UCCE Tulare/Kings Counties Master Gardener Program

Diseases

Anemic azaleas (Question & Answer, March 16, 2000)
Anthracnose (Question & Answer, March 16, 2000)
Dormant Spray (Question & Answer, February 15, 2001)
Lawn Fungus (Question & Answer, July 15, 1999)
Leaf Curl (Question & Answer, December 6, 2001)
Sudden oak death(Question & Answer, December 21, 2000)

Flowers, Bulbs, Roses & Ornamental Plants

Anemic azaleas (Question & Answer, March 16, 2000)
Annual and Perennial Flowers for Year Round Color (September 27, 2001)
Autumn is Chrysanthemum Season (September 11, 2003)
Bring Your Flower Gardens Inside (July 12, 2001)
Bulb-Planting Time: Between the Pumpkin and the Turkey (November 15, 2001)
Bulbs, weed control (Question & Answer, November 18, 1999)
Camellias (January 11, 2001)
Container Gardenening (May 25, 2000)
Cut Flowers (July 27, 2000)
Daffodils: A Sure Winner in the Garden (November 11, 2000)
Daylilies (May 23, 2002)
Don't Overlook the Cyclamens (December 11, 2003)
Easter Lilies (Question & Answer, April 19, 2001)
Edible Flowers (August 21, 2003)
Fall Care for Perennials (October 24, 2002)
Fragrant Plants Add Enjoyment To Your Yard (September 25, 2003)
Grow Carnations from Seed - It's Easy! (February 8, 2001)
Growing Plants from Seeds (January 24, 2002)
Heavenly Bamboo (Question & Answer, April 19, 2001)
Hydrangeas (July 22, 2003)
Irises: A Varied Plant Family (May 15, 2003)
January is the Month for Roses (January 15, 2004)
Lilies Add Stately Elegance to Any Garden (April 24, 2003)
The Magic of Seeds (July 24, 2003)
Making your Summer Flowers Last (June 19, 2003)
My Favorite Plant: The Lenten Rose (October 17, 2002)
Oleanders (July 17, 2003)
Passion Flower (April 17, 2003)
Perennials (April 25, 2002)
Pink or Blue - There's a Hydrangea Right for You (March 27, 2003)
Planting bulbs in the Central Valley (November 21, 2002)
Planting Peonies (September 5, 2002)
Pruning Butterfly Bush & Honeysuckle Vine (Question & Answer, July 19, 2001)
Rose Pruning (January 17, 2002)
Summer Annuals (March 28, 2002)
Sweet Peas (October 16, 2003)
Time to Plant Cool Season Annuals (October 7, 1999)
A Tropical Garden That Can Take the Frost (June 22, 2000)

General Landscape

Allergy-Free Options for Your Landscape (August 24, 2000)
All I want for Christmas… (December 25, 2003)
Backyard Design (Question & Answer, July 19, 2001)
Backyard landscaping (Question & Answer, March 16, 2000)
Basic Rules of Landscape Design (September 12, 2002)
Butterfly Gardening (April 4, 2002)
Container Gardening (June 5, 2002)
English Cottage Gardening California Style (February 20, 2003)
Every Garden Can Be Special (February 12, 2004)
The Evolution of the Backyard Orchard (January 8, 2004)
Frost Facts (November 27, 2003)
Gardening in California's Central Valley (November 28, 2002)
Garden Photography (July 22, 1999)
Gardening for the Senses (May 11, 2000)
Gifts from the Garden (July 11, 2002)
Give Your Garden a Makeover (January 22, 2004)
Grow a Pizza Garden (June 10, 1999)
Growing California Native Plants (October 14, 1999)
Joy in My Garden (December 28, 2000)
Landscape, Year-Round Color (September 21, 2000)
Lower the pH of soil (October 11, 2001)
Moss on Lawns, Roofs, and Walkways (January 16, 2003)
Not all Magnolias are Big Evergreen Trees from the South (February 19, 2004)
Odds and Ends, May 2002 (May 16, 2002)
Old-World Troughs Are A Fun And Inexpensive Winter Project (December 12, 2002)
Outdoor Container Gardening (March 29, 2001)
Seek Professional Help for Landscape Designs (July 10, 2003)
Selecting The Right Plants for Your Yard (March 18, 2004)
Soil, alkaline and how to fix it (Question & Answer, October 12, 2000)
Soil preparation for landscaping (Question & Answer, October 12, 2000)
Soil, What exactly is (Question & Answer, October 12, 2000)
Soils and pH (July 25, 2002)
Some Ornamental Plants Become Exotic Pests in the Wild (December 26, 2002)
Take Time to Identify Toxic Plants to Keep Your Family and Pets Safe (May 22, 2003)
The Therapy of Gardening (December 23, 1999)
Tools (December 7, 2000)
A Tropical Garden That Can Take the Frost (June 22, 2000)
Vocabulary 101 for Gardeners (August 15, 2002)
Water Gardening (April 10, 2003)
Water Wisely (July 20, 2000)
What's eating my plants - gopher or mole? (June 12, 2003)
What is Your Garden Plan? (May 8, 2003)
What To Do With That Problem Area? (November 7, 2002)
Why "Go Native"? (October 10, 2002)
Woodland Garden (February 24, 2000)
Wood ashes as plant food (Question & Answer, January 18, 2001)
Year-Round Color to Your Landscape (September 18, 2003)

Herbs

Grow a Pizza Garden (June 10, 1999)
Herbs (July 6, 2000)
Herbs Are More Than Kitchen Spices (April 26, 2001)
Sage Advice (June 13, 2002)
The Magic of Seeds (August 17, 2000)

Houseplants

Holiday Houseplant Care (December 14, 2000)
Succulents and Cacti (February 22, 2001)

Insect Pests & Beneficials

Ants (Question & Answer, May 18, 2000)
Aphids (Question & Answer, April 13, 2000)
Citrus Peeliner on Oranges(Question & Answer, March 7, 2002)
Computer Resource for Plant and Pest Information in the Central Valley (Question & Answer, June 15, 2000)
Controlling Snails and Slugs in the Garden (January 23, 2003)
Cottony Cushion Scale (Question & Answer, April 19, 2001)
Eucalyptus Trees Infested With an Australian Bug (Question & Answer, June 15, 2000)
European Elm Scale (May17, 2001)
Gardening Naturally: Invite the "Good Guys" into your Yard (July 15, 2002)
Gophers (Question & Answer, July 5, 2001)
Have You Seen? (August 14, 2003)
Insects and Mites (Question & Answer, February 15, 2001)
Maybe Nematodes are Nibbling at Your Roots? (February 6, 2003)
Nematode galls in tomatoes(Question & Answer, December 21, 2000)
Powdery Mildew (Question & Answer, April 13, 2000)
Raspberry horntail (Question & Answer, March 15, 2001)
Snails (Question & Answer, February 17, 2000)
Snails and Slugs (Question & Answer, July 15, 1999)
Snails and Slugs (Question & Answer, March 15, 2001)
Spring is Buzzing with Bees (May 9, 2002)
The Tiny Menace is Called a Spider Mite (July 26, 2001)
Walnut fly husk (Question & Answer, September 14, 2000)
Wasps (Question & Answer, April 13, 2000)
Wasp, oak gall (Question & Answer, August 10, 2000)
Whiteflies in gardens (Question & Answer, September 13, 2001)
Whiteflies in gardens (September 14, 2000)
Two Woolly Insects on Trees: One's harmless, the other's a nuisance (November 14, 2002)

Lawns

Bermudagrass (Question & Answer, August 7, 2003)
Bugs in the Lawn (July 29, 1999)
Cool Season Fescue Slumps In Hot Summer Months (August 8, 2002)
Crabgrass control in lawn (Question & Answer, February 7, 2002)
Fall Lawn Care (September 6, 2001)
Fescue lawns (Question & Answer, September 13, 2001)
Fescue lawns (July 13, 2000)
Greening fescue lawns (Question & Answer, January 20, 2000)
How Long Should I Run the Sprinklers? (March 20, 2003)
IF Using Lawn Herbicides, THEN Be Sensible About It (March 11, 2004)
Lawn care, fall (September 7, 2000)
Lawn Fungus (Question & Answer, July 15, 1999)
Lawn Insects(June 14, 2001)
Lawn re-seeding (Question & Answer, August 10, 2000)
Lawn Weeds (Question & Answer, August 7, 2003)
Maintenance Tips for Tall Fescue Lawns - Part 1 (March 13, 2003)
Mushrooms and Nuisance Fungi in Lawns (April 18, 2002)
Spots in the Lawn? (Question & Answer, August 7, 2003)
Tall fescue lawn(Question & Answer, February 7, 2002)
Water Wisely (July 20, 2000)

Trees & Shrubs

Anthracnose (Question & Answer, March 16, 2000)
Basic Tips for Fruit Trees (December 10, 2001)
Build an Evergreen Backbone in Your Garden (May 3, 2001)
Cedar tree dripping clear sticky substance (Question & Answer, July 4, 2002)
Certain Landscape Trees May be Naturally Doomed (August 25, 2003)
Choosing Trees and Shrubs With Low Water Needs (September 20, 2001)
Collecting Conifer Greens for the Holidays(December 18, 2003)
Commercial tree pruning(Question & Answer, February 7, 2002)
Compatible Plants for Oak Trees (January 25, 2001)
Conifers for Christmas Trees (December 19, 2002)
Eliminating Messy Fruit (Question & Answer, March 7, 2002)
Eliminating Suckers on Crabapple and Plum Trees (Question & Answer, March 7, 2002)
Eucalyptus Trees Infested With an Australian Bug (Question & Answer, June 15, 2000)
European Elm Scale (Question & Answer, May 27, 1999)
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Trees, but were afraid to ask! (February 5, 2004)
Fertilizing landscape shade trees (Question & Answer, July 4, 2002)
Five Steps for Training Young Trees (January 9, 2003)
Growing Fruit Trees the 'Backyard Orchard Culture' Way (December 20, 2001)
Japanese Maple (May 24, 2001)
Keeping your Christmas tree fresh (Question & Answer, December 6, 2001)
Leaf Curl (Question & Answer, December 6, 2001)
Mistletoe (Question & Answer, February 17, 2000)
Nation's Christmas tree (Question & Answer, December 6, 2001)
Nursery Stake Trees (Question & Answer, May 17, 2001)
Oak trees (July 13, 2000)
Oleander compost (November 16, 2000)
Olive tree leaves (Question & Answer, May 17, 2001)
Palms, Their Selection, Planting, and Care (March 21, 2002)
Planting and Staking Young Trees (October 9, 2003)
Prepare Your Fruit Trees for Winter (November 23, 2000)
Pruning mature shade tree (Question & Answer, October 11, 2001)
Pruning that big tree (February 27, 2003)
Pomegranates (December 9, 1999)
Pruning apricot trees (Question & Answer, January 18, 2001)
Pruning big mature trees (November 16, 2000)
Pruning Fruit Trees (January 13, 2000)
Pruning Trees (Question & Answer, January 20, 2000)
Raywood ash trees (Question & Answer, March 15, 2001)
Sago Palms in the Landscape (June 20, 2002)
Selecting Landscape Trees with Asthmatics and Allergy Sufferers in Mind (November 6, 2003)
Sudden oak death(Question & Answer, December 21, 2000)
Summer Pruning Fruit Trees in the Backyard Orchard (August 22, 2002)
Training Young Trees (September 26, 2002))
Tree Hazards, Recognizing (February 10, 2000)
A Tropical Garden That Can Take the Frost (June 22, 2000)
Woodland Garden (February 24, 2000)
The World of Trees (November 20, 2003)

Vegetables

Alliums-From the Garden to the Kitchen (November 13, 2003)
Gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) (Question & Answer, September 14, 2000)
It's Time to Plant Your Thanksgiving Vegetables (August 16, 2001)
The Magic of Seeds (August 17, 2000)
Nematode galls in tomatoes(Question & Answer, December 21, 2000)
Planting a Vegetable Garden (Question & Answer, November 18, 1999)
Potato Growing Tips (February 21, 2002)
Prepare Ground Now for Your Veggie Garden (February 13, 2003)
Pumpkins (June 6, 2002)
Sweet Corn (Question & Answer, July 19, 2001)
Tomato First-Aid (June 26, 2003)
Tomatoes (March 14, 2002)
Turn Your Spring Fever into a Summer Vegetable Patch (March 22, 2001)
Using Pressure Treated Wood in Vegetable Gardens (March 25, 2004)

Weather

Winter Tips (Question & Answer, December 16, 1999)
Winter Weather (Question & Answer, December 16, 1999)

Weeds

Mistletoe (Question & Answer, February 17, 2000)
Oxalis (Question & Answer, June 21, 2001)
Nutsedge (Question & Answer, June 24, 1999)
Spurge (Question & Answer, July 15, 1999)
Weeds (Question & Answer, June 21, 2001)
Weeds Popping UP in Your Lawn? (February 26, 2004)

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