Fresno Gardening Green

 A wide variety of plants for making herbal infusions can be grown in Fresno County gardens, but there is only one “true tea.” The source plant for black, green and oolong teas – teas that originated in Asia and are wildly popular around the world – is Camellia sinensis. Camellia sinensis is a…

There is much beauty in the late spring gardens of the central San Joaquin Valley.TasksSometimes gardeners need to accept a small amount of pest damage to plants. Consider planting an “extra” tomato plant for the hornworms, which will become important pollinators. Or plant a decoy nasturtium to…

Weather forecasters are predicting a gradual shift beginning this month of the La Niña weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean to an El Niño pattern, with warmer temperatures and little if no rainfall in the Central Valley for most of 2026.  We may well have already received all of the rainfall for this…

 April fertilizing and deadheading After your roses have completed their first bloom, it will be time to deadhead and feed them. You should get a nice second bloom about six weeks after fertilizing. Remember, deadheading is not the same as pruning. There are two steps to deadheading. When the…

Small flying insects on and around your citrus, tomato, crepe myrtle, roses, squash, etc., are most likely whiteflies.In addition to clouds of the mature flies, you may also see:Deposits of white wax (with certain species).Tiny nymphs, the immature stage, which are oval, legless and immobile, and can range…