Fresno Gardening Green

Enjoy the balmy early summer evenings with a poolside barbecue, homemade ice cream or outdoor dining. Tasks Be sure your watering schedule conforms to new guidelines. Check sprinkler timer settings at least once a month. Water citrus being careful not to overwater.

The heat has arrived in Fresno County, so how about a glass of mint-infused water to quench your thirst on a hot summer day! And it's so much more convenient if that mint comes from your garden, right? Before you plant that mint, read on.

I couldn't figure out why my African violets were losing their beautiful rosette shape. I kept snipping leaves in an attempt to restore the shape, but the leaves on my plants were getting more crowded. Then I learned that, as an African violet matures, it produces baby plants or pups.

I try to rely less and less on controlling nature. Instead I am learning to live with its chaos. ~ Mas Masumoto Tasks Monitor fruiting pear and apple trees for codling moth. To control powdery mildew on grapevines, apply sulfur every 14 days until fruit begins to taste sweet.

"We're not talking about one hungry plant here, we're talking about world conquest." Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors. Most often we think of invasive plants as those that are not indigenous to a region. California claims the greatest amount of natural botanical diversity of any state in the U.S.