Under the Solano Sun

golden yellow sunflower highlighted in a field of sunflowers against the blue sky

Seasonal observations by UC Master Gardeners of Solano County

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Nasturtiums and Raised Veggie Garden - Paula Pashby
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Nasturtiums-Add a Splash of Color to Your Garden!

July 26, 2023
Looking to add a splash of color to your garden that will endure the summer? Nasturtiums (NasturtiumTropaeolum spp.) may be just what you are looking for as a potted display or cover a corner in your garden.
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photo by Kathy Gunther
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Hot Haiku

July 25, 2023
Fireworks are over Heat has arrived Garden smart and keep everything alive (plants and you)...
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Setaria viridis by Matt Lavin is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Foxtails

July 17, 2023
NOTE: the editor made an error and submitted this blog under another master gardener's name. Kay Lauterbach is the author of Foxtails. It seems these days that it is hard to find something on which everyone can agree. But I may have just found it foxtails. I hate them.
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Peony flower by llee_wu is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
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Some of This and Some of That

July 17, 2023
Several ideas passed by me on the way to this blog: comments about the weather lately; comments on a blog that I read on the Garden Professors an excellent blog written by various experts in horticulture; or, just complaining about the wind here in Suisun City and my about-to-bloom peony.
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