Garden

Many fruit varieties require a certain amount of winter cold, measured in chill hours, in order to grow well, set flowers, and produce a good crop. Since the Bay Area no longer gets as much winter chill as it has in the past, older fruit trees may not be as productive as they have been in the past.

Garden Help > SucculentsBold indicates easier to locate plantsSummer Growers (Winter Dormant)This group is generally regarded as the “summer growers”. Many of these will also enter a pseudo rest period for a few weeks during the hottest part of the summer before putting on a final burst of growth in…

 Established in 2003, this 7,300 square foot garden has two distinct areas - the 'Edible' Garden and the Water Wise Garden. The former demonstrates edible landscaping using a wide variety of seasonal vegetables, fruits, and flowers, while the latter showcases beautiful landscaping with native and…

Garden Help Our Garden Help pages for vegetables, fruits, and nuts have growing tips as well as links to information on pests and diseases common in our area.

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. Also, refer to our list of tips useful for any month.

The Asian Vegetable Trial was conducted in the summer of 2008 at the Nine Palms Ranch project. Five varieties of bok choy, three varieties of eggplants, and three kinds of sesame seeds were grown. All varieties were successful. Particular favorites were Fun Jen bok choy and Thai Roleks eggplant.

Gardening resources on a wide variety of topics.

The Sherwood Demo Garden is comprised of 16 individual gardens. The Orchard Garden is currently made up of 25 fruit trees consisting of Pome, Stone, Citrus, and more. One of the educational goals of the Orchard Garden is to demonstrate pruning (fall and summer), fall and winter dormant spraying, fruit…

Master Gardeners offer classes on Growing Food in Tahoe during the summer months in Lake Tahoe. Listed below are some of our prior presentations on some specific edible plants.

Above 2000 ft. : prune deciduous fruit trees, cane berries Below 2000 ft.: prune grapes, roses, crepe myrtle. Paint trunks of bare root and young fruit trees to prevent borers and protect from sunburn. Use interior white latex paint with equal amounts of water and apply generously.