Tips for Any Time
Monthly tips are categorized by To-Dos, What to Plant, or Pests and Diseases. Scroll through the list to see items in each category.
To-Dos: Any Month
Bamboo
Composting
Drip Irrigation
Drought Tip - Irrigate Efficiently
Drought Tip - Laundry to Landscape Irrigation
Drought Tip - Lawns
Drought or Disease
Extending the life of cut flowers
Free the Trees
Garden Sanitation
Green Waste or Compost
Houseplants Repotting
Identifying Weed Seedlings
Mulch to Conserve Water
Pet Safety in the Garden
Plant Propagation
Pruning Bougainvillea
Pruning Large Limbs
Pruning Tools Maintenance
Soil Management - Compost vs Mulch
Soil Temperature
Success with Houseplants
Trees Planted Too Deeply
Under the tree
Using Pesticides
Vinegar as Weed Control
Weed Management
Weed Spotlight - Filaree
Weed Spotlight - Mallows
Weed Spotlight - Spotted Spurge
Will Pine Needles Acidify My Soil?
Pests and Diseases: Any Month
Ailing Ornamental Trees
Ant Control
Armored Scale Control
Avocado Leaves
Decay in Trees
Fruit Damage
Fungus Gnats
Gophers
Manage Pests with “Integrated Pest Management”
Moles
Neem Oil
Pest Alert - Spotted Lanternfly
Protecting California
Rat Management
Root Knot Nematodes
Slime Molds
Squirrel Control
Travel rules for plants, seeds, and flowers
What to Plant: Any Month
Aloe Plants
Arboretum All-Stars
Chill Hours for Fruit Tree Selection
Creating a Pollinator Garden
Echeveria
Fresh Cut Flowers from Your Garden
How to Attract and Maintain Pollinators in Your Garden
Soil Temperature
USDA Hardiness Zones
Vegetable Planting Chart