Asparagus is a perennial plant that can produce for years if grown with care. Choose a site in full sun and prepare the soil well. The plants send up 5-foot tall, ferny growth over the summer, so plant them where they won't undesirably shade other plants.
Asparagus plants will be either male or female. The…
If you allow dill to flower, leaf production will cease; when it sets seed, the plant dies. Therefore, plan your dill harvest based on whether you want to use fresh dill in recipes, preserve leaves (dill weed) and/or preserve seed.
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Listed below are the herb seedlings that we will be offering. Many of these, especially the basils, are very popular and may sell out early.Please understand that some varieties may sell out quickly or not be available due to germination difficulties. Herb list Anise Hyssop/Licorice Mint, Agastache…
Okra grows on tall, bushy plants with ornamental leaves and flowers. The red varieties are particularly dramatic in the garden. Both the air temperature and the ground must be warm for heat loving okra to thrive.
Mâche, Valerianella locusta, is a small, tender salad green, also called corn salad or lamb's lettuce. It is popular in Europe but not well known here. It grows in little rosettes and has a mild, slightly nutty flavor.
UC Central Sierra programming includes virtual and on-line training as well as in-person classes and workshops in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties.
Use our free Plant Daycare for your purchases, then join us for these great gardening talks and get your questions answered afterward. Talks are held outdoors on our parcel and will be about 45 minutes long.
Start slip production in February–March
Transplant to garden May–June
Sweet potatoes are grown from 'slips' (sprouts from a sweet potato). Due to pest quarantines, most nursery companies cannot ship slips to California.
