Many will be ready to harvest in 90 to 95 days, but according to Kazakou, some of the “ultra-early” species ripen about 10 ...

Think it's too early to plant veggies? January is actually the ideal time to get many crops started, whether they're planted ...

A great way to beat the cold weather we have seen this week is to start working on this year’s garden. This is the perfect ...

Rosemary, sage, oregano, thyme and bay laurel, however, will get by indoors if cared for properly. Parsley may grow well, too ...

Low light isn’t the only concern when starting seeds in January. Also consider the size of your indoor growing area and how ...

Think winter is too early to start sowing vegetable and herb seeds outdoors? Not for all of them! While heat-loving crops ...

Most succulents and cacti hail from hot and sunny areas and need lots of light to grow and maintain their color and form indoors. Plants like aloes, haworthia, echeveria, and most cacti will grow ...

However, we do not need to dig and store canna rhizomes over the winter down here, so this is needless work. Up North, ...

Happy New Year, I hope you survived the holidays and are ready to set the course for a new green year! I’m already laying out ...

What a gift to be a gardener at this time of year! For most other people, winter just grinds on, with dingy snowdrifts melting into puddles that will freeze into ice slicks. But gardeners don’t ...

"I am now in the midst of building Leveritt’s Folly, converting two hoop houses, one 96 feet long and the other 40 feet, into year-round, heated and cooled greenhouses," writes Publisher.

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...