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Worm Composting Special Event
HURRY! It's filling fast. Worm composting is neat, easy and odorless--ideal for indoor or outdoor locations. Take home worms and a bin. Learn more! |
2024 Gardening Guide and Calendar
It's not too late! Our 2024 edition covers habitat gardening and a whole lot more. Available online (credit card) and at local retailers. For only $12 you can have a whole year of gardening advice. Buy now! |
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Video library of gardening topics. Snap a pic of your problem plant or mystery bug and email it to the Help Desk: mgsacramento@ucanr.edu |
March Horticulture Center Updates
The vegetable garden
It’s time to plant seeds indoors for tomatoes, if you haven already. Don’t be tempted to buy tomato plants now at the garden store unless you have a warm place to keep them until April! See what to do in the vegetable garden in March. |
In the WEL
March is a lovely time in the water-efficient landscape gardens at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center. For more favorites, please visit our plant list for Winter and Spring. |
In the orchard
They are blooming! Some fruit trees like this apricot bloom as early as February. If bloom days are dry (pollinators don’t like rain) and warm, summer fruit is on the way! See what to do in the orchard for March. |
Grow herbs!
Want to grow your own cup of calming, herbal tea? Now is a good time to plant seeds for Chamomile (Matricaria recutita). Learn more about Chamomile. |
The vineyard
If you did not prune in late February, prune in March before the new shoots reach two inches long. Plan your mildew spray program. |
Composting
For many gardeners, turning the pile can be the most grueling part of composting. Get the right tools to make the best use of your efforts. |
Backyard berries
Want a better blueberry crop? Watch our video explaining how to test and amend soil pH. Test pH for Blueberries and fertilize all cane berries this month. Test your irrigation system. See more tips for March. |
Pest Alerts!
Oriental fruit fly
This highly destructive insect has been confirmed in Sacramento County, Rancho Cordova. See quarantine boundaries. Report suspected finds to the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner office or call the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Pest Hotline at 1 (800) 491-1899. Read more on the Oriental fruit fly from Sacramento County. November, 2023 |
Japanese beetle
This highly destructive insect has been confirmed in Sacramento County areas of Arden-Arcade and Rancho Cordova. Report suspected finds to the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner office or call the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Pest Hotline at 1 (800) 491-1899. Read more on the Japanese beetle from UC IPM. March, 2022 |
Asian citrus psyllid
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: |
Brown marmorated stink bug
Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) (Halyomorpha halys) have invaded several areas in Sacramento County. |
2024 Calendar
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The Office
4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
(916) 876-5338
E-mail:
mgsacramento@ucanr.edu
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Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
11549 Fair Oaks Blvd.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628