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by Rainer Hoenicke, UC Master Gardener of Napa County As I looked east toward Atlas Peak and Mt. George on a particularly beautiful, clear morning while hiking with my dog recently, I felt immensely grateful to live in a place so richly blessed with trees.

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Winter isn't over, but in my garden it feels like spring has sprung. This is my favorite time of year. I discovered a bearded iris in bloom today, two months early and a great surprise. The first thing on my to-do list in February is to weed.

By Pat Hitchcock, UC Master Gardener of Napa County In 2021 the Napa Master Gardeners' field trials group decided to grow cauliflower, not just once but twice. The first round got started in January with seeding into flats or pots; seeding for a fall/winter crop commenced in August.

By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County It all started with the water bill. That is how Linda St. Claire, a former UC Master Gardener of Napa County, described her conversion to storing rainwater to use in her garden. St.

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County As the new year gets underway, we start dreaming of what our gardens will be like in the spring and summer. he urge to garden should be rising within you. Even if it is cold and wet there are things you can start planning and doing.

By Yvonne Rasmussen, UC Master Gardener of Napa County What's this weird thing growing in my yard? Is it dangerous, poisonous, or killing my plants? How can I get rid of it?

By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County January is a great time of year to plant strawberries in Napa Valley, regardless of online recommendations to plant them in the spring, late summer or early fall. Strawberries come in three types: June bearing, day neutral and everbearing.

By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County The ficus plants that many people grow indoors are actually tropical trees. They are a different species from Ficus carica, the edible fig. The ficus we eat is from temperate areas of the world and does well outdoors in Napa Valley.

By Yvonne Rasmussen, UC Master Gardener of Napa County What flowers in the dead of winter in Napa County? With few pollinators active then, it's not a great time to have flowers that need pollination. Also, the weather is dicey. It could be cold or icy or raining and blowing.

We have some catching up to do with our articles--our computer system has been having hiccups! This is the first of several that have already been published in the Napa Valley Register.