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Lifetime
Master Gardener
Fred Hoffman
is the host of the "KFBK Garden
Show" on
1530-AM/93.1-FM
KFBK in
Sacramento, California each Sunday
morning
from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pacfic Time, followed by
"Get Growing" on
Talk
650 KSTE in
Sacramento, 10 a.m. to Noon. At noon, it's
the
KSTE Farm Hour.
And, you
can listen to all the shows, live, via
the
KFBK.com
and KSTE.com
websites.
Available
as podcasts, too!
Previous
editions of "The
KFBK Garden
Show"
and "Get
Growing".
Plus, for
news about California agriculture, it's the
KSTE
Farm Hour.
New
Podcast links for Itunes podcast users:
KFBK
Garden Show
Get
Growing
KSTE
Farm Hour
Southern
Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin County
gardeners can also
get
current gardening information from Fred in his
Saturday gardening column
in the
Lodi News-Sentinel.; also available at the
Farmer
Fred Rant! Blog
page.
UPCOMING
GUESTS
ON THE "KFBK GARDEN SHOW" &
"GET
GROWING"
ON KSTE
Nov. 4: Gail Pothour,
Sacramento County Master Gardener: "Growing
Cool Season Vegetables".
Nov. 11: Don Shor
- Redwood
Barn Nursery-Davis.
"Frost Tips for Your Garden" "Climate Change
Gardening"
Nov. 18: Debbie Arrington,
Kathy Morrison - Sacramento
Digs Gardening
A
Clue for the Garden
Grappler
Visit
the Farmer
Fred Rant Blog Page
for
These Garden Tips and More:
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Vegetables:
Planting
Your First Vegetable Garden? Some
Tips
Terrific
Tomato Tips
Some
Vegetables Require Less Water Than
Others
Interactive
Vegetable Planting Calendar
Will
Those Green Tomatoes Turn Red This
Fall?
Before
You Plant, Check the Soil
Temperature
Make
Your Own Planting Mix
Starting
Tomatoes, Peppers From Seed
More
Tips on Starting Tomatoes from
Seed
Pepper
Seeds Slow to Germinate? Some
Tips
Heirloom
Vegetables Are Better For You
Tomato
Troubleshooter
Crop
Rotation Plan for the Home
Garden
Crop
Rotation for the Garden, Pt. 2
The
Hazards of Overfeeding Your
Plants
Hand-Pollinating
Squash Plants
How
to Grow Giant Pumpkins
Grow
Your Own Popcorn
Fruits:
Avocado
Trees for Sacramento? A Guide
Why
Are My Oranges Splitting?
Frost/Freeze
Protection Ideas for Citrus
Choosing
and Planting Bare Root Fruit
Trees
Mulch
Under a Citrus Tree: Pros and
Cons
Bareroot
Fruit Tree Shopping? Buyer
Beware!
Harvest
Fruits By Look and Feel, Not the
Calendar
Know
Your Fruit Tree Rootstocks
Growing
Blueberries in Container
Anatomy
of a Professional Fruit Tasting
Why
Are the Blackberries Turning
White?
Bad Bugs,
Diseases, Weeds:
Battling
Tomato Hornworms
Every
Season is Ant Season
The
Green Fruit Beetles Are Back
Ants!
A
Cure for the Cherry Maggot?
Controlling
Snails and Slugs
Peach
Leaf Curl: It's Back!
Battling
Peach Leaf Curl
Battling
Sooty Mold & Scale on Citrus
Controlling
Fungus Gnats on Houseplants
Crane
Flies vs. Mosquitoes
Leaf
Spot Problem? Here's What to Do
Cat
Proofing Your Garden
Yellowjacket
Fun Facts! Control Tips, Too
Weedkillers:
Read the Label!
ETC.
How
To Find Garden Answers Online
Garden
Shoes...or Gardening Shoes?
Tips
for a Healthy Heart and Thwarting Type 2
Diabetes
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The Garden Good
Guys:
4
Plants to Attract Pollinators and
Beneficials
Plants
that Attract Beneficial Insects
Bring
on the Bees!
Plants
to Attract Pollinating Insects
This
Blog is for the Birds
The
Good Bug Hotel
What's
Killing the Bees? A New Study Offers
Clues
Landscaping,
Lawns, Flowers
100+
Great Roses For California
Fall
Lawn Renovation
Plants
For Dry Shade
Getting
the Yard Ready for a Rain and Wind
Storm
Watering
Tips for Drip Irrigation
A
Tour of Maple Rock Gardens
The
Heart-Healthy Garden
Plants
for Privacy
The
Cure for Non-Performing
Daffodils
WELO
is coming. Start Planning to Save Water
Now
Plants
Wilting in the Heat? Check Before You
Water
Water-Saving
Tips For Your Yard
Get
Rid of Your Lawn with Soil
Solarization
How
to Kill Your Lawn in 2 Easy
Steps
Droopy
Plants on a Hot Day. Water...or
Not?
Trees and
Shrubs
How
To Stake a New Tree
Holy
Jumping Oak Galls, Batman!
Fall &
Winter:
Rain
Draining Strategies to Save Your Home and
Garden
Winter
Storms and Tree Troubles
What
to Do AFTER a Hard Freeze
What
to Do When a Hard Freeze is
Forecast
New
Year's Resolutions for Gardeners
Persimmons:
THE Edible Ornamental of Fall
Innovative
Peach Leaf Curl Controls
Frost,
Freezes Ahead. Get Your Yard
Ready
After
a Freeze, What Should a Gardener
Do?
Fall-Winter
Houseplant Care Tips
Drain
the Rain Away from the House &
Garden
Get
Your Garden Storm-Ready
What
to Do in Your Yard AFTER the
Storm
Tips
for the Fall-Winter Vegetable
Garden
Add
Color for the Cold, Gray Days of
Winter
Winter
Storms and Trees: Inspect Them
Now!
How
to Grow Oak Trees from Acorns
What
NOT to do in the Garden in Fall
Dead
Foliage Now? Leaf it Alone!
Problem
Plants
Have
Horses? Avoid These Plants!
Safe
Plants for You, But They're Poison to Your
Pets
Mistletoe
Control Tips
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Garden Data (through Nov. 10,
2018)
Avg. evapotranspiration rate this
past week : .70-1.2" valley; .50-.80"
foothills.
Soil Temperature: 58-61 (F)
valley. 58(F) low foothills. 56(F) upper
foothills.
Click Here
for more Information about soil temperature and
evapotranspiration rates
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Chilling
hours/portions (hours at
32-45 degrees-F, necessary for deciduous fruit tree
production, Nov.-Feb.)
What
is a "Chill Hour", what is a "Chill
Portion"?
Chill
Portion Requirements for selected fruit and nut
varieties
Nov. 1, 2017 - Feb. 28, 2018:
Chill Hours: 762-905 valley; 618-1115
foothills. Chill Portions: 67-75 valley; 72-84
foothills.
Nov. 1, 2016 - Feb. 28, 2017:
Chill Hours: 796-933 valley; 900-1350
foothills. Chill Portions: 65-75 valley; 74-93
foothills.
Nov. 1, 2015-Feb. 29, 2016:
Valley: Chill Hours: 714-896 . Chill
Portions: 68-74. Foothills: Chill Hours: 744-1360. Chill
Portions: 73-85
Nov. 1, 2014-Feb. 28, 2015:
Valley: 444-805 chill hours;
61-69 chill portions. Foothills:
380-1095 chill hours; 65-85 chill portions
Nov. 1, 2013 - Feb. 28,
2014:
Valley (Sac., SJ, Yolo, Sutter,
Solano Cos.): 868-1230 hours Foothills
(Amador, El Dorado, Placer Cos.): 567-1129
hours
2012-2013 Chill Season Totals:
VALLEY: 1028-1325 hours;
FOOTHILLS: 877-1863 hours
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Wondering when is the right time to
plant?
The online Farmer
Fred Interactive Vegetable Planting
Calendar for Northern
California is for you! Click on each vegetable for specific
planting information.
Also,
download the printable
planting calendar.
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Looking for lists and pictures of
plants that don't require much water? Go to:
Water-Wise
Gardening Websites
This is a project undertaken in
conjunction with the municipalities and water districts in
many California locales. The website has a wealth of local
residential photography and plant information to help
homeowners improve their garden in a water efficient
way.
Sacramento, El Dorado and
Placer residents: click on the link - Be
Water Smart .
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Find a Green Gardener-certified
landscaper near you: http://www.ecolandscape.org/programGG/GreenGardenerRefList.html
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
WHEN: Saturday,
November 10, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
WHAT: Free Basic
Composting Workshop
Pre-registration is
required via email to Katie@sierra2.org
WHERE: Sierra2 Center,
2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA
95818
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
The UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County will teach how to turn yard
waste and vegetable/fruit waste into "gardener's
gold". A class on the basics of composting will
include setting up a compost bin, types of compost bins and
tips for success.
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WHEN:
Tuesday, November 13, 10:30 a.m. to
Noon
WHAT:
Pollinator Gardening Workshop
WHERE: West
Sacramento Community Center, 1075 West Capitol Avenue, West
Sacramento
For more
information:
UC Yolo County Master
Gardeners 530-666-8737, mgyolo@ucanr.edu
Master Gardener
Elizabeth Van Nest will discuss importance of pollinators in
your garden and what plants attract
pollinators.
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WHEN: Thursday,
November 15, 2018, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at Florin Certified
Farmers Market
WHERE: 5901 Florin
Road, Sacramento 95823
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Finding unique
challenges in your garden? Do you want to know how to
prepare your plants for cold weather? UCCE Master
Gardeners have the answers.
Bring samples of your
problem plants or insects to the UCCE Master Gardeners
Information Table. We will help you find sustainable
solutions to your gardening questions.
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Thursday, November
15, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Fair Oaks Library, 11601 Fair Oaks
Blvd, Fair Oaks
2019 UCCE Master Food
Preserver Training
Increase your
educational repertoire by adding food preservation to the
topics you teach! The UCCE Master Food Preservers of
Sacramento County are accepting applications for their 2019
Training Program through December 31, 2018. If you already
teach our community members how to grow herbs, citrus,
fruits or vegetables, why not include preserving and serving
the produce? In addition to making standard jams &
jellies, you'll learn how to pickle and ferment foods, how
to make low-sugar fruit spreads, and how to can soups and
stews to enjoy all year. Plus, you'll learn how to dehydrate
food multiple ways and how to prevent freezer burn. With all
this knowledge and experience, you'll be a walking
encyclopedia at Master Gardener and Master Food Preserver
events.
Our next volunteer
training program in Sacramento County will be from 9: 00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on the following Saturdays: January 19,
February 2 & 9, March 2, 16 & 30, April 6 & 13,
and May 4. The February 2 class will be at the UC Davis
Campus; the rest of the classes will be in our newly
remodeled kitchen at the UCCE Sacramento Branch
Office.
Want to learn more?
Visit our website at http://ucanr.edu/ be_mfpsac or join us
at one of our upcoming training information meetings (listed
above).
RSVP online for any of
the training information meetings at
http://ucanr.edu/mfp_rsvp; walk-ins are welcome. If you know
someone who you think would be interested, please share this
information with them. As you know from being a Master
Gardener, working with people who are passionate about
similar interests makes life so much more
enjoyable!
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Saturday, November
17th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join us for our last
San Joaquin Master Food Preserver Workshop for
2018!
When it comes to
gifts, nothing beats homemade. Be prepared for this holiday
season by attending Gifts from the Kitchen. You will learn
how to make FOUR simple preservation items as well as
techniques to make your gift look special. This is a longer
workshop and also a larger workshop. take home four
samples of items you can easily make at
home.
$50.00
You will make and take
3 jars of each: Pickled Pumpkin, Lemon Curd,
Octoberfest Beer Mustard and Herb Infused Oils and will go
home with inspiration to create handcrafted gifts in your
kitchen for family and friends.
Advance registration
is required: http://ucanr.edu/gifts18
This hands-on workshop
will be held at 2101 E. Earhart Ave, Stockton,
95206
Questions? Please call
209-953-6100
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WHEN:
Saturday, November 17, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30
a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to Noon
WHAT: Two
Free Winter Gardening Workshops
WHERE: Davis
Central Park Gardens, corner of Third and B Street,
Davis
For more
information:
UC Yolo County Master
Gardeners 530-666-8737, mgyolo@ucanr.edu
First workshop
discusses how to provide a habitat in your garden for
pollinators that need winter shelter.
Second workshop
demonstrates techniques for your pruning tools. Proper
pruning can prevent spring diseases.
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WHEN:
Saturday, November 17, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30
a.m.
WHAT:
Backyard Composting
WHERE: Woodland
Community College, 2300 E. Gibson Road, Building 400,
Woodland
For more
information:
UC Yolo County Master
Gardeners 530-666-8737, mgyolo@ucanr.edu
Learn how to turn your
lawn clippings and garden waste into a valuable soil
amendment. Staff members of the City of Woodland
Environmental Services will provide free counter-top kitchen
scrap collection buckets!
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Saturday, November
17, 2018 - 10:00 a.m.
The Old City Cemetery
presents a final rose garden tour for the year featuring
fall color.
Sacramento Historic
City Cemetery, 1000 Broadway, Sacramento
Join Historic Rose
Garden docent Judy Eitzen for "Fall Color in the Rose
Garden." Enjoy late blooms, brilliant foliage and a
variety of colorful rose hips (fruit) in our pioneer garden
cemetery. You'll see, sniff, examine and learn about
the wide variety of roses in our award-winning rose garden.
The Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is a place where
gardens grace graves, time stands still and history
lives. Meet inside the front gate. Rain
cancels. For information, call
916-448-0811.
The cemetery is
located at 1000 Broadway, Sacramento. There is ample free
street parking on surrounding streets, with limited parking
within the cemetery. For more information about the
cemetery, call 916-448-0811.
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Thursday, December
6, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., Rancho Cordova Library, 9845 Folsom
Blvd., Rancho Cordova
2019 UCCE Master Food
Preserver Training
Increase your
educational repertoire by adding food preservation to the
topics you teach! The UCCE Master Food Preservers of
Sacramento County are accepting applications for their 2019
Training Program through December 31, 2018. If you already
teach our community members how to grow herbs, citrus,
fruits or vegetables, why not include preserving and serving
the produce? In addition to making standard jams &
jellies, you'll learn how to pickle and ferment foods, how
to make low-sugar fruit spreads, and how to can soups and
stews to enjoy all year. Plus, you'll learn how to dehydrate
food multiple ways and how to prevent freezer burn. With all
this knowledge and experience, you'll be a walking
encyclopedia at Master Gardener and Master Food Preserver
events.
Our next volunteer
training program in Sacramento County will be from 9: 00
a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on the following Saturdays: January 19,
February 2 & 9, March 2, 16 & 30, April 6 & 13,
and May 4. The February 2 class will be at the UC Davis
Campus; the rest of the classes will be in our newly
remodeled kitchen at the UCCE Sacramento Branch
Office.
Want to learn more?
Visit our website at http://ucanr.edu/ be_mfpsac or join us
at one of our upcoming training information meetings (listed
above).
RSVP online for any of
the training information meetings at
http://ucanr.edu/mfp_rsvp; walk-ins are welcome. If you know
someone who you think would be interested, please share this
information with them. As you know from being a Master
Gardener, working with people who are passionate about
similar interests makes life so much more
enjoyable!
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Saturday December
8th, 10am-5pm
Sunday December
9th, 11am-4pm
9th Annual Homes for
the Holidays Tour Fundraiser
Sponsored by the
Assistance League Sierra Foothills
Proceeds help homeless
and disadvantaged children in El Dorado
County
This popular El Dorado
County holiday tradition highlights five private residences
beautifully appointed with festive holiday décor and
ideas for all your holiday decorating. Treat your senses to
the sound of holiday music, the fresh smell of just cut
pine, and the warmth of the fireplace, as you view
traditional to whimsical décor and
collectables. All, a true reflection of holiday cheer
depicting cozy homes that create a charming and intimate
holiday atmosphere.
Our tour this
year boasts a Santa's candy-bar, hot apple cider, cookies
and shop one-of-a-kind creations from three of our local
artisans.
Be sure not to miss
Assistance League Sierra Foothills'
signature raffle
including 100 bottles of wine! And stroll through the
enchanted forest of
designer decorated
Christmas trees to be auctioned.
Our generous sponsors
for the 2018 tour are Pottery World, El Dorado Savings
Bank,
Marshall Medical
Center, Women's Fund El Dorado, and Luxury Home
Magazine.
Tickets: $25
Adults, $10 Children 12 and under Available
at:
Pottery World ~
Rocklin and El Dorado Hills
California Welcome
Center ~ El Dorado Hills
Rod Works ~
Folsom
Gold Country Ace
Hardware ~ Cameron Park
Country Elegance ~
Placerville
Ticket outlets accept
cash and checks
Credit Cards accepted
online:
www.assistanceleague.org/sierra-foothills
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Now through Jan.
15, 2019
The Sacramento
Perennial Plant Club is supporting gardening and
horticultural activities across Sacramento County.
Grants of up to $600 are awarded to non-profits such as
community gardens, schools, or church gardening projects.
Applications can be downloaded from the website:
sacramentoperennialplantclub.org
Deadline for 2019
Grants is January 15, 2019, with funds awarded in
February.
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