The Stanislaus Sprout

After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, back-to-back days of deals, join us in kicking off the holiday giving season on Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving back.

As weather cools, you may notice ants coming indoors.

We hope to see you at our upcoming Vermicomposting Class this Thursday, November 14, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sign up at http://ucanr.edu/worms2019 Meanwhile, please enjoy this post written by the UCCE San Joaquin County Master Gardeners.

Container gardening is popular both for growing annual and perennial flowers, herbs and certain vegetables.

Question: Can you name a fun way to compost some of your kitchen scraps? Answer: Vermicomposting, using worms to eat your "garbage!" Vermicomposting is the process of keeping red wriggler worms in a hotel where they eat food scraps and other organic materials like paper and cardboard.