Under the Solano Sun

This is about one of those OMGit's really true! moments. I am a newbie Master Gardener who sometimes doesn't take gardeners' conventional wisdom seriously simply because it seems unlikely. I had heard for years that one might need both male and female holly plants to get berries.

After the atmospheric river rain dump last November, I started walking through water puddles in my backyard. These low areas could be raised with some wood mulch, I thought. I had ordered wood chips before at https://getchipdrop.com so I decided to order a load of FREE WOOD CHIPS.

I recently attended a Zoom meeting, Kitchen Garden Chat', hosted by UCCE Master Gardener-Yolo, Treva Valentine. In this monthly class, Treva discusses and answers questions about anything edible that can be harvested or planted during the month the class meets.

You have probably heard of the Christmas cactus, but did you know that there is also a Thanksgiving cactus? I learned recently that my plant (shown in the picture) wasn't what I thought it was.

I recently bought a new house in Fairfield. The first picture on the website that brought my attention to the house was a gnarly-looking tree at the front of the property.