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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
June 10: Quentyn
Young, Manager -
Fair Oaks Blvd Nursery:
"Growing Hot Peppers", unusual edible vegetables
you can grow now'. Preview of the June
16
Fair Oaks Horticulture
Center Open
Garden.
June 17: Horticultural
Consultant Debbie Flower answers your
toughest garden questions, including "Why are
tomatoes, peppers and squash failing to set
fruit?"
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
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 June 15,
2018)
Avg. evapotranspiration rate this
past week : 1.85-.1.9" valley; 1.8-1.9"
foothills.
Soil Temperature: 69-78 (F)
valley. 72(F) low foothills. 61(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
June 14- 17,
2018 El Dorado County Fair
Join the El Dorado
Master Food Preservers for tasting and demonstrations at
various times during the Fair. For additional details,
check out http://eldoradocountyfair.org/
Location: El
Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Dr., Placerville,
CA 95667
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WHEN: Saturday,
June 16, 2018, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Open Garden
at the Horticulture Center
WHERE: Horticulture
Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA
95628
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
At 10 a.m., the UCCE
Master Gardeners will hold mini-demonstrations
on:
Soil solarization and
growing sunflowers.
On going through-out
the morning:
Harvesting fruit tree
crops, vegetable garden pest management, harvesting
blueberries and summer pruning herbs.
Bring your gardening
questions to the Ask the Master Gardeners
table.
Located
outside.
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When: Saturday June
16, 2018
10:00 am to 2:00
pm
Do you have a tree
that gives you an abundance of fruit? Did you buy too much
at the Farmers Market and you are wondering what to do with
all that fruit? Make jam (or jelly)!!
Making jams and
jellies is the most basic of boiling water bath food
preserving. Most times its fruit sugar and pectin. Have you
ever made them sugar free or low sugar? Have you ever made
them pectin free? Does liquid make a difference than powder?
Come learn the advanced methods of jams and jellies. This
workshop will provide product to take home.
Bring an apron and be
ready for this hands on class.
Where: Robert Cabral
Ag Center, 2101 E. Earhart Ave. Stockton,
CA
Cost: $25 Space is
Limited!
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WHEN: Wednesday,
June 20, 2018, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
WHAT: Preserving
Summer Favorites: Stone Fruits & Grill
Sauces
WHERE: 4145 Branch
Center Road, Sacramento
COST: $5, payable at
the door. No reservations necessary.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
(916) 875-6913, sacmfp.ucanr.edu,
sacmfp@ucanr.edu
Peaches, plums,
apricots, cherries and more! Join UCCSE Master Food
Preserver volunteers as they show you how to preserve these
delicious stone fruits in fun and creative ways, from basic
canned fruit to chutneys and sauces. Fruit flavored sauces
add a wonderful burst of flavor to grilled meats and
vegetable. Learn practical tips such as how to remove pits
without destroying the fruit, how to grill fruits high in
sugar, and how to make candied fruit. Leave the demo with
plenty of recipes to line your pantry with beautiful
preserves and sauces, and lots of ideas on how to use them
in your meals.
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Saturday, June
23 930-330pm
Colfax Garden
Club
2018 Garden And Art
Tour
6 gardens open for
visiting
Flower Show Colfax
Area Heritage Museum, 99 Rail St. Colfax
Tickets are available
for purchase in Colfax at Colfax Farm and Country, L'orange
Salon, Mane Tamers, Hansen Brothers, and Cafe
Luna.
In Auburn at Eisley's
Nursery and Avant Garden and in Grass Valley at Weiss
Brothers Nursery and A to Z Hardware. They can also be
purchased the day before and the day of the tour at the
Flower Show. Tickets are $20.
more info at
colfaxgardens@gmail.com
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WHEN: Saturday,
June 23, 2018, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
WHAT: Pressure Canning
Workshop
WHERE: 4145 Branch
Center Road, Sacramento
COST:
$50
CLASS SIZE:
20
REGISTER:
Pre-registration required at
http://ucanr.edu/sacmfp_workshop
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
(916) 875-6913, sacmfp.ucanr.edu,
sacmfp@ucanr.edu
Does the thought of
using a pressure canner scare you? It shouldn't! Sign up for
this hands-on workshop to learn how a pressure canner works
and the multiple safety features on modern canners. Learn
About It! Science dictates why you must pressure can
some foods. Learn why, which foods and how to safely process
them. Pressure Can It! Under the guidance of a UCCE Master
Food Preserver volunteer, can three different products and
learn to use both a dial- and weighted-gauge pressure
canner. Take it Home! Take a jar of each product to enjoy at
home.
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Thursday, June
28 7:00 PM
Sacramento Perennial
Plant Club Meeting
The Power of the
Plants on the Plate
Anne Evans is a lively
and well-organized speaker who will inspire you to grow and
eat more plants. Evans teaches a Renaissance Society class
"Creating a Healthy Kitchen" and attends numerous seminars
on nutrition and disease prevention.
Shepard Garden and
Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd,
Sacramento 95816
916-823-5500
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Sat. July 14,
2018 9a-3p
Sustainable Organic
Gardening
Shingle Springs
Rancheria (5281 Honpie Rd, Placerville CA
95667).
$25
To learn more and to
pre-register, please visit our website
http://ucanr.edu/sustainable-organic-gardening or call
(530)-621-5528.
The UCCE Master
Gardeners of El Dorado County are holding a new workshop
titled Sustainable Organic Gardening, to be held on July 14,
2018, at the Shingle Springs Rancheria (5281 Honpie Rd,
Placerville CA 95667).
For this fun and
dynamic day, Master Gardeners are collaborating with the
Master Food Preservers and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok
Indians to offer a menu of seven topics related to
sustainable home gardening. These include: traditional
native plant uses, soil health, composting, beneficial
plants and insects, organic plant care through integrated
pest management, seed saving, and food preservation. Farm
Advisor Scott Oneto will provide a keynote, then attendees
will circulate through three, hour-long sections of their
choice.
Doors open at 8:30am
and the workshop begins promptly at 9:00am, finishing at
3:00pm. A light lunch, handouts, and samples (including
surprise food treats and special zucchini preserves) are
included in the $25 registration fee. Registration closes on
July 10th, so please register early to ensure a seat in your
preferred sections. We encourage all ages to attend, from
mature high school students through elders.
Sustainable Organic
Gardening will help you develop a backyard food source
that's cost-effective, improves your family's nutrition and
food security, and offers a healthy hobby for the whole
family. Whether you have a patio container garden or a
quarter acre to farm, you can grow an abundance of healthy,
delicious food through sustainable organic gardening
practices.
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