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Publications
Online Articles
- Citrus year-round!
- Companion Planting Strategies
- Gleanings - Mycorrhizal Fungi
- Grafting at Bonfante Gardens
- Home Gardening Needs
- Nematodes: Parasitic (with general introduction) and Beneficial
- Planting Your Vegetable Garden
- Plants That Attract Insects, Birds & Butterflies
- Potatoes - Digging for Gold
- Potatoes - Growing in the Home Garden
- Powdery Mildew
- Roses
- Researching with Dr. K. - Soil Chemistry
- Starting Seeds at Home
- Street Trees in Trouble
- This Spuds for You
- Weeds in the Home Garden
- When Good Trees Go Bad
- Wisteria Seed Pods Popping!
Check out www.uctv.tv/gardening for information on a series of Master Gardener videos! They are viewable on DISH TV, online via streaming video, and can be purchased. There are also handout materials and quizes online.
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The California Master Gardener Handbook is an invaluable reference tool for retail nursery staff, horticultural advisors, and all California gardeners. At over 700 pages, no other California gardening guide contains this depth of information. Covers soil, fertilizer, and water management; plant propagation; weeds and pests; home vegetable gardening; and specific garden crops. These crop chapters provide helpful information on selecting varieties, planting, growth cycles, pruning, irrigation, and harvesting. Nutritional composition data are provided for most of the edible crops covered in the Handbook.
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Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County Cookbooks
The Master Gardeners have cookbook publications available for sale:
- Crazy for Citrus: This 2006 revised edition of our popular cookbook has approximately 100 recipes in the following categories: Drinks, Soups & Starters, Salads, Mains & Sides, Quick Breads, Sauces, Marinades & Relishes and Desserts, plus a resource page and tips for growing citrus year-round in Santa Clara County. The $15.00 price includes tax.
- Chile Head Sampler Volume I: featuring over thiry original recipes by Master Gardeners, this popular cookbook is in it's third printing! Only $6.00, you can get this publication at many Master Gardener events, by mail, or in the Master Gardener office. For more details, view the chile cookbook page.
University Publications
The University of California publishes hundreds of useful horticulture publications that are available to the general public for a fee. A catalog listing these publications can be found in the Cooperative Extension office.
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