Contra Costa Times Articles
The UC Master Gardeners of Contra Costa County contributed articles to the Contra Costa Times during 2010-12. Following is a selection of those articles.
- Local Frost Dates for Garden Planning
- Deciduous Fruit Tree Chilling Hours
- Pressure-Treated Lumber for Raised Beds
- Winter Maintenance of Deciduous Fruit Trees
- Soil Testing
- UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars
- Potatoes in Raised Beds
- Termite Swarms
- Starting Tomatoes from Seed
- Wood Ashes Change Soil Chemistry
- Citrus in a Pot
- Growing Oaks from Acorns
- Boron in Irrigation Water
- Curbing Bitterness in Cucumbers
- Growing Coast Redwoods
- Citrus Rind Splitting
- Growing Acid Loving Plants
- Citrus Leafminer
- Cover Crops
- Pruning Hydrangeas for Best Bloom
- Prevent Peach Leaf Curl Now
- Codling Moth
- Leafhoppers: Transitory Insects
- Natives-Water or Not
- Lawn Thatch Buildup
- Spotted Wing Drosophila-Update
- Seed Saving
- Frost Protection for Tender Plants
- Black Soldier Fly Larvae in Worm Bins
- Horticultural Oils for Insect Control
- Weeds & Weed Seeds
- Managing Fire Blight
- Protect Plants from Sunburn
- Deer in the Garden
- Managing Oxalis (Bermuda Buttercup)
- Mistletoe Infestations in Trees
- Powdery Mildew on Crape Myrtles
- Anthracnose on Sycamore
- Killer Lilies
- Springtails
- Boric Acid for Ant Problems
- Managing Bed Bugs
