Under the Solano Sun

We master gardeners are in essence plant detectives. We try and suss out what the plant is, what damage is happening, who or what is causing the damage to the plant. Sometimes the damage was done and the culprit isn't there anymore. We can't always be there to witness the destruction of a plant.

Get Ready for Spring All Kinds of Flowers Popping Welcome Allergies...

If you haven't stepped outside today, it's darned COLD out there! This is a reminder that this week we are having some very cold conditions overnight. If you love those tender plants, here are a few ways for you to protect them as the temperatures drop.

The weekend of Jan 21, 2022, was quite exciting with the football playoffs and winds gusts between 20 and 45 mph. miles per hour. Saturday, I woke up around 3 am to hear the winds in the background and the banging of branches against our patio cover.

The recent streak of warm weather has alerted the fruit trees around us to flower. Pictured above is a pluot tree budding in my backyard. What the heck is a pluot? It's a cross between a plum and an apricot both stone fruit trees. Pluots are a second generation of hybrid plum-apricots.