Welcome!
Visit us at the State Fair!
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Friday, July 12 through 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 |
We are here for you!
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 |
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!
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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. |
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: |
Brown marmorated stink bug
Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) (Halyomorpha halys) have invaded several areas in Sacramento County. |
2024 Calendar
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Contact us
The Office
4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827
(916) 876-5338
E-mail:
mgsacramento@ucanr.edu
Telephone Help Desk:
Monday through Thursday
9 AM to Noon, 1 to 4 PM
Closed Fridays
Please call for walk-in
office hours.
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
11549 Fair Oaks Blvd.
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
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