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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
Oct. 20: Pam Bone,
Master Gardener: "Fall Tree Care", "Good Trees for
Fall Color". Growing beets. Growing celtuce, with
Matt Mattus, author of the book, Mastering
the Art of Vegetable Gardening: Rare Varieties -
Unusual Options
- Plant Lore & Guidance. Fall
herbs.
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 Oct. 18,
2019)
Avg. evapotranspiration rate this
past week : Valley: .85-.92" ; Foothills: 1.0"
Soil Temperature: Valley: 59-61
(F). Low foothills: 70 (F). Upper foothills: 57
(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, 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
Deadline: Oct. 18,
2019
WHAT: Become a Master
Gardener - 2020 Volunteer Training
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 876-5338, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
Do you enjoy
gardening? Become a Master Gardener. Fine tune
your existing knowledge and add new knowledge with our
intensive study course led by University Advisors and
horticultural experts. Trainees study a wide range of
home horticulture topics, with online and in-class
coursework and training on how to properly research and
respond to questions from the public. The mission of
Master Gardeners is to share research-based knowledge and
information on home horticulture, pest management and
sustainable landscaping practices with the Sacramento
community.
University of
California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners in
Sacramento County
• Be trained to
educate the public on environmentally sound, research-based
gardening practices.
• Volunteer at
Master Gardener community events conducting workshops,
diagnosing plant problems, speaking to community groups and
dispensing advice over the phone, and in writing. Most
volunteer activities take place on weekends from spring to
early fall.
• Volunteer with
fellow gardeners who share your love of all things
horticultural.
• Enjoy
opportunities to continue learning.
• Master
Gardeners focus on education, volunteerism and fun. •
Application & Training
• Applicants are
required to be residents of Sacramento County.
(Residents of other counties should contact their county's
Master Gardener program.)
• Applications
will be accepted starting Monday, September 9.
Deadline is Friday, October 18, 2019. Applications and
complete training details are available on our website at
http://sacmg.ucanr.edu/Master_Gardener_Training/.
Applications also available by mailing a self-addressed,
stamped business-size envelope to: Master Gardener
Training
UC
Cooperative Extension 4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827-3823
•Training is each
Wednesday, January 15 through May 13, 2020.
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Fridays-Saturdays
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden Open
Days
Sixteen gardens are
open for public viewing Fridays and Saturdays. See
everything from flowers to fruit, veggies to annuals. E.D.
Master Gardeners are available to answer questions. Open
garden days in October:4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th,
25th, and 26th.
9:00 am to Noon, $2
parking (look for kiosks) - Sherwood Demonstration Garden,
6699 Campus Drive, Placerville
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WHEN: Deadline:
December 16, 2019
WHAT: Want to become a
Master Food Preserver?
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6319, sacmfp.ucanr.edu
The University of
California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) invites adults
interested in helping others learn about safe home food
preservation to apply for certification as a UCCE Master
Food Preserver volunteer. The 2020 Training Program is now
open for applications at http://ucanr.edu/be_mfpsac. Prior
food preservation experience is not
required.
UCCE Master Food
Preserver volunteers learn research-based food preservation
techniques and then share that knowledge with our community
at public demonstrations and guest speaker presentations,
through social media, and at information booths at farmers
markets, county events and the California State
Fair.
Attend one of five
informational meetings to learn more about the volunteer
requirements as well as the selection and training process.
Each session lasts one hour. Please rsvp online at
http://ucanr.edu/mfp_rsvp
walk-ins are
welcome.
1 Sat. October 12,
2019, 12:30 pm UCCE office, 4145 Branch Center Road,
Sacramento
2 Thurs., October 24,
6:30 pm at the Fair Oaks Library, 11601 Fair Oaks Blvd,
Fair Oaks
3 Thurs., November
14, 6:30 pm at the Elk Grove Library, 8900 Elk
Grove Blvd, Elk Grove
4 Thursday, December
5, 12:15 pm online
at http://ucanr.edu/dec5_infomtg
The Sacramento 2020
UCCE Master Food Preserver program training classes will be
from 9 am - 4 pm on Saturdays: January 18 & 25, February
8 & 22, March 14, April 4 & 25, May 2, 9 & 23.
The majority of the classes are at 4145 Branch Center Road
in Sacramento.
Applications for the
2020 training classes are due by Monday, December 16, 2019.
A background check including fingerprinting is required upon
acceptance.
For more information
please visit http://ucanr.edu/be_mfpsac or contact Nancy
Greilich atnlgreilich@ucanr.edu, (916)
875-6913.
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CalaverasGrown Certified
Farmers Market
Location: Demonstration Garden,
891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas.
You can find the Calaveras
County Master Gardeners there on October 3rd, 10th, 17th,
24th & 31st from 4 to 6pm.
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Saturday, October 19th
9am-2pm, $2 parking
Fall Into
Gardening
Family Event- Put Your Garden to
Bed
El Dorado Master
Gardeners
Join us for many presentations,
stay a half-hour or all day! Learn how putting your garden
to bed now can pay big dividends next year; cool season
planting, mulch and composting, and tool care are also
covered. All 16 gardens are staffed and select fall plants
are available for purchase (cash/check only). Refreshments
and children's activities, too!
Location: Sherwood Demonstration
Garden, 6699 Campus Drive,
Placerville
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Saturday, October 19, 10
am - 4 pm
Gifts From the Holiday
Kitchen
San Joaquin Master Food
Preservers
$50.00 Click here to
register
When it comes to gifts, nothing
beats homemade. This is our annual holiday gift workshop. We
moved it to October so you will have more time to make your
own batches before the gift giving season starts. Each
participant will make and take four different recipes: Lemon
Curd, Cranberry Rum Sauce, Marinated Peppers and new this
year, Mozzarella Cheese. We will also have some materials
for decorating the containers as well as examples of gift
baskets created with your homemade items and store bought
items. Get an early start on some homemade preserved foods
for family and friends.
This event is limited to 40
attendees and is $50.00 for the day. Register today to
reserve your seat!
Classes are held at the Robert
J. Cabral Agricultural Center, 2101 E. Earhart Ave.,
Stockton, CA 95206 in the Calaveras Room. If you need
assistance or accommodations, please contact the UCCE Master
Food Preservers of San Joaquin County at
209-953-6100.
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WHEN: SATURDAY,
October 19th: Free Gardening
Workshops
WHERE: Davis Central Park Gardens at the corner
of Third and B Street, Davis from 9:30 to
Noon
WHAT: Two workshops are offered by Yolo
County Master Gardeners on gardening. At 9:30
a.m. learn how "messy gardens" in fall and winter are
important. Gardens are alive year around and you can
encourage pollinators and beneficial insects to thrive and
create a healthy garden for the next growing season.
At 11:00 a.m. learn about
drought tolerant succulents that add color and interest to
the garden and how succulent arrangements make ideal living
gifts for the holidays.
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Sat. 10/19 Fall Bulbs for
Spring Color
Planting bulbs in the fall can
result in a colorful spring garden. Spring-blooming bulbs
give so much beauty for so little effort. With a bit of
planning, you can enjoy successive waves of color in your
garden from February through June. For information and
advice on choosing, planting and maintaining bulbs and their
resulting plants and flowers, plan on attending the Fall
Bulbs for Spring Color class provided by the UCCE Master
Gardeners of Amador County on October 19, 2019. Handouts
will be available. The class is free and open to the public.
Reservations are not required.
9:00 am to Noon
Location: Amador County GSA
Building, 12200-B Airport Road, Jackson
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Sat. 10/19 Fall
Into Gardening - Family Event - Put Your Garden to
Bed
Join us for many presentations,
stay a half-hour or all day! Learn how putting your garden
to bed now can pay big dividends next year; cool season
planting, mulch and composting, and tool care are also
covered. All 16 gardens are staffed and select fall plants
are available for purchase (cash/check only). Refreshments
and children's activities, too!
9:00 am to 2:00 pm, $2 parking -
Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive,
Placerville
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When: Saturday,
10/19/19, 9 AM - 3 PM
Class Name: Healthy Soils, Happy
Roots
Where: Santa Rosa Junior
College, 1501 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, Emeritus Hall,
1518
Many home gardens and planting
areas are, sadly, composed of just plain dirt, without the
friability, nutrients, or drainage necessary for sustained
and productive plant growth. This course will provide many
techniques for creating a good loamy soil, using simple raw
materials and homegrown fertility. Among other topics,
instructor will cover: "green" manures; the benefits and
limits of manures; the realities of composting; layered
fertility; no-till soil development; mound gardening; use of
wood chips for free drainage; and cover crops&emdash; and
more practical ideas than you can shake a shovel
at.
The roots of all landscape and
garden plants are dependent on soil quality. Root growth has
a profound effect on every garden, yet because roots are out
of sight, many gardeners harbor common misconceptions about
them. This session will also illustrate how roots really
grow, revealing surprising and useful facts. Did you know
that the root mass of a plant often grows up to three times
wider than its foliage? I will root out many commonly held
false notions and growing practices, and replace them with
scientific facts and colorful
examples.
Class is conducted by noted
garden author, Robert Kourik
Enrollment: $96 (Includes a copy
of Robert Kourik's "Understanding
Roots".
For more info: Santa Rosa Junior
College Community Education, 707-527-4372
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WHEN: Thursday, October
24, 7:00 to 9:00 PM
WHAT: Winter Pruning Tips,
Sacramento Perennial Plant Club.
WHERE: Shepard Garden
and Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento,
CA 95816
Phone:
916-823-5500
Unsure where to make the
cut? Find out at Winter Pruning Tips presented by
Luanne Leineke who worked thirteen years for the Sacramento
Tree Foundation after earning a horticulture degree at
American River College. Leineke will share tree planting
basics as well as pruning tips. The public is invited.
Free.
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Sat. 10/26 Shade
Gardening
Shade gardens offer cool beauty,
texture, color and flowers to your garden; learn what plants
thrive in different types of shade.
9:00 am - Noon, Government
Center Hearing Room, Building C, 2850 Fairlane Court,
Placerville
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Sat. 10/26 Open
Garden
Come and take a look at what is
happening in the garden. Master Gardeners will explain
various ongoing projects.
10:00 am to 1:00
pm.
10:00 am to Noon: Plant
Sale
Location: Demonstration Garden,
891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas.
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Saturday Nov. 2, 2019
1:00 PM -4:00 PM
Sunday November 3, 10:00
AM -3:00 PM
72nd Annual Chrysanthemum
Show
Show consists of examples of the
13 varieties of exhibition mums (not like those from the box
stores) and arrangement buy tje Sacramento Floral Design
Group.
Plants and arrangements will be
available for sale.
Held at the Shepard Garden &
Arts Center - 3330 McKinley Blvd.,
Sacramento,
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Saturday, November 2nd,
2019
Gifts from the
Kitchen
Have you ever racked your brain
trying to think of the perfect gift for someone special? Let
us show you how to put together that perfect gift with
wonderful homemade treats you can make
yourself!
Cost: Event is
FREE
Time/Location: 9:00 am -
12 noon at the Bethell-Delfino Agricultural Building located
at 311 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA
Presented by the El Dorado Co
Master Food Preservers
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Saturday, November 2 from
10AM -1PM.
The UCCE Tuolumne County Master
Gardeners will be holding an Open Garden Day at the
Demonstration Garden on Saturday, November 2 from 10AM -
1PM. The Demonstration Garden is located at 251 S.
Barretta Street in Sonora, (Cassina High School
Campus.) Open Garden Days are held on the first
Saturday of the month, from February through
November.
This month we will host "Family
Day in the Garden", including Holiday Swans, Plant Markers,
Wildflower Seed balls, Pinecone bird feeders, Fall and
Winter decorations and many more. All activities are
absolutely free and subject to change. Open Garden Day
will be held either Rain or Shine.
In addition we will hold our
final Plant Sale of the year, the perfect opportunity to add
to your foothill garden &endash; all plants for sale are
raised here in the Foothills to grow well
here.
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Thursday, November 7th at
12:15 pm
El Dorado Hills Library, 7455
Silva Valley Parkway in El Dorado Hills
The El Dorado Hills Garden Club
will meet on Thursday, Nov. 7. Phyllis Wilburn, member of
the Sacramento iris Society, will give a presentation on the
history of the iris. Visitors are welcome, and
admission is free.
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