Links for 2022 Calendar Articles

 

 

2022 Gardening Guide and Calendar 

Cover Photograph: Lynn Hanson

Cover Design: Elaine Applebaum

                                        

 

 

Front Page - Gardening in the Valley and Foothills

Writer:  Peggy Beltramo

Photograph:  Pauline Atkins

 

 

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.  United States Department of Agriculture. https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov

Sunset Climate Zones. Sunset Western Garden Collection.  2020. https://www.sunsetwesterngardencollection.com/climate-zones/zone/northern-california

Gardening in a Changing Climate.  Zoom workshop.  University of California Master Gardeners of Placer County.  June 26, 2021. https://ucanr.edu/sites/ucmgplacer/files/380417.pdf

                                        

 

 

January 2022 – To Oil or not To Oil?

Writer:  Ann Beinhorn

Photograph:  Emily Guillen/Gerrie Bannister

 

 

Less Toxic Insecticides.  UC IPM Pests in the Garden and Landscape Quick Tips. Rev. June 8, 2020. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/QT/lesstoxicinsecticidescard.html

Horticultural Oils. University of Connecticut. College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. Revised by the UConn Home and Garden Education Center, 2016. https://homegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3479/2022/08/Horticultural-Oils.pdf

Reading Pesticide Labels.  National Pesticide Information Center. Updated January 20, 2021. http://npic.orst.edu/health/readlabel.html

Pesticide Active Ingredients Database.  UCIPM Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/menu.pesticides.php

                                        

 

 

February 2022 – Document It

Writer:  Lexy Martin

Photograph: Lexy Martin and Pauline Sakai

 

 

Gibson, Anne. Why a Gardening Journal is Your Most Valuable Tool.  The Micro Gardener 2017. https://themicrogardener.com/?s=garden+journal

Citizen Science (in the garden!).  Oregon State University.  2021. https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/gardencitizenscience/osus-citizen-science-projects/

                                        

 

 

March 2022 – Creepy Crawlies….Not!

Writers:  Kathy Netto and Becky Fritchie

Photograph: Pauline Sakai

 

 

Angima, Sam D, Michael Noack and Sally Noack. Composting With Worms. Oregon State University Extension Service. October 2011. Rev.2019. https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/em9034

Adams, R. Vermicomposting. Washington State University. November 2016 (Kittitas County Extension) https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2080/2020/10/composting.pdf

Where to purchase the worms:

Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm – https://unclejimswormfarm.com

The Worm Farm – https://www.thewormfarm.net (Durham, CA)

Terra Vesco (formerly Sonoma Valley Worm Farm) – https://www.terravesco.com

                                        

 

 

April 2022 – Foothill and Valley Gems

Writer:   Linda Wold

Photograph:  Sandi Fitzpatrick

 

 

Fake, Cindy. Growing Citrus in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. University of California Cooperative Extension.  Publication No. 31-018C. 2020 update https://ucanr.edu/sites/placernevadasmallfarms/files/63813.pdf

Citrus:  Diseases and Disorders of Fruit. UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/C107/m107bpfruitdis.html

Visit mountain mandarin orchards for tasty treats. UCANR blogs.  November 29, 2017 https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=25728

Fake, Cindy and Steve Pilz. Mandarin Fruit Quality. University of California Cooperative Extension.  Publication No. 31-017C.  February 2010. https://ucanr.edu/sites/placernevadasmallfarms/files/63818.pdf

Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Disease.  UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.  Revised 9/18. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74155.html

Citrus.  University of California.  The California Backyard Orchard.  http://homeorchard.ucanr.edu/Fruits_&_Nuts/Citrus/

                                        

 

 

May 2022 – Don’t Be “Pest”y

Writer:   Julie Saare-Edmonds

Photograph:  Julie Long

 

 

Walton, William E. and Bruce F. Eldridge. Mosquitoes. UC IPM Pest Notes.  Publication 7451. 2020. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PDF/PESTNOTES/pnmosquitoes.pdf

Placer Mosquito & Vector Control District. https://placermosquito.org/  

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Mosquitoes. https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/

Insect Repellant Safety. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). n.d. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/outdoor/mosquito-borne/repellents.html

                                        

 

 

June 2022 – (Not Only) Pretty in Pink

Writer:   Brooke Moeller

Photograph: Pauline Sakai

 

 

Brenzel, Kathleen Norris, Editor. Sunset Western Garden Book. Sunset Publishing Corporation. 2007.

UC Arboretum All Stars List. https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/arboretum-all-stars

Pests in Gardens and Landscapes: Crape Myrtle - Lagerstroemia spp. UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARDEN/PLANTS/crapemyrtle.html

Ronk, Cathy.  Meet the Crape Myrtle Tree.  Master Gardener Newspaper. UC Master Gardeners of Tulare County.  June 11, 2016. https://ucanr.edu/datastoreFiles/268-736.pdf

                                        

 

 

July 2022 – Honey! I Shrunk the Vegetables

Writer:   Annette Wyrick

Photograph:  Unknown, Placer Co. MG Archives

 

 

MacKenzie, Jill. Growing Carrots and Parsnips in Home Gardens. University of Minnesota Extension. 2018. https://extension.umn.edu/vegetables/growing-carrots-and-parsnips-home-gardens

Pittinger, Dennis. California Master Gardener Handbook. UCANR Publication 3382. 2015.

Vegetables. The California Garden Web. 2021. http://cagardenweb.ucanr.edu/Vegetables/

                                        

 

 

August 2022 – Guacamole Anyone?

Writer:   Frances Brandon

Photograph:  Laurie Meyerpeter

 

Faber, Ben.  Cold Tolerant Avocado Varieties? UCANR Blogs.  July 20, 2015.https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=18359

Avocado.  University of California.  The California Backyard Orchard http://homeorchard.ucanr.edu/Fruits_&_Nuts/Avocado/

How to Grow Your Own Avocado Tree.  California Avocado Commission.  July 23, 2020. https://californiaavocado.com/how-to/how-to-grow-your-own-avocado-tree/

                                        

 

  

September 2022 – “Oak”ie Dokie

Writer:  Marianne Calhoun

Photograph:  Pauline Sakai

 

 

McCreary, Douglas D. Living Among the Oaks: A Management Guide for Woodland Owners and Managers. UCANR Publication 21538. Rev. 2011. https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/21538.pdf

Lichter, John and Ellen Zagory. Landscaping Under Native Oaks of the Central Valley. UCANR Publication 31-146. Rev. July 2003. https://ucanr.edu/sites/ucmgplacer/files/178863.pdf

Hagen, Bruce W., Barrie D. Coate and Keith Oldham. Compatible Plants Under & Around Oaks. California Oak Foundation. 1991.  http://californiaoaks.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CompatiblePlantsUnderAroundOaks.pdf

Johnson, Sharon G. and Sarah S. Gustafson. Care of California’s Native Oaks. California Oak Foundation. n.d.  http://californiaoaks.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CareOfCAsNativeOaks.pdf

                                        

 

 

October 2022 – Don’t Bug Me

Writer:  Judith Myrick

Photograph:  Denise Abuella

 

 

Home, Garden, Turf and Landscape Pests. UC Integrated Pest Management Program.   http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/

Flint, Mary Louise. Pests of the Landscape and Small Farm. UCANR Publication 3332. 1998.  http://ipm.ucanr.edu/IPMPROJECT/ADS/manual_gardenfarms.html

                                        

 

 

November 2022 – Ouch! My Tie is Too Tight

Writer:  Cooki Vonasek

Photograph:  Pauline Sakai

 

 

Schuch, U.K. and J.J. Kelly.  Selecting, Planting and Staking Trees. Plant Sciences Department and Pima County Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona. Tucson, AZ. Rev. March 2011 https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/attachment/SelectingPlantingStaking-2.pdf

Johnson, Gary R. Staking and guying trees. University of Minnesota Extension. 2020 https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/staking-and-guying-trees

                                        

 

 

December 2022 – Go Mediterranean

Writer:  Laurie McGonagill

Photograph: Annette Wyrick

 

 

Olive. (Olea europaea L.). University of California. The California Backyard Orchard. California. 2021. http://homeorchard.ucanr.edu/Fruits_&_Nuts/Olive/

Brenzel, Kathleen Norris, Editor. Sunset Western Garden Book. Sunset Publishing Corporation. 2007.

Fruit and Nut Information: Olives. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Fruit & Nut Research Information Center. 2021. http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/datastore/?ds=391&reportnumber=612&catcol=2806&categorysearch=Olive

                                        

 

 

January 2023- A Rose is a Rose

Writer:  Jan Birdsall

Photograph:  Pauline Sakai

 

 

Brenzel, Kathleen Norris, Editor. Sunset Western Garden Book. Sunset Publishing Corporation. 2007.

Karlik, John F. Roses: Cultural Practices and Weed Control. UCANR Publication 7465. 2019. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7465.html

Karlik, John F. Roses: Diseases and Abiotic Disorders. UCANR Publication 7463.  Rev. 2020. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7463.html

                                        

 

 

Back Page – Mighty and Majestic Redwoods

Writer:  Elaine Kelly Applebaum

Photograph:  Jan White

 

T. Elliot Weier Redwood Grove Interpretive Exhibit Signs. UC Davis Arboretum. n.d. https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1546/files/inline-files/redwood_exhibits_0.pdf

Le Strange, Michelle. Coast Redwoods as Landscape Trees. Master Gardener Newspaper Articles. Volunteer Program Tulare/Kings Counties. April 6, 2010. http://ucanr.edu/datastoreFiles/268-209.pdf

Google search: The Three Redwoods – National Park Service.

Redwood as a Screening Tree for Santa Cruz Garden? Ask Mr. Smarty Plants. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The University of Texas at Austin. January 20, 2015. https://www.wildflower.org/expert/show.php?id=10703