Video Library and YouTube Channel

Visit our YouTube Channel where you'll find lots of videos we made for the Virtual Harvest Days in 2020 and 2021 and so much more.

Our award winning video team is here for you! Let us know if there is a video topic you'd like to see in our lineup. Email ideas to: mgsacramento@ucanr.edu

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Video Topics Listed Below

Vegetables

Choose Quality With All-America Selections Winners (4:27 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Straw Bale Gardening: Part 1, Preparing the Bales (4:43 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Straw Bale Gardening: Part 2, Planting (4:09 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Straw Bale Gardening: Part 3, End of Season (2:49 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
What's Wrong with my Tomatoes? (4:15 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Veggies Year Round from Your Patio (3:43 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Seed Starting (5:26 min.) - Ruth Ostroff, UC Master Gardener of Sacramento County
How to Build a Raised Bed (2:13 min.) – UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
Planting Tall Tomato Seedlings (5:26 min.) – UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
Summer Vegetables with Less Water (7:15 min.) – UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County
Better Pollination In The Home Vegetable Garden (4:37 min.) - Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven
Growing and Harvesting Vegetables Year-round (19:02 min.) - Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon
Planting Tomato Starts (3:33 min) - Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon
Grow Cool Season Vegetables (13:44 min.) - Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon

Herbs

Growing Herbs in Containers (3:18 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Harvest and Rejuvenate Your Lavender (3:07 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County

Fruit Trees

Netting Fruit Trees: An Easy and Inexpensive Method (5.17 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Grow Fruit Trees in Limited Space (10;11 min.) - Ed Laivo for Virtual Harvest Day 2020
Thinning Fruit on your Trees (4:46 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Summer Pruning for Fruit Trees (4:13 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Backyard Fruit Tree Basics (16:50 min.) - Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery
Shopping for Bare Root Fruit Trees (6:38 min.) - Ed Laivo of Dave Wilson Nursery
Plant a Fruit Tree (6:05 min.) - Ed Laivo of Dave Wilson Nursery
Fruit Tree Pruning Demonstration (4:50 min.) – Ed Laivo and Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery
Grafting Fruit Trees (9:01 min.) - Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery

Citrus

Container Planting (5:31 min.) – Four Winds Growers
Identify and Remove Suckers (4:39 min.) – Four Winds Growers
Pruning (5:11 min.) – Four Winds Growers

Grapes

Pests of the Vineyard (3:49 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Powdery Mildew in the Vineyard (2:50 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Grape Vine Pruning (2:49 min.) – Chuck Ingels demonstrates
Grape Vine Spur and Cane Pruning (5 min.) – Chuck Ingels shows the difference and explains how.

Berries

Pruning Cane Berries (4:05 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Pruning Mature Blueberry Plants (5:02 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Blueberries: Amending Your Soil's pH (4.10 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Bird Netting Your Blueberries (2:35 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Growing Blueberries in your Garden (26:10 min.) – Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon*
Cultivars and Planting Tips (3:28 min.) – Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon*
Fertilizing and Mulcching (2:53 min.) – Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon*
Pruning Blueberry Plants (2:52 min.) – Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon*

*Notes for California: Times for blossoms and ripening will be different as our season begins earlier and winter here is mild. Look for varieties available at local nurseries that are appropriate for our area.

Sacramento Master Gardeners don’t test soil, but you can buy an inexpensive pH tester at any good garden center. See our video Blueberries: Amending Your Soil's pH or our website for detailed instructions for growing blueberries and cane berries in Sacramento County.

Succulents

Introduction to Succulents: Part 1: What is a Succulent? (4:44 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Transplant a Landscape Cactus Pain Free! (4:56 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County

Compost

Problem Solving for Healthy Worms (4:52 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Making a Worm Bin (4:57 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Harvesting Worm Castings (3:10 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Composting: Getting Started (3:47 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Composting: ABCs (4:32 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Composting: Hot vs Cold (5:29 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County

Soil and Fertilizer

Using Fertilizers (47 sec.) – Missy Gable, UC Master Gardener Program
Adding Compost (47 sec.) – Missy Gable, UC Master Gardener Program
Importance of Mulch (1:03 min.) – Missy Gable, UC Master Gardener Program
Soil Solarization: Control Soilborne Pests (3:52 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Digging Up the Dirt on Soil (7:13 min.) – California Water Boards explains how to change how storm water can be managed in your yard.
Gardening in Clay Soil (25:56 min.) – Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon

Landscape

Maintaining a Weed-Free Lawn (3:15 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Landscape Redesign: An Environmentally-Friendly Approach (5:33 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
- Companion Document (PDF)
Building Resilient Gardens (26:34 min.) - Karrie Reid for Virtual Harvest Day 2020
Select Healthy Plants (19:41 min.) – Missy Gable, UC Master Gardener Program
Make Your Garden Wildlife Friendly (9:02 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
A Walking Tour of the Water-Efficient Landscape (6:38 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Prune Ornamental Grasses (2:45 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Prune Rosemary (4:19 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Prune Santa Barbara Daisies (2:30 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Prune Woody Sages (2:54 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Prune Hybrid Tea Roses (6:20 min.) – UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County
Pruning Hydrangeas (5:37 min.) – Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon

Beneficial Insects

Bring Mason Bees into Your Backyard Orchard (4:41 min.)- UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Aphid-eating insects in action! (2:18 min.) – UC Integrated Pest Management
Bee Gardening in Containers (6:46 min.) - Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven
Best Bee Flowers (5:50 min.) – Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon
Better Pollination In The Home Vegetable Garden (4:37 min.) - Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven

Pests

Detecting Asian citrus psyllid (1 min.) – UC Integrated Pest Management, - this pest carries a deadly citrus disease
Identifying Fruit Tree Scale (4 min.) - UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Garden Pests Video Library – Website listing of videos from UC Integrated Pest Management
Videoteca (Spanish video library) – Website listing of videos from UC Integrated Pest Management

Transplanting Nursery Plants for a Healthy Start (4:48 min.) – UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
A Walking Tour of the Fair Oaks Horticuture Center (9:26 min.) – UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Sharpening Hand Pruners (4:22 min.) – UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County
Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven YouTube Channel
Using Drip Irrigation in your Garden (5:18 min.) – Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon
Container Planting (5 min.) – Master Gardeners of Clackamas County, Oregon

Harvest Day

Virtual Harvest Day 2021

Fred Hoffman, Master Gardener, "Garden Basics with Farmer Fred" Podcast Host
Growing Food Year-Round: Cool Season Vegetables (18:23 min.)
Greg Gayton, Green Acres Nursery and Supply, California Certified Nursery Professional
Why Choose Raised Beds? (11 min.)
Bill Krycia, Master Gardener
Jazzed About Citrus (11:13 min.)

Virtual Harvest Day 2020

Karrie Reid, Environmental Horticulture Advisor, UC San Joaquin County
Building Resilient Gardens (26:33 min.)
Ed Laivo, Fruit Tree and Edible Landscape Expert
Grow Fruit in Limited Space Using Size Control (10:11 min.)

Harvest Day 2019 (2:23 min.)

Harvest Day 2018 (1:49 min.)

Harvest Day 2017 (1:52 min.)

Harvest Day 2016 (1:03 min.)

Harvest Day 2015 (1:00 min.)

Harvest Day 2014 (2:09 min.)

Harvest Day 2013

Master Gardener Program Coordinator Judy McClure (.46 min.)
Master Gardener Tracy Lesperance (2:11 min.)

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