Question: How do I eliminate the aphids on my flowering garden shrubs?
Answer: As our weather warms, gardeners again discover aphids on their plants. Aphids can be ...
Question: Why should I buy organic fertilizer when synthetic fertilizer is usually cheaper, contains a higher percentage of the basic nutrients and shows quicker growth?
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The University of California Co-operative Extension’s Placer County Master Gardeners are hosting their 28th Annual Mother’s Day Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunda ...
Question: I have decided to grow some vegetables in a sunny spot in my back yard. I plan to just turn over the earth and add compost — as per the instructions at ...
Question: Carrot seeds are a bugger to plant since they are so tiny and therefore hard to control. I usually end up wasting most of the seeds in the packet. Please tell me the best ...
Question: I recently read in a national gardening blog that impatiens may be hard to find this year due to a disease. Is that true? Has it affected this area? If so, what flowers c ...
Question: I vaguely remember something about “forcing” flowers so that we can have some early spring indoors during the gray, drab winter. Can you explain?
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By Laurie Meyerpeter
Placer County Master Gardener
Question: Yikes! I have mistletoe in my tree. What do I do to remove this parasite?
Answer: Did you know that mistletoe i ...
Question: Although climate change is bringing higher worldwide temperatures, I know that Placer County is still experiencing hard freezes. Is there anything I can do now to prepare ...
Question: I purchased a Christmas cactus last Christmas so that I would have two. My other cactus was given to me by a friend who grew the plant from a cutting from her beautiful p ...
