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  • Checklist can help you avoid injury in garden
    Pruning, Safety
    February 14, 2025
    Checklist can help you avoid injury in garden Examples of ergonomic tools: The trowel on the left is curved, to move the work to the arm. The pruner in the middle has a rotating handle and curved [Read More…]
  • Plan your pest control tasks with IPM Seasonal Landscape Guide
    Camellia, Citrus, Diseases, Fertilization, frost, Fruit Trees, Insect Pests, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, leaf litter, Month by Month, Plant Diseases
    January 11, 2025
    Plan your pest control tasks with IPM Seasonal Landscape Guide Removing leaves and fruit from underneath trees reduces pathogen growth and rodent infestations. (Jodi Bay) UC site maps out a [Read More…]
  • Cultivating and Using the Versatile Turmeric Plant
    Cooking, food, Global Culinary, Harvesting, Turmeric
    January 8, 2025
    Cultivating and Using the Versatile Turmeric Plant “Turmeric flower blossoming”  Matthias Boeckell, Pixabay.com By Namir Damluji Turmeric is a flowering plant with a golden-hued root that is [Read More…]
  • “Like a Box of Chocolates”
    Ask a Master Gardener, Citrus, Community Gardens, Diseases, Insect Pests, IPM, Plant Diseases
    December 28, 2024
    “Like a Box of Chocolates” By Suzanne Mullins Have a garden, landscape, or botanical question ?  Contact the San Diego County Master Gardeners Hotline.  Their answers are research-based, free, and [Read More…]
  • Feeding culinary heritage celebrations from around the globe
    Berries, Cooking, food, Fruit, Garlic, Global Culinary, Just Food, Onion, potatoes, squash
    December 14, 2024
    Feeding culinary heritage celebrations from around the globe Different foods often remind us of our cultural heritage and family time. Each of these plays a significant role in cultural traditions [Read More…]
  • Planting Bare Root Deciduous Fruit Trees
    Bare root, Fruit Trees, Peach
    November 27, 2024
    Planting Bare Root Deciduous Fruit Trees Planting a bare root. By By Linda Stewart   As we ease into our San Diego winter, it is time to plan our emerging spring garden and as we enter the [Read More…]