Nutrition & Health

Author, Chuck Ingels, Farm Advisor, Sacramento CountyEdited by Judy McClure, Master Gardener Program CoordinatorPublication Number 31-S68 (Published October 2000)Fruit trees will normally begin to bear fruit between two and five years after planting, depending mainly on the species and method of training and…

Author: Chuck Ingels, Farms Advisor, Sacramento County.Edited by Judy McClure, Master Gardener Program Coordinator.Illustrated bY Walter Dong.Publication Number 31-S84 (Published April 2000)Most trees produce more fruit than they can support or develop…

Author: Cindy Fake, Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor, Placer and Nevada CountiesPublication Number 31-111 (published December 2004)A mandarin by any other name would taste as sweet, but what is it? In Japanese, mandarin is mikan; in India;…

By Kathryn MacRoberts, UC Master Gardeners of Placer CountyFrom The Curious Gardener, Winter 2013“One berry, two berry, pick me a blueberry. Hatberry, shoeberry, in my canoeberry. Under the bridge, and over the dam, looking for berries, berries for jam.” Would you like a Berryland? Who doesn’t love…

Preserve It! A Fruit from the Bogs! From the bogs and swamps of the northeastern part of the country comes a fruit widely used for those family gatherings this time of year. Sure, in a pinch, you could purchase one of those iconic cans of cranberry sauce from the grocery, but why not can and preserve…

What is the Winter Sowing method of seed starting?  An effective, simple, and low-cost seed starting method, Winter Sowing is the process of starting seeds in containers outside during the winter months. Planting seeds in clear or translucent containers, such as milk jugs, creates a greenhouse effect,…

Cindy Fake, Horticulture and Small Farms Advisor, Nevada & Placer CountiesPublication Number 31-018C (March 2010)Table of ContentsEco-requirements for Citrus Production Site SelectionSoil ConditionsCertified Planting StockPreparing the Soil and Cover CroppingPlant Spacing & PlantingFrost/Freeze…

Jacqueline Champa, UC Master Gardeners of Placer County From The Curious Gardener, Fall 2010All summer you looked forward to your first, fresh-picked apple of the season. Picking a beautiful apple off the tree, the only imperfection is a slight red spot on the skin---somewhat like a blossoming…