Food Growing And Gardening

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The Calaveras County Master Gardeners are dedicated to educating the public about UC research based information relating to home horticulture, including basic gardening, pest management, site-specific planting, fruit & vegetable gardening and other topics.
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Spring Garden Fair Herbs

Spring Garden Fair Herbs. Listed are the herb seedlings that we will be offering. Many of these, especially the basils, are very popular and may sell out early.
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Photo: UC, Jose Aguiar
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Okra

Okra grows on tall, bushy plants with ornamental leaves and flowers. The red varieties are particularly dramatic in the garden. Both the air temperature and the ground must be warm for this heat lover to thrive. Tall varieties may need to be staked.
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Mâche photo, courtesy of the Sonoma Master Gardeners
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Mâche

Mâche, Valerianella locusta, is a small, tender salad green, also called corn salad or lamb’s lettuce. It is popular in Europe but not well known here. It grows in little rosettes and has a mild, slightly nutty flavor.
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tips for growing broccoli in Sonoma County home gardens
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Broccoli

Broccoli, a member of the Brassicaceae (cabbage) family, has been under cultivation in Europe for centuries, but it wasnt until It was the 1920s that it was planted as a commercial crop in California where it is now grown nearly exclusively. In home gardens, broccoli is grown as a cool weather crop.
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tips for growing cucumbers
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Cucumbers

Cucumbers of many types and varieties grow easily in sunny gardens, producing bountiful crops for many weeks in summer. Choose varieties according to their growth habits and how you plan to use them. Pickling, slicing, long (English, Persian, Armenian, Asian), round (lemon).
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plants, pots, and gardening hand tools
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Spring Garden Fair Gardening Talks 2026

Join us for these great gardening talks and get your questions answered afterward. Talks will be held outdoors on our parcel. Most will last about 45 minutes. Let our free Plant Sitting booth watch your purchases while you attend talks or visit the gardens.
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Sweet Potatoes, by Karen Schaffer
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Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are grown from ‘slips’, the term for sprouts from a sweet potato. Due to pest quarantines, most nursery companies cannot ship slips to California. But they are easy to grow yourself. Start slip production in February to March. Transplant to garden in May to June.
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Turnips

Turnips are a cool season root vegetable that grows best between 50 and 65°F. Higher temperatures may produce strong-flavored roots. The leaves are edible and are referred to as “turnip greens”.
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