Harvest Day 2020

A Gardener's
Dream Day!

Join us this year
for the first ever

Virtual
Harvest Day!

You'll get:
Videos from our Speakers.
Videos from Master Gardeners.

If you missed our live Q&A session,
look for a recording of it on our
YouTube Channel!

Business Sponsors

Thank you to the many businesses that help make Harvest Day 2020
a huge success through their generous support.

2020 Speakers

Building Resilient Gardens (26:33 min.)
Karrie Reid
Environmental Horticulture Advisor
UCCE San Joaquin County
Read more about Karrie

Grow Fruit in Limited Space
Using Size Control (10:11 min.)
Ed Laivo
Fruit Tree and Edible Landscape Expert
Read more about Ed

Live Virtual Q&A Session

See the recording

August 1, 2020

Karrie Reid - 9:00 - 9:50 AM

Ed Laivo - 10:00 - 10:50 AM

Master Gardener Panel - 11:00 - Noon
(Pam Bone, Susan Muckey and Gail Pothour)

Send questions for speakers and
Master Gardeners now or any time to:
mgsacramento@ucanr.edu

2020 Project Area Videos

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Harvest Day 2020 Welcome!

2021 Gardening Guide and Calendar

Walking Tour of the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center (9:25 min.)

Good Bug - Bad Bug Quiz

Berries

Bird Netting Your Blueberries (2:35 min.)

Composting

Getting Started (3:47 min.)
The ABCs of Building a Successful Compost Pile (4:32 min.)
Composting: Hot vs. Cold (5:29 min.)
Making a Worm Bin (4:57 min.)
Harvesting Worm Castings (3:10 min.)

Herbs

Growing Herbs in Containers (3:18 min.)
Harvest and Rejuvenate Your Lavender (3:07 min.)

Orchard

Thinning Fruit on Your Fruit Trees (4:46 min.)
Identifying Fruit Tree Scale (4:00 min.)
Summer Pruning for Fruit Trees (4:12 min.)

Vegetables

Sharpening Hand Pruners (4:22 min.)
Soil Solarization: Control Soilborne Pests (3:52 min.)
Veggies Year-Round from Your Patio (3:42 min.)
What's Wrong with My Tomatoes? (4:15 min.)

Vineyard

Insect Pests of the Vineyard (3:48 min.)
Powdery Mildew in the Vineyard (2:50 min.)

Water-Efficient Landscape

Make Your Garden Wildlife Friendly (9:02 min.)
Pruning Ornamental Grasses (2:45 min.)
Pruning Rosemary (4:19 min.)
Pruning Santa Barbara Daisies (2:29 min.)
Pruning Woody Sages (2:54 min.)
Walking Tour of the Water Efficient Landscape Garden (6:37 min.)

Harvest Day 2020 brochure

Download the Harvest Day 2020 brochure (PDF 1.8MB).

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See who supports us.

We thank you all!

Resource List

To save paper on Harvest Day, we publish a list of resources to answer all your questions on various topics. From UCIPM Pest Notes, to our own publications, to University books and websites--even speaker presentations when available. It's all here!

Fair Oaks Horticulture Center

11549 Fair Oaks Boulevard
Fair Oaks, CA 95628

We will all miss seeing you at the FOHC this year!

Community Organizations

Many community organizations have supported Harvest Day in the past by bringing information to share with you. While you will not see them in person this year, visit them here.