Welcome!

Mark your calendar: Saturday, August 7.

Our biggest event of the year is virtual again this year. See details for this year so far.

Our event from last year is still timely. Watch  videos to learn more about all aspects of gardening on our YouTube Channel.

Video library of gardening topics.
Publications. Enjoy!
Facebook updated every day.
YouTube Channel with all the 2020 Virtual Harvest Day and Master Gardener videos.

Our program is still "open for business" to answer your gardening and pest management questions. Snap a pic of your problem plant or mystery bug and email it to the Help Desk: mgsacramento@ucanr.edu

Vegetable plants are beginning to set fruit, but something’s not quite right. Visit our Vegetable Problems in Summer pages for answers.

See what we are growing this summer at the FOHC. Also visit our Tips for June.

Summer prune deciduous fruit trees to improve light penetration and air circulation. Also cut back new shoot growth above the desired tree height.

See more June orchard activities.

Harvest blueberries and cane berries.

See more tips for June.

Whether you use it for cooking, scent or landscape beauty, learn more about growing Lavender.

Amendment or mulch? Learn the difference and ways each will improve your soil and make your plants thrive!

Continued canopy management, powdery mildew control, irrigation and insects keep us busy this month.

The Asian citrus psyllid has been found in Sacramento causing a County-wide quarantine. The tiny insect damages citrus fruit but of more importance, it can transmit the deadly citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening.  For more:

• Pest Note
• Report Finds

Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) (Halyomorpha halys) have invaded several areas in Sacramento County.