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Visit us at the State Fair!

Friday, July 12 through
Sunday, July 28, 2023
10 AM - 8 PM Friday - Sunday
11 AM - 5 PM Monday - Thursday
The Farm at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd., Sacramento

Note: Our booth will be closed when temperatures reach 105 or above.

Harvest Day 2024

Mark your calendar for another Gardener's Dream Day. Harvest Day 2024 will be bigger and better than ever. We can't wait to see you!

Saturday, August 3
8 A.M. till 2 P.M.
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We are here for you!

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

Snap a pic of your problem plant or mystery bug and email it to the Help Desk: mgsacramento@ucanr.edu

July Horticulture Center Updates

In the WEL

July 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 Summer.

In the orchard

Harvest season has begun. Support branches heavy with fruit to prevent them from breaking.

Keep fallen fruit picked up to avoid disease and rodents.

See more July orchard activities.

The vegetable garden

Cherry tomatoes! Choices seem endless for these little flavor gems that say summer with every bite.

Do your tomatoes have brown leathery patches on the bottoms? Visit our Vegetable Problems in Summer pages for answers to this and more.

Grow herbs!

We just can't get enough of Sage (Salvia officianalis) in the garden! Plants are sturdy, drought tolerant, taste great and they attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. What’s not to love?

The vineyard

Continued canopy management, irrigation and fruit protection are on the list for July. Some varieties might be getting ripe this month and others are not far away. The payoff!

See what to do in July in your vineyard.

Composting

Grass clippings can be a great source of nitrogen, but beware!

If applications of weed-n-feed or any herbicides have been applied to the lawn, those clippings should not go into the pile.

Consider grasscycling.

Backyard berries

Shade cloth over fall-bearing raspberries will prevent sunburn.

See more tips for July.

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: