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Caring for Fruit Trees in Winter |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 11/09/2009 09:52 AM
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| Master Gardeners final 2009 Open Garden Day will be held November 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their Demonstration Garden at the Government Center, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. The featured topic at 10:30 a.m. will be “Fruit Tree Care and Maintenance.” For those home gardeners who have fruit trees there are a few important maintenance tasks which should be addressed as winter approaches. Master Gardeners will be available on November 28 to discuss these tasks and explain their importance. Implementing these recommended fruit tree care techniques will assure a bountiful crop when summer arrives. The primary focus of the discussion will be on dormant spraying of fruit trees...... |
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The beautiful fall colors~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 10/27/2009 10:36 AM
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| Autumn leaves mark the end of the growing season so beautifully. But what is it that creates all that color? It’s all about photosynthesis, really. The word “photosynthesis” means “to transform with light.” That is just what happens inside leaf cells as chlorophyll uses the sun’s light to transform water and carbon dioxide into food for the growing plant.... |
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Be sure to select the right firewood~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 10/20/2009 10:36 AM
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As sunset keeps coming earlier and the mornings are becoming cooler, autumn seems inevitable. Soon, it will be time to start heating the house. If you have a fireplace or heat your home with a woodstove, you have to either cut or purchase firewood. Dry, seasoned firewood burns most efficiently, giving the most heat and the least smoke. In an ideal world, you’d buy your own firewood about a year before burning it. Dense, small diameter material – such as branches from oak or madrone trees, (small unsplit rounds) – may need more than a year to be fully cured....
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30% Off Sale At Arnold Ace Home Center |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/08/2009 12:22 PM
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Arnold, CA...Spiff up your landscaping with our end of the season Garden Sale. Save 30% on winter hardy color plants and trees and shrubs. Limited to stock on hand.
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Dry Vegetables and Fruit for Winter Use~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 10/06/2009 10:58 PM
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As the fall harvest winds down, home gardeners can stock pantries with produce for use during winter by dehydrating vegetables and fruits. To dry produce, use a food dryer or dehydrator. They generally require less energy than an electric oven. Choose good quality fruits and vegetables for drying. Place produce on trays and slide them into dryers. Most produce will dry in four to 12 hours. Treat light colored fruit like apples, peaches, and pears with sulfur to keep them from oxidizing and turning brown during drying. Sulfur also prevents the loss of vitamins A and C.....
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Fall is the time to “heal” your lawn~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/29/2009 09:00 AM
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The heat of summer has probably taken its toll on your lawn. Fall is a good time to renovate troubled patches in your lawn, especially if summer drought has turned it to a toasty brown mat of dormant grass. Lawns in the foothills will be coming back to life with the cooler temperatures and the first rains of autumn. As your turf comes out of dormancy, it is easy to see areas that need special attention.....
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Grow Your Own Oaks~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/22/2009 05:02 PM
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Propagating and planting are rewarding ways to speed up nature’s processes, beautify your home site, or even enhance the woodland on more remote parts of your property. Your investment for propagation activities can vary according to the time and money you want to spend. Both simple and elaborate efforts have proved successful. Site factors such as soil moisture, predators, weather and luck are important in propagation success and these are often hard to evaluate.....
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Cool Fall Weather Brings Sweet Cole Crops~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/15/2009 09:53 AM
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September is the best time to harvest cole crops like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, and Brussels sprouts. Cool weather retards respiration, allowing plants to accumulate sugars for a sweeter taste. Cole crops planted in the spring that mature in hot weather tend to have a stronger taste. Plant growth is also slower in the fall, which results in less cracking of cabbage heads and Brussels sprouts.....
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Master Gardener Program Seeking Volunteers |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/11/2009 10:02 AM
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University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Calaveras County is looking for enthusiastic gardeners and community minded individuals interested in training to become certified University of California Master Gardener volunteers. Consider joining the many Master Gardeners who are available to answer gardening questions for residents, help others learn gardening techniques using hands on demonstrations and enjoy meeting people with similar interests.....
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Time to Plant Garlic and Transplant Raspberries and Blackberries~by Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/02/2009 08:02 AM
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For garlic lovers, September's cooler weather is a welcome reminder that it's time for a new crop. Long considered a deterrent to the common cold, garlic is a favorite herb in Mexican and Italian cuisine. California Early is a popular and well-adapted garlic variety for the foothills. Unlike multilayered onion bulbs, segmented garlic bulbs are made of fleshy cloves. Plant individual cloves in well-fertilized soil with the basal ends down and the pointed tips up, about 1 to 3 inches deep and 3 to 6 inches apart. Keep rows 3 feet apart....
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