This trial was conducted in the summer of 2008 at our Nine Palms project location (no longer in use). Peaches & Cream corn was reliably productive over an extended harvest period.
Master Gardeners offer classes on Growing Food in Tahoe during the summer months in Lake Tahoe. Listed below are some of our prior presentations on some specific edible plants.
Central Sierra Master Gardeners list of UCANR publications for home gardening, including native plants, deer resistant plant list, bee-friendly garden recipes, composting, vegetable gardening, proper fertilizing, more!
Grow food sustainably in your Sonoma County garden year-round while building the health of your garden environment using sustainable gardening principles described by Master Gardener food garden experts
Tips for growing root celeriac in the Sonoma County home garden; this odd-shaped root vegetable related to celery, carrots, parsley, and parsnips has starchy flesh similar to potatoes. Its subtle, celery-like flavor has nutty overtones, often described as a cross between celery leaves and parsley.
Pumpkins conjure up a nostalgic feeling for simpler days of growing crops on the farm and prompt families to tromp through acres of orange orbs in search of the perfect pumpkin.
Like few other vegetables, nearly the entire beet plant can be eaten below-ground bulbs and above-ground foliage. A good crop depends on careful thinning and transplanting crowded seedlings into fertile, amended soil. Bumpy, brown seeds are actually a cluster of several seeds that germinate in a clump.
When selecting garden plants, know that you can minimize maintenance needs and future plant problems when you place the right plant in the right place.
Free home garden consultations to create a beautiful low water use garden offered by the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County in partnership with Sonoma Water and the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership.
Valued as a key ingredient in authentic Southern gumbo and other soups and stews, okra can also be roasted, pickled, dipped, or grilled. Despite being slow to evolve from seeding to fruiting, pods form repeatedly and quickly in late summer.
