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.
Podcast
links for Apple 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
Dec. 1: Don Shor,
Redwood
Barn Nursery-Davis -
"Freezin' Season Garden Tips"
Dec. 8:
The
Plant Lady,
Marlene Simon - "All About
Succulents"
Dec. 15: Don Franklin
-
Hunter Industries:
"Smart Irrigation Controllers"
Dec. 22: Lori Ann Asmus
- Owner, Emerald City Interior Landscape
Services and Master Gardener: "Winter Houseplant
Care"
A Clue for the
Garden Grappler
Visit
the Farmer
Fred Rant Blog Page
for
These Garden Tips and
More:
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Vegetables:
Interactive
Vegetable Planting Calendar
Planting
Your First Vegetable Garden? Some
Tips
Growing
Tomatoes in Containers
Terrific
Tomato Tips
Some
Vegetables Require Less Water Than
Others
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:
Pruning
Tool Primer
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. 30,
2019)
Avg. evapotranspiration rate this
past week : Valley: .34-.49" ; Foothills: .29-.33"
Soil Temperature: Valley: 49-51
(F). Low foothills: 53 (F). Upper foothills: 49
(F)
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, 2019-Nov. 30,
2019:
Chill Hours: 132-177 valley;
89-163 foothills. Chill Portions: 8-11 valley; 13-17
foothills.
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Nov. 1, 2018-Feb. 28, 2019
(FINAL):
Chill Hours: 752-810 valley;
1218-1253 foothills. Chill Portions: 70-76 valley;
81-84 foothills.
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
Sunday December 1, 2
pm
Big Oak Nursery, 10071 Grant
Line Rd, Elk Grove
DIY Holiday Swag
workshop
We will have all the supplies
for you to create your own fresh holiday swag to
decorate your home for the season.
$25 Please RSVP Space is limited
916-686-1180
More info:
bigoaknursery.com
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Saturday, December 7th
1st Saturday Public Tour Led By
Master Gardener Volunteers
An experienced El Dorado Co.
Master Gardener conducts a free Sherwood Demonstration
Garden group tour for individuals, family, and friends at
9am, followed by safe sun Solar Observation Viewing (if no
clouds/rain) with Community Observatory volunteers from
10am-noon. Join the tour, or just stroll through the open
gardens on your own. Fun for everyone!
9am-noon, $2 parking Sherwood
Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive,
Placerville
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Mon. December 9th 2019 from 10 -
11 am.
To achieve great looking,
healthy indoor plants, proper care and management is
essential. Come and learn about the world of houseplants and
how to keep them happy, courtesy of the San Joaquin Co.
Master Gardeners.
Join us for our final 2019
Master Gardener workshop at the Lodi Library on The Lodi
Library is located at 201 W. Locust. Space is limited,
please call 953-6100 to reserve your seat.
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Saturday, December 14th 2nd
Saturday Open Garden Day
El Dorado Co. Master Gardener
Volunteers
Come out to Sherwood
Demonstration Garden and see what winter plants are showing
off! Special emphasis on cold frames and other season
extenders. The Succulent Garden is open for questions and
plant diagnosis.
9am-noon, $2 parking Sherwood
Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive,
Placerville
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Saturday, December 14, 9:00 am
to 12:00 pm
WHAT: UCCE Master Food
Preservers of Sacramento County presents: Boiling Water
& Steam Canning Basics
COST: Free. No reservation
necessary.
UCCE Master Food Preserver
Dennis Prendergast provides a basic introduction to safe
boiling water and steam canning techniques. Learn how
to can high-acid foods. This class focuses on canning
equipment.
WHERE: UCCE Sacramento
County, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento
95827
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative Extension, (916)
875-6913, sacmfp.ucanr.edu
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