Variety Selection

Perennial plants have a life span of 2 or more years and can be categorized as woody (trees, shrubs or vines) or herbaceous (die back to the ground in Winter) plants, evergreen or deciduous. The Perennial Garden has a design feature that uses unusual plants along with common plants in our area. One…

Our annual Spring Garden Fair is held at our Martial Cottle Park Demonstration Garden in San Jose. You can shop our plant sale, stroll through our gardens, attend a talk, and bring your plant, soil, pest, and tool questions to our Information tables.

Butte County Master Gardeners share research based knowledge and information on home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices through workshops, presentations, and programs.

Pinch chrysanthemums back to 6 inches every month through July. Trim dead flowers but not leaves, from spring bulbs. Mulch cane berries, cut out all old canes and reset new canes in twine. Cultivate and pull weed seedling now to prevent bloom.

We offer a wide range of delicious and unusual pepper/chile seedlings from around the world - India, South America, Mexico, Africa, USA and more. Whether you like sweet and juicy or hot and searing, you'll find many choices to please your palate.

When to plant: January–early February Harvest window: May–June, depending on variety Fertilization: Nitrogen in spring and post-harvest, additional applications based on tree age, health, and soil quality Prune dead/disease branches, and roughly 10% of new growth in late summer

We invite you to join our public tomato trial and be a citizen scientist! Help us gather information by growing trial tomatoes in your garden and reporting the results.

California native plants have evolved to be well adapted to our dry summer/wet winter climate, plus they support native birds and insects. They are generally water-wise choices for landscaping.Remember that California contains a wide variety of growing conditions, from sandy deserts to moist creek sides…

When to plant: Blackberries / Raspberries: mid-January–March Strawberries: late August (summer plantings) or late October (winter plantings) Harvest window: May–September, depending on the variety Fertilization: Nitrogen in spring, additional applications as needed.

Review Growing Great Tomatoes before planting your seedlings. Harden off your seedlings by gradually acclimating plants to outdoor conditions for 4 to 7 days before transplanting into the ground. Start by placing the plants in a sheltered location like a covered patio.