the vegetable garden
In the Orchard
Did the leaves on your peach or nectarine tree look like this last spring? February is the time to spray to control peach leaf curl. Read about what to do here.
In the WEL this month
Composting reminder
Chilling injury or frost and freeze injury
What's the difference? Find out here.
Is freezing weather in the forecast?
Read about how to protect sensitive plants from cold weather damage.
Calendar
| Event Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Fair Oaks Horticulture Center Open Garden | 2/25/2012 |
| Plant Clinic - Sacramento Zoo | 3/3/2012 |
| Composting with Worms Workshop | 3/3/2012 |
| Plant Clinic - Green Acres Nursery- Folsom | 3/4/2012 |
| Spicing Up Spring - Master Food Preserver Demonstration | 3/21/2012 |
Contact us
UC Cooperative Extension
Sacramento County
Master Gardeners
4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
916.875.6913
Telephone consultation:
Monday through Friday
9am to 12pm, 1 to 4pm
Please call for walk-in
office hours.
To get directions, click on the red balloon on the map below.
UC Gardening Blogs
Not Everybody Loves Honey Bees
Posted 2/21/2012 -
Not everybody loves honey bees. Indeed, about one percent of the population will go into...
A Golden Moment
Posted 2/20/2012 -
It was a golden moment.The honey bees that collected pollen from our nectarine trees today looked...
And Life Goes On...
Posted 2/17/2012 -
The tender shoots of fava bean blossoms are attracting scores of aphids, which suits the ladybugs...
Everything Is Connected; Even the Bees
Posted 2/16/2012 -
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the...
How Honey Bees Make Collective Decisions
Posted 2/15/2012 -
Like to know more about honey bees make collective decisions?Mark your calendar to attend a seminar...
