UC site maps out a month-by-month checklist on preventative measures and management techniques By Jodi Bay (This article originally appeared in the January 11, 2025 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) It’s the beginning of 2025 and the cusp of another year of gardening. Gardening has seasons where plants grow best, flowers bloom, vegetables provide […]
By Suzanne Mullins The Hotline receives frequent queries regarding Citrus tree leaves. “I fertilize my orange tree but, the leaves are not totally green. What is wrong with my tree? What is up the yellow leaves on my grapefruit tree? Why are the leaves on all my lemon trees patterned with light green and yellow?” […]
Apply nitrogen fertilizer to warm-season crops to promote growth. fertilize when corn is six inches tall and 24 inches tall; when cucurbits begin to produce runners; when eggplant, peppers and tomatoes begin to bloom (and again a month later); and beans one month after planting or when runners start to climb. Feed with nitrogen fertilizer […]
BY MIKE HARRELSON (This article originally appeared in the March 11, 2023 edition of The San Diego Union/Tribune) For sheer pop, indoors or out, staghorn ferns (Platycerium spp) can’t be beat. Once considered difficult to grow in San Diego County, staghorn ferns are now commonly found in nurseries, hanging on patio walls and backyard fences […]
By Jay Davis (This article originally appeared in the March/April edition of California Garden) Blueberries are a wonderful, tasty treat that makes it fun to putter around in the garden, sampling as you go. Of all the plants I grow, these are my granddaughter’s absolute favorite! Blueberries are also nutritious and high in anti-oxidants. A […]
