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October Open Garden!

Saturday, October 16, 2021
9 AM - Noon
Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
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Don't miss this FREE event!

Learn all about fruit and so much more in our 2022 Gardening Guide and Calendar! 

Still only $10.  Learn more! 

Video library of gardening topics.
Publications. Enjoy!
Facebook updated every day.
YouTube Channel with all the 2021 Virtual Harvest Day and Master Gardener videos.

Our program is still "open for business" to answer your gardening and pest management questions. Snap a pic of your problem plant or mystery bug and email it to the Help Desk: mgsacramento@ucanr.edu

Pomegranates are ripening. Try to pick them before rain causes cracks in the skin. 

See more October orchard activities.

It’s not too late to plant cool-season vegetables. Check the October column of our Vegetable Planting Chart (PDF). Visit garden stores for plants.

This is the month to harvest pumpkins and winter squash for cooking and for fall decorations.  Harvest after the vines have dried and before the first frost. 

Maintain soil pH for Blueberries and fertilize all berries. 

See more berry tips for October.

Pineapple sage blooms late in summer just when hummingbirds (and humans) need a bright pop of color and delightful fragrance.

The end of the summer vegetable garden can provide the beginnings of a beautiful compost pile. Put only disease- and pest-free plants and vegetables in the pile.

Are manures right for the compost pile?

October is the time to eat grapes and inspect plants for leaf problems.

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:

• Pest Note
• Report Finds

Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) (Halyomorpha halys) have invaded several areas in Sacramento County.