Santa Clara

Some cool season ornamentals bloom in the winter while others grow slowly then explode into flower for fabulous spring blooms. Plant in SeptemberOctober for beautiful bouquets in a few months.

This demonstration garden was moved from St. Louise Hospital in Gilroy to this location in San Martin in 2022, and is currently being developed. We're in the process of preparing planting beds.

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Garden Help > Monthly TipsMonthly tips are categorized by To-Dos, What to Plant, or Pests and Diseases. Scroll through the list to see items in each category. Also, refer to our list of tips useful for any month.To-dosPests and diseasesWhat to Plant⁠To-do: AugustClean Up Fallen FruitCompostingConsider…

Garden Help > Monthly Tips Monthly tips are categorized by To-Dos, What to Plant, or Pests and Diseases. Scroll through the list to see items in each category.

In February 1997, a group of Master Gardener volunteers established a variety trial to evaluate 15 varieties of blueberries in a replicated trial. This was conducted at the Bay Area Research and Extension Center of the University of California located in the City of Santa Clara near Valley Fair Shopping…

This corn trial was performed in the summer of 2007 at our Nine Palms project location (no longer in use). Under challenging weather conditions, Silver Queen and Peaches & Cream ranked highest among the four corns tested. Golden Bantam is not recommended.

Lettuce is usually grown as a cool-season crop in Santa Clara County. If grown in the summer, it's recommended to plant where it will get shade from other crops or trees and to select temperature tolerant, slow bolting, varieties. It's a shallow-rooted plant which requires frequent watering when there's no…

Here's a listing of all our tomato tips. For more information about caring for tomatoes and the most common problems, refer to the UC Pest Site page on tomatoes.

Transplant or direct seed: May–July, possibly April for transplanting. For best results, wait until daytime temperatures are regularly over 70°F and soil temperature is over 65°F. Start in pots for transplants: March–June; ready to transplant in 4 weeks.