SH

AS

TA

CO

UN

TY

MA

ST

ER

GA

RD

EN

ER

2013

CA

LEN

DA

R

Janu

ary

Th

ing

s t

o d

o t

his

mo

nth

•T

his

mon

th is

an

exce

llent

tim

e to

pla

nt b

are

root

frui

t tre

es, s

uch

as c

herr

y, a

pple

,

apri

cot,

peac

h, a

nd p

lum

. Als

o, th

is is

a g

reat

tim

e to

pla

nt r

oses

.

•C

ut b

ack

orna

men

tal g

rass

es.

•P

rune

dor

man

t fru

it tr

ees.

•K

eep

snow

bru

shed

off

shr

ubs

and

tree

s so

bra

nche

s ar

e no

t dam

aged

.

•R

efra

in fr

om u

sing

sal

t on

icy

wal

ks a

nd d

rive

way

s as

sal

t run

off c

an b

urn

the

root

s of

nea

rby

plan

ts.

•In

spec

t see

ds y

ou s

aved

from

last

yea

r’s g

arde

n. D

isca

rd a

ny th

at a

re d

amp

or

dise

ased

.

•S

pend

som

e qu

alit

y ti

me

wit

h se

ed c

atal

ogs

and

chec

king

inte

rest

ing

web

site

s fo

r

new

idea

s fo

r th

is y

ear’s

gar

den.

Ha

rve

stin

g w

inte

r v

eg

eta

ble

s

Man

y w

inte

r ve

geta

bles

sta

rted

in O

ctob

er o

r N

ovem

ber

are

read

y fo

r ha

rves

t in

Jan

uary

.

Cab

bage

: To

enjo

y th

eir

swee

t ten

der

leav

es, c

ut c

abba

ges

whe

n th

ey a

re r

ock-

hard

; if

they

feel

spr

ingy

, the

y ne

ed m

ore

tim

e.

Bro

ccol

i: W

hen

broc

coli

buds

are

full

and

firm

, cut

the

stal

k w

ith

a kn

ife.

Cau

lifl

ower

: To

keep

it s

now

y w

hite

, pul

l the

leav

es u

p ov

er th

e he

ad a

nd ti

e th

em to

bl

ock

out t

he s

un. H

arve

st w

hen

the

buds

are

full

and

clos

e to

geth

er.

“The

mos

t not

ewor

thy

thin

g ab

out g

arde

ners

is th

at th

ey a

re a

lway

s op

tim

isti

c, a

lway

s en

terp

risi

ng, a

nd n

ever

sat

isfi

ed. T

hey

alwa

ys lo

ok fo

rwar

d to

doi

ng s

omet

hing

bet

ter

than

they

hav

e ev

er d

one

befo

re. ”

-V

ita

Sac

kvil

le-W

est

WEATHER

The

ave

rage

hig

h in

the

mon

th o

f J

anua

ry is

55

degr

ees

whi

le th

e av

erag

e lo

w is

36.

R

ains

are

re

cord

ed o

n av

erag

e to

be

arou

nd

6”. H

ere’

s a

cool

tip

: Con

side

r pu

rcha

sing

the

Sha

sta

Col

lege

M

aste

r G

arde

ner

Jou

rnal

for

the

purp

ose

of c

reat

ing

a ga

rden

re

cord

of w

hich

var

ieti

es o

f fl

ower

s an

d ve

geta

bles

do

best

and

w

hich

do

poor

ly in

you

r ga

rden

.

Sund

ayM

onda

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esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

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aySa

turd

ay1

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45

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1314

1516

1718

19

2021

2223

2425

26

2728

2930

31

New

Yea

r’s D

ay

Mar

tinL

uthe

r K

ing

Day

Febr

uary

Th

ing

s t

o d

o t

his

mo

nth

•P

ull t

hose

wee

ds n

ow, b

eing

car

eful

not

to c

ompa

ct s

oil.

•P

rune

fal

l ra

spbe

rrie

s. C

ut e

ach

cane

to

wit

hin

a fe

w i

nche

s fr

om t

he

grou

nd.

•C

ut b

ack

citr

us b

ranc

hes

that

tou

ch t

he g

roun

d or

oth

er s

truc

ture

s.

Ope

n up

tre

es b

y tr

imm

ing

out

cros

sing

bra

nche

s an

d an

ythi

ng t

hat

look

s de

ad.

The

se s

teps

will

hel

p co

ntro

l sc

ale

and

aphi

d in

fest

atio

ns.

(For

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out

this

, pl

ease

vis

it th

e m

aste

rgar

dene

r.org

w

ebsi

te)

•C

ut b

ack

woo

dy s

hrub

s. E

ncou

rage

lush

new

gro

wth

on

butt

erfl

y bu

sh,

fuch

sia,

and

Mex

ican

bus

h sa

ge b

y cu

ttin

g w

oody

ste

ms

to w

ithi

n a

few

in

ches

of t

he g

roun

d.

•T

ake

care

of

your

too

ls.

A s

harp

, cl

ean

prun

er w

ill m

ake

clea

n cu

ts o

n pl

ants

, thu

s le

avin

g le

ss in

jury

or

risk

of

dise

ase.

Cle

an w

ith

mild

ble

ach

solu

tion

, sha

rpen

the

cutt

ing

edge

, and

wip

e to

ols

wit

h m

iner

al o

il.

•P

rune

hyd

rang

eas.

Rem

ove

old

cane

s, le

avin

g yo

ung

can

es w

ith

flow

er

buds

att

ache

d. H

ydra

ngea

s bl

oom

on

the

new

yea

r’s g

row

th.

•W

ait

to p

rune

cam

ellia

s fo

rsyt

hia,

lila

c, q

uinc

e, a

nd o

ther

orn

amen

tal

spri

ng

flow

erin

g

shru

bs

unti

l th

ey

finis

h bl

oom

ing.

(F

or

mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out t

his,

ple

ase

visi

t the

mas

terg

arde

ner.o

rg w

ebsi

te).

“Gar

deni

ng is

kin

d of

a d

isea

se. I

t inf

ects

you

. You

can

not

esca

pe it

. Whe

n yo

u go

vis

itin

g, y

our

eyes

rov

e ab

out t

he

gard

en; y

ou in

terr

upt t

he s

erio

us c

ockt

ail d

rink

ing

beca

use

of a

n ir

resi

stib

le im

puls

e to

get

up

and

pull

a w

eed.

” -L

ewis

Gan

nit

WEATHER

In F

ebru

ary

, the

ave

rage

te

mpe

ratu

re is

in th

e 50

’s. T

he

aver

age

high

is in

the

mid

to u

pper

50

’s an

d th

e av

erag

e lo

w is

aro

und

the

high

30’

s. T

he a

vera

ge

prec

ipit

atio

n is

9”

give

n th

e av

erag

e 9

rain

y da

ys p

er y

ear

arou

nd th

is

tim

e. H

ere’

s a

cool

tip

: To

mak

e su

re y

our

hous

epla

nts

are

grow

ing

wel

l, ch

eck

all fi

ve g

row

ing

fact

ors:

lig

ht, t

empe

ratu

re, n

utri

ents

, m

oist

ure,

and

hum

idit

y.

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay1

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34

56

78

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1213

1415

16

1718

1920

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23

2425

2627

28

Val

enti

ne’s

Day

Pre

side

nt’s

Day

Mar

chT

hin

gs t

o d

o t

his

mo

nth

•W

ait t

o pr

une

fros

t-da

mag

ed s

hrub

s un

til n

ew g

row

th a

ppea

rs.

•K

eep

aphi

ds w

ashe

d of

f pla

nts

usin

g a

stro

ng b

last

of w

ater

.

•K

eep

snai

ls a

t bay

by

hand

pic

king

, tra

ppin

g, b

aiti

ng o

r us

ing

copp

er b

arri

ers.

•R

efra

in f

rom

fee

ding

dro

ught

-tol

eran

t na

tive

s as

thei

r gr

owth

slo

ws

befo

re s

umm

er

dorm

ancy

.

•R

efra

in fr

om fe

edin

g az

alea

s an

d ca

mel

lias

unti

l the

y ar

e fin

ishe

d bl

oom

ing.

Sh

ad

e-l

ovin

g p

la

nts

•T

he R

ocke

t L

ihul

ria

(Zon

es 4

-9)

Yel

low

flow

er s

pike

s 4”

tall

•P

ink

Turt

lehe

ad (

Zon

es 3

-9)

Ros

e pi

nk b

loom

s in

late

sum

mer

, 3o”

tall.

•G

olde

n C

oryd

alis

(Z

ones

4-9

) B

righ

t yel

low

flow

ers,

fern

-lik

e fo

liage

12”

tall.

•E

lega

ns H

osta

(Z

ones

4-9

) L

arge

, fro

sty-

blue

leav

es, m

ound

ed h

abit

, 30”

tall.

•S

wee

t W

oodr

uff

(Zon

es 4

-8)

Who

rled

lea

ves,

tin

y fr

agra

nt b

loom

s, s

prea

ding

, 6”

ta

ll.

“You

r fi

rst j

ob is

to p

repa

re th

e so

il. T

he b

est t

ool f

or th

is

is y

our

neig

hbor

’s ga

rden

till

er. I

f you

r ne

ighb

or d

oes

not

own

a ga

rden

till

er, s

ugge

st th

at h

e bu

y on

e.”

-Dav

e B

arry

WEATHER

The

ave

rage

tem

pera

ture

for

Mar

ch

is in

the

50‘s

and

like

Feb

ruar

y th

e av

erag

e hi

gh te

mpe

ratu

re is

in th

e 60

‘s. T

he a

vera

ge lo

w te

mpe

ratu

re,

how

ever

, is

on a

vera

ge te

n de

gree

s hi

gh th

an F

ebru

ary

brin

ging

it in

the

rang

e of

the

40’s.

The

ave

rage

pr

ecip

itat

ion

is 7

” gi

ven

the

aver

age

13 d

ays

out o

f thi

s m

onth

. Her

e’s

a co

ol t

ip: M

arch

may

be

a go

od

mon

th to

not

e ar

eas

of p

oor

drai

nage

. Fill

in lo

w s

pots

, hol

es,

etc…

in a

reas

whe

re w

ater

col

lect

s an

d po

ols.

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay1

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34

56

78

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1011

1213

1415

16

1718

1920

2122

23

2425

2627

2829

30

31

April

Apr

ilT

hin

gs t

o d

o t

his

mo

nth

•F

erti

lize

rose

s as

soo

n as

they

hav

e a

coup

le o

f inc

hes

of s

prin

g gr

owth

.•

Thi

nk a

bout

sta

king

pla

nts

now

, bef

ore

they

rea

lly n

eed

it.

•E

arw

igs

are

nigh

t fe

eder

s th

at h

ide

in m

oist

, ti

ght

plac

es d

urin

g t

he d

ay.

Con

trol

th

em b

y pl

acin

g ro

lled-

up d

amp

new

spap

er in

you

r ga

rden

in

the

even

ing,

dis

card

th

e tr

appe

d in

sect

s in

the

mor

ning

.

Sta

rt a

Co

mpo

st P

ile

Com

post

ing

is a

gre

at w

ay t

o m

ake

food

was

te a

nd u

nwan

ted

gard

en m

ater

ials

into

a

trea

t fo

r yo

ur s

oil

and

your

pla

nts.

Jus

t ad

d yo

ur g

rass

clip

ping

s, w

eeds

, le

af p

iles,

eg

gshe

lls, s

awdu

st, a

nd p

runi

ng (

do n

ot a

dd b

ones

or

anim

al f

ats)

. Kee

p ev

enly

moi

st

and

turn

oft

en.

Soo

n yo

u w

ill h

ave

grea

t, w

ell

deco

mpo

sed

orga

nic

mat

eria

l to

aer

ate

and

feed

you

r so

il.

Mo

re

To

Co

nsid

er

•A

dd s

ome

colo

r to

em

pty

beds

wit

h su

mm

er a

nnua

ls l

ike

mar

igol

d, p

etun

ia,

salv

ia,

scab

iosa

, zin

nia,

and

ver

bena

.•

For

bo

uque

ts

plan

ts

long

-blo

omin

g pe

renn

ials

lik

e co

reop

sis,

dai

sies

, la

vend

er,

purp

le c

onefl

ower

, yar

row

, sta

tice

, and

als

trom

eria

.•

Pla

nt h

eat-

lovi

ng v

eget

able

s su

ch a

s eg

gpla

nt,

corn

, be

ans,

mel

ons,

okr

a, p

eppe

rs,

mel

ons,

and

tom

atoe

s.•

Cla

y po

ts a

re u

sual

ly m

ore

attr

acti

ve

than

pl

asti

c on

es,

but

plas

tic

ones

ret

ain

moi

stur

e be

tter

. T

o ge

t th

e be

st o

f bo

th,

slip

a p

last

ic p

ot i

nto

a sl

ight

ly l

arge

r cl

ay

pot.

You

can

eve

n co

ver

the

rim

of t

he p

last

ic p

ot w

ith

dirt

.

“My

gree

n th

umb

cam

e on

ly a

s a

resu

lt o

f the

mis

take

s wh

ile

lear

ning

to s

ee th

ings

from

the

plan

t’s p

oint

of v

iew.

” -H

. Fre

d A

le

WEATHER

For

the

mon

th o

f Apr

il, th

e av

erag

e te

mpe

ratu

re is

in th

e up

per

50’s.

The

av

erag

e hi

gh is

in th

e lo

w 7

0’s

and

the

aver

age

low

is in

the

low

er 4

0’s.

P

reci

pita

tion

beg

ins

to w

ane

duri

ng

this

mon

th; o

n av

erag

e, r

ainf

all

amou

nts

to 2

”. F

or s

ome

part

s of

S

hast

a C

ount

y th

e la

st d

ay o

f fro

st

occu

rs m

id-m

onth

. Her

e’s

a co

ol

tip:

Con

side

r sp

ring

cle

anin

g yo

ur

hous

epla

nts

duri

ng th

is m

onth

by

rem

ovin

g du

st fr

om le

aves

.

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay

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13

1415

1617

1819

20

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2324

2526

27

2829

30

May

May

May

Wit

h th

e gr

eate

st d

ange

r of

fros

t pas

t an

d th

e so

il ac

hiev

ing

a su

ffici

entl

y w

arm

tem

pera

ture

, mos

t see

dlin

gs c

an

be p

lant

ed a

nd s

eeds

can

be

sow

ed

outs

ide

now

exc

ept a

t hig

her

elev

atio

ns. E

xten

d th

e ha

rves

t of r

ow

crop

s by

“su

cces

sion

sow

ing”

, pla

ntin

g a

foot

or

two

of s

eed

ever

y 7-

10 d

ays.

F

ollo

w th

e re

com

men

dati

ons

for

thin

ning

see

dlin

gs to

ens

ure

crop

s su

ch

as c

arro

ts a

nd b

eets

will

gro

w to

a g

ood

size

. Sta

gger

ed p

lant

ing

will

als

o im

prov

e th

e od

ds a

gain

st b

eing

wip

ed

out b

y a

pest

or

dise

ase.

Kee

ping

up

wit

h re

mov

ing

wee

ds is

im

port

ant a

s th

e yo

ung

plan

ts w

ill b

e co

mpe

ting

for

wat

er a

nd

nutr

ient

s. W

hen

allo

wed

to g

row

tall

wee

ds w

ill s

hade

and

rob

you

ng p

lant

s of

ava

ilabl

e lig

ht a

nd g

row

ing

room

. Wee

ds c

an a

lso

harb

or p

ests

and

di

seas

es. U

sing

a h

oe o

r di

ggin

g up

w

eeds

bef

ore

they

flow

er a

nd g

o to

see

d w

ill h

elp

long

term

. Whi

le it

is te

mpt

ing

to a

dd g

reen

wee

ds to

a c

ompo

st b

in,

mos

t hom

e bi

ns d

o no

t rea

ch a

hig

h en

ough

tem

pera

ture

to k

ill th

e se

eds.

Wee

ds a

re b

est d

ispo

sed

of b

y ad

ding

them

to th

e gr

een

was

te.

Cro

p ro

tati

on is

a g

ood

prac

tice

for

the

bene

fit o

f soi

l qua

lity

and

crop

fert

ilize

r ne

eds.

Lea

ving

the

root

s of

a n

itro

gen

fixin

g le

gum

e cr

op fr

om o

ne s

easo

n ca

n se

rve

the

need

s of

a s

ubse

quen

t cro

p of

br

assi

cas.

Bra

ssic

as a

s gr

oup

incl

ude

bok

choy

, bro

ccol

i, br

usse

ls s

prou

ts,

cabb

ages

, kal

e an

d tu

rnip

s. A

s a

grou

p th

ese

plan

ts a

re s

ubje

ct to

man

y of

the

sam

e pe

sts

and

dise

ases

. The

ris

k of

an

infe

stat

ion

is r

educ

ed b

y no

t pla

ntin

g th

e sa

me

vari

etie

s in

the

sam

e pl

ot s

easo

n af

ter

seas

on.

A p

lant

ing

of r

oot c

rops

whi

ch h

ave

a lo

w r

equi

rem

ent f

or n

itro

gen

wou

ld b

e a

thir

d se

ason

opt

ion.

The

soi

l is

not s

o vu

lner

able

for

bein

g de

plet

ed o

f nu

trie

nts

if c

rops

are

rot

ated

.

To

get t

he m

axim

um r

esul

t for

the

effo

rt

of p

lann

ing,

pla

ntin

g an

d te

ndin

g a

gard

en in

clud

e so

me

plan

ts to

att

ract

be

nefic

ials

and

pol

linat

ors.

Bee

s,

butt

erfl

ies

and

hum

min

gbir

ds w

ill

grea

tly

cont

ribu

te to

the

succ

ess

of a

ny

gard

en.

Bir

ds a

re w

elco

me

visi

tors

to th

e ga

rden

w

hen

they

are

eat

ing

inse

ct p

ests

but

not

so

muc

h w

hen

our

frui

ts a

nd b

erri

es a

re

cons

umed

. Net

s m

ust b

e re

ady

to b

e ap

plie

d to

cro

ps s

ubje

ct to

bir

d da

mag

e.

Be

prep

ared

wit

h su

ppor

t opt

ions

for

crop

s re

quir

ing

them

. Sup

port

s ar

e m

ore

easi

ly in

stal

led

whe

n pl

ants

are

yo

ung.

Fru

it c

an b

e da

mag

ed o

r lo

st

inst

allin

g su

ppor

ts o

nce

plan

ts a

re

flow

erin

g or

frui

t is

set.

WEATHER

In th

e m

onth

of M

ay, t

he a

vera

ge

tem

pera

ture

is in

the

mid

to u

pper

60

’s. A

ccor

ding

to r

ecor

ds, t

he

aver

age

high

is in

the

80s

and

the

aver

age

low

is in

the

50s.

Ave

rage

pr

ecip

itat

ion

amou

nts

to a

roun

d 1”

. In

som

e ar

eas

of S

hast

a C

ount

y, o

ne

may

rep

ort f

rost

; how

ever

, thi

s is

th

e ti

me

of y

ear

the

chan

ce o

f thi

s oc

curr

ing

is v

ery

low

. Her

e’s

a co

ol

tip:

Get

to k

now

you

r ne

ighb

ors!

S

ee w

hat’s

gro

win

g in

thei

r ga

rden

. B

e in

spir

ed!

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay1

23

4

56

78

910

11

1213

1415

1617

18

1920

2122

2324

25

2627

2829

3031

Mot

her’s

Day

Mem

oria

l Day

June

June

Th

ing

s t

o d

o t

his

mo

nth

Gar

deni

ng in

Jun

e is

a b

usy

tim

e. E

very

thin

g is

gro

win

g ra

pidl

y un

der

peak

con

diti

ons.

Coo

l se

ason

ann

uals

nee

d to

be

repl

aced

wit

h w

arm

sea

son

plan

ts. R

emov

e ge

rmin

atin

g w

eeds

as

they

beg

in to

spr

out t

o re

duce

mor

e la

bor

inte

nsiv

e w

eedi

ng la

ter.

Pru

ne e

xces

s sp

ring

gro

wth

an

d re

mov

e an

y de

ad o

r da

mag

ed w

oody

pla

nt li

mbs

. Dea

dhea

d ro

ses

to e

xten

d th

eir

flow

erin

g pe

riod

and

spr

ing

flow

erin

g pe

renn

ials

like

rho

dode

ndro

n w

hen

they

look

mes

sy.

It is

tim

e to

fini

sh s

owin

g yo

ur w

arm

sea

son

vege

tabl

e ga

rden

see

d (e

.g.,

lima

bean

s, c

orn,

cu

cum

bers

, egg

plan

t, sq

uash

and

mel

ons)

. Pla

nt s

eeds

dir

ectl

y in

to th

e ga

rden

in s

mal

l am

ount

s ov

er 1

0-14

day

inte

rval

s to

exp

and

your

har

vest

per

iod.

The

re is

als

o st

ill ti

me

to

plan

t slip

s or

tran

spla

nts

of h

eat-

resi

stan

t var

ieti

es o

f sw

eet p

otat

oes

and

tom

ato

plan

ts. S

take

or

trel

lis y

our

tom

atoe

s an

d ve

geta

ble

vine

s.

It is

als

o ti

me

to p

repa

re fo

r th

e co

min

g su

mm

er h

eat.

Soi

l moi

stur

e m

ust b

e cl

osel

y w

atch

ed

and

regu

late

d th

is m

onth

to a

void

und

er-

or o

ver-

wat

erin

g as

the

wea

ther

cha

nges

. Spr

ead

mul

ch a

nd c

ompo

st to

hel

p re

tain

soi

l moi

stur

e.

•T

ime

to r

epla

ce c

ool s

easo

n fl

ower

ing

annu

als

as w

ell a

s cr

op; a

nd p

lant

you

r re

mai

ning

w

arm

sea

son

vege

tabl

es b

efor

e th

e m

onth

end

s•

Sta

ke y

our

tom

atoe

s an

d pi

nch

out s

ucke

r gr

owth

•F

eed

tom

atoe

s w

ith

low

-nit

roge

n fe

rtili

zer

whe

n fr

uit s

tart

s to

dev

elop

Ma

inte

na

nc

e

•C

heck

you

r ir

riga

tion

sys

tem

(sp

rink

lers

, bub

bler

s an

d dr

ip s

yste

ms)

and

mak

e re

pair

s•

Pru

ne d

ead,

dam

aged

, or

dise

ased

woo

d in

tree

s an

d sh

rubs

; als

o pr

une

hedg

es a

fter

the

spri

ng g

row

th s

purt

•P

rune

for

fire

blig

ht in

app

le a

nd p

ear

tree

s

•C

lean

wee

ds fr

om a

roun

d w

oody

pla

nts

•P

lace

abo

ut 2

” of

mul

ch a

roun

d, b

ut n

ot a

gain

st, t

he tr

unks

of t

rees

and

woo

dy p

lant

s•

Be

on th

e lo

okou

t for

gar

den

inse

ct p

ests

, sna

ils a

nd s

lugs

, and

dis

ease

d pl

ants

•T

urn

your

com

post

pile

and

don

’t le

t it d

ry o

ut

WEATHER

Jun

e is

typ

ical

ly a

mon

th o

f m

ild b

ut

chan

ging

wea

ther

giv

es w

ay t

o ea

rly

sum

mer

hea

t by

the

end

of

the

mon

th.

In

Red

ding

, th

e av

erag

e da

ily

high

te

mpe

ratu

re

on

Jun

e 1s

t is

84

°F

incr

easi

ng

to

93°F

by

J

une

30th

. S

imil

arly

, av

erag

e ov

ern

igh

t lo

w

tem

pera

ture

s ra

nge

from

abo

ut 6

0°F

on

Jun

e 1s

t to

66°

F b

y J

une

30th

. L

ight

sp

ring

ra

in

or

thun

ders

torm

s av

erag

e m

onth

ly p

reci

pita

tion

is

less

th

an 1

”.

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay1

23

45

67

8

910

1112

1314

15

1617

1819

2021

22

2324

2526

2728

29

30

Fat

her’s

Day

July

July

Th

ing

s t

o d

o t

his

mo

nth

•S

et

out

bear

ded

iris

es.

Pla

nt

in

full

sun

(or

light

af

tern

oon

shad

e in

hot

test

clim

ates

) an

d fa

st‐d

rain

ing

soil.

Set

1 t

o 2

feet

apa

rt,

and

plan

t so

the

top

s w

ill b

e ba

rely

cov

ered

wit

h so

il.

•P

lant

a p

ot o

r tw

o of

red

, w

hite

, an

d bl

ue a

nnua

ls a

nd

pere

nnia

ls fo

r 4t

h of

Jul

y.

•T

here

’s

still

ti

me

to

get

bean

s,

corn

, cu

cum

bers

, eg

gpla

nt,

pepp

ers,

pu

mpk

ins,

su

mm

er

squa

sh,

and

tom

atoe

s in

the

grou

nd.

•D

eadh

ead

fade

d bl

oom

s, i

nclu

ding

the

par

t w

here

the

se

ed

form

s.

For

pl

ants

su

ch

as

mar

guer

ite

an

d sa

ntol

ina

that

pro

duce

mas

ses

of fl

ower

s, s

ave

tim

e by

pr

unin

g w

ith

hedg

e or

gra

ss c

lippe

rs.

•M

ow w

ild g

rass

es a

nd w

eeds

, le

avin

g a

wid

e sw

ath

arou

nd y

our

prop

erty

. R

emem

ber

fire

safe

ty.

•T

rim

dea

d gr

owth

fro

m s

hrub

s an

d tr

ees,

and

pru

ne

any

bran

ches

that

ove

rhan

g th

e ea

ves.

•If

you

r ge

rani

ums,

nic

otia

na, p

enst

emon

s, a

nd p

etun

ias

appe

ar h

ealt

hy b

ut h

ave

no fl

ower

s,

bud

wor

ms

are

prob

ably

the

cul

prit

s. S

pray

pla

nts

ever

y 7

to 1

0 da

ys

wit

h B

acill

us th

urin

gien

sis

(Bt)

.

•If

you

r la

wn

or fl

ower

beds

are

pla

gued

wit

h nu

tsed

ge

or c

rabg

rass

the

n ch

ance

s ar

e yo

u ar

e w

ater

ing

too

ofte

n. G

et r

id o

f th

ese

wee

ds b

y pu

lling

or

usin

g an

he

rbic

ide,

but

cha

nge

your

wat

erin

g re

gim

e to

o.

WEATHER

July

is th

e ho

ttes

t m

onth

of t

he y

ear

in R

eddi

ng. T

he a

vera

ge d

aily

hig

hs

rang

e fr

om 9

5°F

to 1

00°F

ove

r th

e co

urse

of

the

mon

th w

ith a

vera

ge

daily

low

s of

abo

ut 6

7°F.

A m

eage

r 0.

05

inch

es

of

prec

ipita

tion

from

in

fre

qu

en

t sh

ow

ers

ca

n b

e ex

pect

ed. T

here

is

negl

igib

le c

loud

co

ver

over

th

e co

urse

of

th

e m

onth

. Win

d sp

eeds

typ

ical

ly v

ary

fro

m

0 to

14

m

ph

(cal

m

to

mod

erat

e br

eeze

).

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay1

23

45

6

78

910

1112

13

1415

1617

1819

20

2122

2324

2526

27

2829

3031

Inde

pend

ence

Day

August

Aug

ust

Th

ing

s t

o d

o t

his

mo

nth

•S

ow s

eeds

for

fal

l an

d w

inte

r ha

rves

t in

door

s or

in

shad

e. P

lant

bee

ts,

carr

ots,

tur

nips

, C

hine

se c

abba

ge,

kale

, let

tuce

, or

gree

n on

ions

.

•P

lant

a fa

st‐m

atur

ing

pota

to s

uch

as 'F

renc

h F

inge

rlin

g'

or 'R

ussi

an B

anan

a' fo

r a

crop

by

Chr

istm

as.

•F

or l

ate‐

seas

on c

olor

in

low

er e

leva

tion

s in

clud

e as

ter,

mum

s,

core

opsi

s,

dayl

ily,

gaill

ardi

a,

gaur

a,

lava

tera

, N

emes

ia f

ruti

cans

, ru

dbec

kia,

R

ussi

an

sage

, su

mm

er

phlo

x, a

nd v

erbe

na.

•K

eep

war

m‐se

ason

ann

uals

blo

omin

g th

roug

h th

e en

d of

su

mm

er

and

into

fa

ll by

w

ater

an

d fe

rtili

ze

them

re

gula

rly

wit

h fis

h em

ulsi

on o

r ot

her

fert

ilize

r.

•B

efor

e fa

ll pl

anti

ng,

amen

d so

il w

ith

wor

n ca

stin

gs,

com

post

and

soi

l con

diti

oner

. Now

is a

lso

a go

od t

ime

to

star

t a

wor

m b

in, w

hich

will

pro

vide

cas

ting

s fo

r sp

ring

so

il am

endi

ng.

•W

ater

ing

is s

till

the

mos

t cr

itic

al j

ob o

f al

l th

is m

onth

. M

ulch

bed

s to

con

serv

e w

ater

in th

e la

ndsc

ape.

•A

pric

ots

and

oliv

es s

houl

d be

pru

ned

afte

r fr

uiti

ng t

o re

duce

fu

ture

dis

ease

pro

blem

s. S

umm

er p

runi

ng

of

peac

hes,

plu

ms,

and

nec

tari

nes

is a

lso

reco

mm

ende

d fo

r ba

ckya

rd o

rcha

rds,

whe

re y

ou a

re t

ryin

g to

kee

p th

e tr

ees

shor

t so

that

frui

t is

wit

hin

easy

rea

ch.

WEATHER

Aug

ust

in R

eddi

ng i

s ch

arac

teri

zed

by

sizz

ling

tem

pera

ture

s sl

owly

fa

lling

fro

m a

vera

ge d

aily

hig

hs o

f 98

°F

on

Aug

ust

1st

to

93°F

on

A

ugus

t 31

st

and

corr

espo

ndin

g av

erag

e da

ily l

ow t

empe

ratu

res

of

67°F

to

63°F

. A

ugus

t is

als

o th

e se

cond

dr

iest

m

onth

of

th

e ye

ar

wit

h on

ly 0

.22

inch

es o

f ra

infa

ll on

av

erag

e.

The

re

lati

ve

hum

idit

y ty

pica

lly r

ange

s fr

om 1

8% (

dry)

to

65%

(m

ildly

hum

id).

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay1

23

45

67

89

10

1112

1314

1516

17

1819

2021

2223

24

2526

2728

2930

31

Septem

ber

Sep

tem

ber

Th

ing

s t

o d

o t

his

mo

nth

Fal

l-pl

ante

d tr

ees,

shr

ubs,

and

per

enni

als

shou

ld n

ot b

e fe

rtili

zed

at p

lant

ing

tim

e as

this

pro

mot

es fr

esh

new

gr

owth

that

will

free

ze.

Bla

ckbe

rry

and

rasp

berr

y ca

nes

that

bor

e fr

uits

this

yea

r ca

n be

cut

to th

e gr

ound

.

Get

out

and

enj

oy th

e be

auti

ful d

ispl

ay o

f tre

e fo

liage

in c

oole

r m

ount

ain

area

s!

Ro

se

s

Con

tinu

e to

enj

oy th

e eb

bing

and

flow

ing

of y

our

rose

blo

oms

all t

hrou

gh S

epte

mbe

r! T

o st

imul

ate

new

gro

wth

, you

may

pru

ne n

ew b

loom

s to

frag

ranc

e yo

ur h

ome

or s

pend

bud

s to

tidy

up

your

gar

den.

To

prun

e yo

ur r

oses

, mak

e yo

ur c

uts

abov

e a

grow

th n

ode

at a

five

-le

aflet

leaf

poi

ntin

g ou

twar

d at

a m

id-w

ay p

oint

on

the

cane

. Cle

an u

p al

l dro

pped

pet

als

and

leav

es fr

om th

e gr

ound

as

a go

od p

ract

ice

of p

rom

otin

g op

tim

al r

ose

hygi

ene.

Fee

d lig

htly

wit

h an

org

anic

or

all p

urpo

se fe

rtili

zer

and

wat

er d

eepl

y. R

epea

t aft

er e

ach

bloo

m

cycl

e to

kee

p ro

ses

flow

erin

g fo

r m

onth

s to

com

e.

Pe

rsim

mo

ns

Soo

n th

ese

beau

tifu

l ora

nge

frui

ts w

ill s

tart

rip

enin

g. I

n ad

diti

on to

pro

vidi

ng fr

uit,

the

pers

imm

on tr

ee is

a n

icel

y si

zed

land

scap

e tr

ee th

at g

row

s to

abo

ut 2

5 fe

et ta

ll an

d w

ide.

T

he tr

ee d

rops

its

leav

es q

uick

ly in

the

fall

for

easy

cle

anup

, allo

win

g th

e su

n to

war

m th

e ga

rden

and

nea

rby

wal

ls d

urin

g th

e w

inte

r m

onth

s. P

ersi

mm

ons

com

e in

two

type

s--

astr

inge

nt u

ntil

soft

(H

achi

ya ty

pe)

or n

on-a

stri

ngen

t whe

n st

ill c

risp

(F

uya

type

). B

oth

have

thei

r us

es a

nd p

rovi

de g

reat

fall

colo

r w

ith

the

frui

t on

bare

tree

s as

they

rip

en. T

he

frui

t mus

t be

cut o

ff th

e tr

ees

as y

ou w

ill d

amag

e th

em if

you

pul

l. T

o le

arn

mor

e ab

out t

he

vari

etie

s, ta

ke a

look

at s

ome

exce

llent

info

rmat

ion

at th

e C

alif

orni

a R

are

Fru

it G

row

ers

web

site

as

sugg

este

d by

our

Sta

tew

ide

Mas

ter

Gar

dene

r W

ebsi

te.

“B

eaut

y ne

ver

slum

bers

; all

is in

her

nam

e; b

ut th

e ro

se r

emem

bers

the

dust

from

whi

ch it

cam

e.”

-Edn

a S

t. V

ince

nt M

illa

y

WEATHER

The

ave

rage

hig

h in

the

mon

th o

f S

epte

mbe

r is

90

degr

ees

whi

le th

e av

erag

e lo

w is

58

degr

ees.

R

ains

are

re

cord

ed o

n av

erag

e to

be

arou

nd

2/3rd

of a

n in

ch.

Her

e’s

a co

ol t

ip:

Cou

nt th

e nu

mbe

r of

chi

rps

in 1

4 se

cond

s an

d ad

d 40

to g

et th

e te

mpe

ratu

re in

Fah

renh

eit a

t the

lo

cati

on o

f the

cri

cket

.

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay1

23

45

67

89

1011

1213

14

1516

1718

1920

21

2223

2425

2627

28

2930

Lab

or D

ay

Oct

ober

Ga

rd

en

Ac

tiv

itie

s

Eve

n th

ough

the

first

fros

t isn

’t du

e un

til n

ext m

onth

, man

y no

rth

stat

e ga

rden

ers

star

t tak

ing

out t

heir

sum

mer

ve

geta

ble

crop

s, b

ut th

ere’

s pl

enty

of t

omat

oes,

cuc

umbe

rs, p

eppe

rs, a

nd e

ggpl

ants

to b

e ha

rves

ted

yet.

Kee

p up

w

ith

the

harv

esti

ng, t

houg

h, s

o a

sudd

en fr

ost w

on’t

get t

he m

ost o

f the

pro

duce

. Mak

e su

re to

sav

e se

eds

from

yo

ur fa

vori

te fr

uits

and

veg

etab

les,

from

thes

e fin

al h

arve

sts.

Ten

der

herb

s ar

e st

ill p

rodu

cing

, but

let s

ome

go to

see

d so

that

see

ds c

an b

e sa

ved.

Lea

ves

may

be

star

ting

to tu

rn a

nd fa

ll, w

hich

mea

ns g

utte

rs a

nd g

arde

n be

ds w

ill n

eed

to b

e cl

eane

d ou

t bef

ore

rain

com

es.

Th

ing

s t

o D

o T

his

Mo

nth

Bed

Pre

p &

Cle

anup

Bed

s th

at a

re g

oing

to b

e ke

pt fa

llow

for

the

seas

on s

houl

d be

rak

ed c

lean

of l

ast s

easo

n’s

plan

ts a

nd m

ulch

. P

lant

ing

a co

ver

crop

is r

ecom

men

ded,

unl

ess

follo

win

g a

trea

tmen

t pla

n fo

r a

pest

or

dise

ase.

For

a w

inte

r ve

geta

ble

gard

en, r

ake

clea

n al

l of l

ast s

easo

n’s

grow

th &

mul

ch. L

ay d

own

an in

ch o

r tw

o of

co

mpo

st a

nd fi

x an

y ir

riga

tion

issu

es to

pre

pare

for

the

new

cro

ps.

Wha

t to

Pla

ntG

arlic

, Sha

llots

, Oni

ons

& L

eeks

Bro

ccol

i, B

russ

els

Spr

outs

, Cab

bage

, Cau

liflow

erC

eler

yH

ardy

her

bs: r

osem

ary,

par

sley

Gre

ens:

Cha

rd, K

ale,

Let

tuce

, Miz

una,

Mus

tard

Mai

nten

ance

Cha

nge

wat

erin

g sc

hedu

les

in a

ccor

d w

ith

rain

fall

pred

icti

ons

Cle

an &

sha

rpen

gar

den

tool

sG

athe

r le

aves

from

gut

ters

and

land

scap

e in

to p

ile to

mak

e le

af m

old

com

post

Mak

e ro

om in

the

com

post

are

a fo

r th

e su

mm

er v

eget

able

gar

den

plan

tsA

dd w

ell-

rott

ed m

anur

e or

fini

shed

com

post

to e

mpt

y be

ds, t

hen

plan

t a c

over

cro

p, u

nles

s w

inte

r ve

geta

bles

w

ill b

e pl

ante

dR

epai

r an

y ir

riga

tion

issu

es e

xper

ienc

ed d

urin

g th

e su

mm

erD

ivid

e le

mon

gras

sM

onit

or a

nd tu

rn c

ompo

st if

the

tem

p ri

ses

abov

e 16

0°F

or

belo

w 9

0°F,

or

at le

ast o

nce

a m

onth

, to

keep

it

com

post

ing.

WEATHER

The

day

s ar

e st

ill w

arm

, in

the

70’s

an

d 80

’s, b

ut th

e ni

ghts

are

rea

lly

star

ting

to c

ool d

own.

The

ave

rage

hi

ghs

are

in th

e m

id-

to h

igh-

70’s,

w

hile

the

low

s ar

e av

erag

ing

in

the

mid

-40’

s. T

he fi

rst s

ubst

anti

al

rain

s of

ten

hit i

n O

ctob

er,

drop

ping

any

whe

re fr

om 1

”, o

n a

dry

year

, to

5” in

a w

et o

ne. T

he

win

d al

so m

akes

an

appe

aran

ce,

wit

h br

eezy

day

s he

lpin

g th

e tr

ees

to lo

se th

eir

leav

es.

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay1

23

45

67

89

1011

12

1314

1516

1718

19

2021

2223

2425

26

2728

2930

31

Col

umbu

s D

ay

Hal

low

een

Nov

embe

rT

hin

gs t

o d

o t

his

mo

nth

•P

lant

spr

ing

bloo

min

g bu

lbs

now

•M

ulch

cit

rus;

use

com

post

for

adde

d m

oist

ure

and

nutr

itio

n du

ring

col

d m

onth

s;

•M

ulch

unu

sed

soil

plot

s to

kee

p he

alth

y;•

Alt

houg

h it

impo

rtan

t to

keep

pla

nts

moi

st, d

o no

t wat

er o

n th

e ni

ght o

f fro

st;

•P

rune

dea

d or

dis

ease

d w

ood

on c

itru

s an

d m

ake

sure

to

ster

ilize

you

r sh

ears

/lo

pper

s in

a b

ucke

t wit

h 10

% b

leac

h sa

nd w

ater

bet

wee

n us

e;

•P

lant

ing

nati

ve p

lant

s no

w w

ill h

elp

them

est

ablis

h, t

hus

requ

irin

g le

ss w

ater

in

sum

mer

;•

The

lo

cal

Nat

ive

Pla

nt S

ocie

ty c

an

help

w

ith

sele

ctin

g ap

prop

riat

e pl

ants

to

inco

rpor

ate

into

you

r ga

rden

.

•

Pr

epa

ra

tio

n

•P

lan

proj

ects

now

! Y

our

loca

l nu

rser

y an

d M

aste

r G

arde

ner

com

mun

ity

can

offe

r yo

ur h

elp

and

advi

se;

•C

over

com

post

pile

s: a

ssur

e bo

ttom

dra

inag

e;

•G

row

ing

fung

al m

ycel

la fo

r co

mpo

st te

as w

ill n

eed

addi

tion

al w

arm

th u

ntil

spri

ng.

•In

sula

te o

utsi

de w

orm

bin

s or

bri

ng s

mal

l bin

s in

side

. Con

side

r us

ing

a sa

fe h

eati

ng

devi

ce (

e.g.

A h

eat r

ope

can

be p

urch

ased

at p

et s

tore

s);

•M

ake

gree

nhou

se r

epai

rs n

ow;

•C

heck

all

exte

rnal

wat

er p

ipes

for

leak

s an

d ad

d in

sula

tion

if n

eede

d;

•C

heck

irri

gati

on s

yste

m;

•In

vent

ory

fros

t cl

oths

, ro

w c

over

s an

d bl

anke

ts;

also

con

side

r fr

ost

cove

rs f

or

chic

ory,

end

ive,

tom

atoe

s, m

elon

s or

any

fros

t ten

der

plan

ts s

till

grow

ing

duri

ng th

is

mon

th;

•L

ook

for

bugs

! P

est p

robl

ems

can

be e

asie

r co

ntro

lled

in c

ool s

easo

ns.

WEATHER

The

ave

rage

hig

h in

the

mon

th o

f N

ovem

ber

is 6

3 de

gree

s w

hile

the

aver

age

low

is 4

1 de

gree

s.

Rai

ns

are

reco

rded

on

aver

age

to b

e ar

ound

4.5

”. H

ere’

s a

cool

tip

: Do

a fin

al c

lean

up o

f lili

es a

nd o

ther

pe

renn

ials

bef

ore

win

ter

sets

in.

Try

you

r ha

nd a

t sav

ing

som

e se

eds

and

crea

ting

new

and

in

tere

stin

gly-

colo

red

flow

ers.

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay1

2

34

56

78

9

1011

1213

1415

16

1718

1920

2122

23

2425

2627

2829

30

Tha

nksg

ivin

g D

ay

Vet

eran

’s D

ay

Dec

embe

rT

ips o

n c

ar

ing

fo

r h

ou

se

pla

nts t

hr

ou

gh

th

e w

inte

r

Inst

ead

of u

sing

leaf

shi

ne, s

impl

y w

ipe

hous

e du

st o

ff le

aves

.

Hou

se p

lant

s ap

prec

iate

an

occa

sion

al s

how

er to

cle

an o

f dus

t and

to

flus

h sa

lts

out o

f pot

ting

soi

l.

Cut

bac

k on

wat

erin

g. T

o pr

even

t pot

s fr

om s

itti

ng d

irec

tly

in w

ater

, set

po

ts o

n pe

bble

tray

s fo

r dr

aina

ge.

Whe

n fe

edin

g a

plan

t, be

sur

e to

wat

er a

dry

pla

nt fi

rst,

then

fert

ilize

a

day

or tw

o la

ter.

Whe

n re

pott

ing,

be

sure

to g

o up

one

pot

siz

e at

a ti

me.

Mov

ing

a sm

all

plan

t to

sign

ifica

ntly

larg

er p

ot m

ay k

ill it

.

Ch

ris

tm

as c

ac

tu

s

The

flow

ers

on C

hris

tmas

cac

tus

begi

n as

bud

s se

t in

autu

mn

for

bloo

min

g ar

ound

Chr

istm

as. U

nfor

tuna

tely

, the

nam

e ca

ctus

may

be

mis

lead

ing.

Thi

s pl

ant i

s no

t fro

m th

e de

sert

san

ds. I

t is

an e

piph

yte

(tre

e-pe

rchi

ng p

lant

) na

tive

to h

umid

jung

le c

oast

al a

reas

in B

razi

l. It

is

at it

s be

st in

qui

ck d

rain

ing

soil

that

is k

ept b

arel

y m

oist

dur

ing

the

sum

mer

gro

win

g se

ason

. The

bud

s be

gin

to fo

rm a

s au

tum

n ni

ghts

be

com

e lo

nger

and

coo

ler.

The

pro

blem

is th

at a

s a

hous

epla

nt, c

ool

wea

ther

mea

ns h

eate

d ro

oms,

res

ulti

ng in

hot

, dry

air

that

can

des

troy

th

e bu

ds. F

ind

a co

ol s

pot t

o ke

ep y

our

plan

t at n

ight

dur

ing

the

budd

ing

and

flow

erin

g pe

riod

.

“As

one

grow

s ol

der,

one

shou

ld g

row

mor

e ex

pert

at fi

ndin

g be

auty

in u

nexp

ecte

d pl

aces

, in

des

ert a

nd e

ven

in to

wns,

in o

rdin

ary

hum

an fa

ces

and

amon

g wi

ld w

eeds

” -C

. C. V

yvya

n

WEATHER

The

ave

rage

hig

h in

the

mon

th o

f D

ecem

ber

is 5

5 de

gree

s w

hile

the

aver

age

low

is 3

6.

Rai

ns a

re

reco

rded

on

aver

age

to b

e ar

ound

6.

25”.

Her

e’s

a co

ol t

ip: A

fter

C

hris

tmas

, pla

ce y

our

live

tree

ou

tsid

e af

ter

your

rem

ove

all o

f the

or

nam

ents

. Whe

n ou

tsid

e, d

ecor

ate

it w

ith

wit

h ga

rlan

ds o

f pop

corn

and

be

rrie

s. F

ruit

s ca

n be

sec

ured

on

the

tree

and

con

side

r co

veri

ng a

few

of

the

frui

ts w

ith

pean

ut b

utte

r an

d bi

rdse

eds.

Sund

ayM

onda

yTu

esda

yW

edne

sday

Thur

sday

Frid

aySa

turd

ay1

23

45

67

89

1011

1213

14

1516

1718

1920

21

2223

2425

2627

28

2930

31

Chr

istm

as D

ay

Bes

t Gar

den

Sus

tain

abili

ty P

ract

ices

Jun

eT

rees

: T

rees

ca

n re

duce

ai

r te

mpe

ratu

res

as

muc

h as

9°

F

. T

empe

ratu

res

dire

ctly

und

er t

rees

can

be

as m

uch

as 2

5°F

coo

ler

than

ai

r te

mpe

ratu

res

abov

e ne

arby

bla

ckto

p.

Abo

ut 4

0 p

erce

nt o

f th

e un

wan

ted

he

at

that

bu

ilds

up

in

your

ho

use

com

es

in

thro

ugh

win

dow

s.

Use

dec

iduo

us t

rees

to:

Sha

de w

est

and

east

sid

e of

the

hom

e to

blo

ck

sum

mer

sun

light

bef

ore

it en

ters

the

win

dow

s, s

hade

air

con

diti

oner

, an

d sh

ade

pave

d ar

eas.

In

win

ter

the

tree

s dr

op t

heir

lea

ves

and

allo

w

the

sun

to w

arm

you

r ho

me.

Pre

vent

win

d an

d su

n da

mag

e by

wra

ppin

g or

pai

ntin

g w

ith

a di

lute

la

tex

pain

t the

tree

trun

ks.

Kee

p su

cker

s cu

t bac

k. J

uly

Inte

grat

ed P

est

Man

agem

ent

(IP

M)

is a

str

ateg

y to

pre

vent

an

d su

ppre

ss p

est

prob

lem

s w

ith

min

imum

adv

erse

im

pact

s on

hum

an

heal

th,

the

envi

ronm

ent,

and

non

-tar

get

orga

nism

s.

IPM

will

att

ract

an

d pr

otec

t yo

ur b

enefi

cial

inse

cts.

G

et t

o k

now

wha

t yo

ur b

enefi

cial

in

sect

s lo

ok li

ke a

nd t

here

fore

pro

tect

the

m.

Rel

ying

on

pred

ator

s to

co

ntro

l in

sect

pe

sts

can

gr

eatl

y

redu

ce

or

elim

inat

e th

e us

e of

pe

stic

ides

.

Law

ns:

"G

rass

cyc

ling"

is

whe

n t

he l

awn

mow

er m

ulch

es t

he g

rass

cl

ippi

ngs,

hel

ping

to fe

rtili

ze t

he la

wn

wit

h ni

trog

en.

Aer

ate

the

law

n (t

wic

e a

year

) an

d o

ther

com

pact

ed s

oils

. M

ulti

-tra

ject

ory,

rot

atin

g st

ream

s ap

ply

wat

er m

ore

slow

ly a

nd u

nifo

rmly

to

your

lan

dsca

pe,

enco

urag

ing

heal

thy

plan

t gr

owth

. I

f yo

u pr

oper

ly d

irec

t w

ater

flow

w

ith

thi

s sy

stem

, yo

u w

ill u

se 2

0% le

ss w

ater

tha

n co

nven

tion

al s

pray

he

ads.

P

erfo

rm "

wat

er a

udit

s" t

o e

nsur

e th

e ev

en d

istr

ibut

ion

of t

he

righ

t am

ount

of w

ater

.

Aug

ust

Lig

ht

spri

nklin

g of

w

ater

is

ha

rmfu

l, b

ecau

se

it en

cour

ages

ro

ot

deve

lopm

ent

near

th

e so

il s

urfa

ce.

Sha

llow

roo

t sy

stem

s re

quir

e fr

eque

nt w

ater

ing

to k

eep

the

surf

ace

wet

, w

hich

cre

ates

an

idea

l en

viro

nmen

t for

wee

ds a

nd d

isea

ses.

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refo

re, w

ater

con

sist

entl

y a

nd

deep

ly.

Enc

oura

ging

dee

p r

oot

grow

th b

y in

freq

uent

hea

vy ir

riga

tion

m

axim

izes

wat

er u

se a

nd tu

rfgr

ass

qual

ity.

Avo

id r

unof

f an

d pu

ddlin

g

as m

uch

as

poss

ible

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he b

est

tim

e of

day

to

wat

er a

law

n i

s ea

rly

mor

ning

(2

AM

to

8 A

M),

whe

n e

vapo

rati

on i

s m

inim

al,

mak

ing

wat

er-u

se e

ffici

ency

opt

imal

. E

arly

eve

ning

or

nigh

t w

ater

ing

is n

ot

reco

mm

ende

d b

ecau

se d

urin

g co

ol n

ight

s w

et b

lade

s an

d th

atch

are

hi

ghly

sus

cept

ible

to d

isea

se d

evel

opm

ent.

(Fro

m th

e M

aste

r G

arde

ner

Han

dboo

k)

Sep

tem

ber

Sin

ce F

all

is u

sual

ly t

he b

est

tim

e to

pla

nt g

roun

dcov

er,

pere

nnia

ls,

shru

bs,

and

tree

s, p

lan

your

gar

den

now

. L

ands

cape

for

the

loc

al

clim

ate

and

con

diti

ons.

A

sses

s si

te c

ondi

tion

s an

d se

lect

pla

nts

that

th

rive

und

er t

hose

con

diti

ons

(thi

nk n

ativ

e or

Med

iter

rane

an p

lant

s).

Sel

ect

plan

ts w

hose

ult

imat

e si

ze a

nd s

hape

fit

your

nee

ds.

Sel

ect

and

grou

p pl

ants

wit

h si

mila

r w

ater

nee

ds (

the

sam

e hy

droz

one)

and

are

na

tura

lly fo

und

toge

ther

. A

void

inva

sive

pla

nts.

A

goo

d e

xam

ple

is a

gr

oupi

ng o

f dr

ough

t to

lera

nt, n

ativ

e pl

ants

. C

onsi

der

min

imiz

ing

turf

. L

awns

req

uire

up

to tw

ice

the

wat

er o

f lan

dsca

pe p

lant

s.

Oct

ober

Cov

er t

he s

oil

arou

nd fl

ower

bed

s, s

hrub

s, a

nd t

rees

wit

h t

wo

to f

our

inch

es o

f co

mpo

st i

n t

he F

all

and

Spr

ing.

C

ompo

st p

rote

cts

the

soil

from

the

rain

, de

crea

ses

runo

ff an

d e

rosi

on,

adds

nut

rien

ts t

o th

e so

il,

cons

erve

s so

il m

oist

ure

in t

he s

umm

er, e

vens

out

soi

l te

mpe

ratu

res

for

less

str

ess

on p

lant

roo

ts t

hus

prom

otin

g r

oot

grow

th,

redu

ces

annu

al

wee

ds, a

nd p

rom

otes

ben

efici

al s

oil o

rgan

ism

s.

Com

post

ing

also

impr

oves

soi

l st

ruct

ure

and

tilt

h, w

hich

hel

ps a

bsor

b an

d in

filtr

ate

onsi

te w

ater

. C

ompo

st b

enefi

ts c

lay

soils

by

incr

easi

ng

aera

tion

and

wat

er i

nfilt

rati

on.

San

dy s

oils

ben

efit

wit

h c

ompo

st b

y in

crea

sing

w

ater

ho

ldin

g ca

paci

ty

and

hold

ing

onto

nu

trie

nts.

C

ompo

stin

g w

ill d

ecre

ase

the

use

of s

ynth

etic

fert

ilize

rs a

nd p

esti

cide

s.

Non

-org

anic

mul

ch p

rovi

des

man

y of

the

sam

e be

nefit

s as

com

post

.

Nov

embe

rR

educ

e ya

rd w

aste

by

usi

ng t

he r

ight

pla

nt in

the

rig

ht p

lace

, pru

ning

se

lect

ivel

y an

d pr

oper

ly, a

nd w

ater

and

fert

ilize

judi

ciou

sly.

E

xces

sive

ni

trog

en f

erti

lizat

ion

and

wat

er c

an le

ad t

o vi

goro

us g

row

th t

hat

will

ev

entu

ally

nee

d to

be

prun

ed a

nd d

ispo

sed

of.

Dec

embe

rC

reat

e an

d pr

otec

t w

ildlif

e ha

bita

t. C

hoos

e na

tive

pla

nts

and

dive

rse

plan

ting

s; r

esto

re w

ildlif

e co

rrid

ors

by v

erti

cal

laye

ring

; pr

ovid

e w

ater

(t

he m

ost i

mpo

rtan

t), c

over

, foo

d, a

nd s

pace

.

Con

side

r fir

e-sa

fe l

ands

capi

ng a

s yo

u re

ady

your

pro

pert

y th

is t

ime

of

year

for

the

upco

min

g fir

e se

ason

.

Jan

uary

Thi

s is

the

wet

test

mon

th in

Red

ding

so

pre

vent

wat

er r

unof

f.

You

can

cr

eate

you

r ow

n "w

etla

nd g

arde

n" o

r "i

nfilt

rati

on b

asin

" by

mim

icki

ng

natu

ral

wet

land

s. D

iver

t st

orm

wat

er r

unof

f fr

om y

our

roof

to

an

area

pl

ante

d w

ith

wet

land

spe

cies

. You

can

als

o pl

ant

wet

land

spe

cies

in a

ny

area

tha

t na

tura

lly c

olle

cts

wat

er i

n yo

ur y

ard.

T

he v

eget

atio

n in

the

bo

ttom

of

the

basi

n sh

ould

to

lera

te

wet

ter

cond

itio

ns.

O

r th

e in

filtr

atio

n ba

sin

can

mim

ic a

dry

cre

ek b

ed fi

lled

wit

h ri

ver

rock

. A

lso

prev

ent

wat

er r

unof

f by

mul

chin

g, p

lant

ing

tree

s an

d o

ther

veg

etat

ion,

an

d us

ing

perv

ious

sur

face

s.

Feb

ruar

yT

ake

care

of

your

too

ls.

A s

harp

, cle

an p

rune

r w

ill m

ake

clea

n cu

ts o

n pl

ants

, th

us l

eavi

ng l

ess

inju

ry o

r ri

sk o

f di

seas

e.

Cle

an w

ith

mild

bl

each

sol

utio

n (1

0%),

sha

rpen

the

cut

ting

edg

e, a

nd w

ipe

tool

s w

ith

min

eral

oil.

Whe

re f

easi

ble:

U

se h

and

tool

s ra

ther

tha

n p

ower

, ele

ctri

c to

ols

rath

er

than

gas

too

ls, 4

-cyc

le e

ngin

es r

athe

r th

an 2

-cyc

le, a

nd k

eep

pow

er to

ols

wel

l-tu

ned.

Mar

chS

prin

g pl

ant

sale

s ar

e ar

ound

the

cor

ner.

U

se n

ativ

e pl

ants

whe

neve

r po

ssib

le.

The

y ar

e be

st a

dapt

ed t

o lo

cal

cond

itio

ns.

The

re a

re a

gre

at

vari

ety

of

spec

ies

for

all

cond

itio

ns,

alth

ough

som

etim

es a

cha

lleng

e to

fin

d. N

ativ

es p

rovi

de b

ette

r fo

od a

nd c

over

for

wild

life,

and

req

uire

less

ca

re a

nd m

aint

enan

ce.

Apr

ilS

tart

a c

ompo

st p

ile: C

ompo

stin

g is

a g

reat

way

to tu

rn fo

od w

aste

and

un

wan

ted

gar

den

mat

eria

ls i

nto

a tr

eat

for

your

soi

l an

d y

our

plan

ts.

Jus

t ad

d y

our

gras

s cl

ippi

ngs

(if

you

do n

ot "

gras

s cy

cle"

), w

eeds

, le

af

pile

s, e

ggsh

ells

, sa

wdu

st,

and

prun

ings

(do

not

add

bon

es o

r an

imal

fa

ts).

K

eep

even

ly m

oist

and

tur

n o

ften

. S

oon

you

will

hav

e gr

eat,

wel

l-de

com

pose

d or

gani

c m

ater

ial t

o ae

rate

and

feed

you

r so

il.

Yar

d w

aste

s in

Cal

ifor

nia

are

the

larg

est c

ompo

nent

of m

unic

ipal

was

te.

Gra

ss c

lippi

ngs

= ab

out

half

the

yar

d t

rim

min

gs d

epos

ited

in

sta

te

land

fills

.

May

Thi

nk a

bout

ef

ficie

nt

irri

gati

on

syst

ems

as

the

dry

Med

iter

rane

an

sum

mer

be

gins

.

App

ly w

ater

on

ly

as

need

ed

acco

rdin

g t

o s

oil,

cond

itio

ns,

and

plan

t ty

pe.

Wat

er c

yclin

g m

ay b

e ne

cess

ary

to a

void

ru

noff

, allo

win

g th

e w

ater

to s

eep

into

the

soil.

Div

ide

the

tota

l am

ount

of

wat

er r

equi

red

per

day

into

2-4

cyc

les.

A

pply

wat

er a

s cl

ose

to

init

ial

even

t as

pos

sibl

e be

fore

soi

l dr

ies

out.

Adj

ust

the

irri

gati

on

cont

rolle

r at

lea

st q

uart

erly

. "

Sm

art

irri

gati

on c

ontr

olle

rs"

are

the

mos

t ef

ficie

nt s

yste

ms

and

will

like

ly b

e th

e fu

ture

of h

ome

gard

en ir

riga

tion

.

Irri

gate

est

ablis

hed

plan

ts d

eepl

y a

nd i

nfre

quen

tly.

A

void

wat

erin

g ev

ery

day

. W

ater

a f

ew i

nche

s be

low

the

cur

rent

roo

t sy

stem

dur

ing

each

wat

erin

g to

enc

oura

ge d

eep

root

ing.

E

very

ser

ious

gar

dene

r sh

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hav

e a

soil

sam

plin

g t

ube

or a

noth

er m

etho

d t

o m

easu

re t

he

wat

er c

onte

nt o

f the

soi

l.

It's

im

port

ant

to r

emem

ber

that

new

pla

nts

need

tim

e to

ada

pt.

Unt

il th

eir

root

s ar

e es

tabl

ishe

d t

hey

nee

d re

gula

r, s

uppl

emen

tal

wat

erin

g.

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moi

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and

mul

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Shasta C

ounty Master G

ardener

Shasta C

ounty Master G

ardener

The M

aster Gardener P

rogram is a com

munity service

organization, designed to relay research-based horticulture inform

ation to the home gardener. T

his program

was developed by the U

niversity of C

alifornia Cooperative E

xtension to train interested people to help local gardeners diagnose plant problem

s and to assist home horticulturists in keeping

their plants healthy.

Certified M

aster Gardeners staff inform

ational booths at county fairs and local farm

er’s markets, host plant

clinics at comm

unity centers, appear on public access television, conduct w

orkshops at garden clubs and elem

entary schools, and develop comm

unity gardens.

Our inform

ation office is at Shasta C

ollege where

Master G

ardener volunteers answer phones and do

the research necessary to provide answers to all sorts

of horticultural and related questions. If they do not have an im

mediate answ

er, they will know

where to

get one based on the latest scientific research.

This project, is a fund-raiser for our association. T

he m

oney earned will be used to fund various com

munity

projects throughout our area.

© Shasta C

ounty Master G

ardener Monthly C

alendar 2012-2013

Gratitude…

Let’s all share in the appreciation for the M

aster G

ardener’s who have provided their tim

e and expertise in putting together this calendar. T

he inform

ation shared in these pages offer inspiration and sound gardening w

isdom. M

ay the photographic im

ages, provided by Douglas J

ernberg, inspire deep refl

ection on the beauty of your garden...