Food Growing And Gardening

Spinach is a cool weather leafy green, good for eating raw in salads or for cooking. They bolt (send up a flower stalk) quickly in warm weather, so are best grown in the cool season in Santa Clara County.

A 4-H project is a hands-on way for you to find your "spark" - something that you enjoy doing and that interests you.

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.

Endive and radicchio are closely related Mediterranean natives of the chicory (Chicorium) genus. Both have an appealing bitter flavor, some varieties milder than others. Leafy types are grown similarly to lettuce and are valued in raw or cooked cuisines.

Tom Swinnen, Pexels Fruit trees need suitable climates, well-drained soil, proper planting, and maintenance throughout the season. It takes some planning and work to get them established, but once you do it's a joy to pick fruit fresh from the garden. Here's how to create your very own home orchard.

Our annual Spring Garden Fair is held at our Martial Cottle Park Demonstration Garden in San Jose. You can shop our plant sale, stroll through our gardens, attend a talk, and bring your plant, soil, pest, and tool questions to our Information tables.

Lettuce is usually grown as a cool-season crop in Santa Clara County. If grown in the summer, it’s recommended to plant where it will get shade from other crops or trees and to select temperature-tolerant, slow-bolting varieties. Lettuce is a shallow-rooted plant, which requires frequent watering when there…

There are two types of fennel: Florence fennel, also called bulbing fennel: grown primarily for the bulb-like base of the stalks which is eaten as a vegetable. Leaves and seeds can also be harvested. Common and bronze fennel: grown just for the seeds or foliage (they do not form succulent bulbs), but are…

Food Gardening Tasks and Tips for each month in Sonoma County home gardeners. Click on the month for the list of key tasks for a healthy food garden.

Somewhat surprisingly, rhubarb is a member of the buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family, rhubarb’s perennial, fleshy rhizomes and thick, succulent stalks grow best in cool microclimates where the average summer temperature is less than 75 degrees.