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Master Gardener Program of Riverside County Master Gardener Program of Riverside County Our Mission …. to bring UCCE research-based horticulture information to you!
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Who We Are Volunteer Gardeners Just Like You Trained and Certified Master Gardeners in Riverside County Utilize UCCE and MG Peer Reviewed material
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Home Vegetable Gardening
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Reason to grow Vegetables You know how it was grown Vine ripe – Full flavor and fresh Varieties and texture Connection with nature Food Banks
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LET’S GET STARTED Choose best site for your garden Prepare & amend soil Water and Irrigation Planning the Garden/Area Tools and Equipment
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BEST SIT FOR THE GARDEN Full Sunlight 6 - 8 Hours a Day Level Well drained soil Near a water source
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PREPARING THE SOIL Ideal soil - loose, crumbly Add Organic Matter Amendments (GYPSUM) Remember- Compost, Mulch, Compost, Mulch, Compost…
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WATER & IRRIGATION Water Deep & Slow Water 1 - 2 Times a week Water Consistently Use Drip Irrigation & Mulch
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Planning The Vegetable Garden Efficient use of space Make a map of space Draw vegetables on map warm and cool season requirements Annual or Perianal Tall plants on North side Include planting dates
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VEGETABLE PLANTING AREAS Raised Beds Containers Square Foot Gardening
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TOOLS & EQUIPMENT Hand Trowel - transplanting Hoe - digging up weeds Spade or spading fork-turning soil Metal Rake - smoothing soil after spading Shovel - digging holes, moving soil Yardstick, twine & stakes - straight lines Clippers - harvesting your crop
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WEEDING Remove & Control Weeds They starve plants of nutrients! Cultivate, Pull or dig, Scrape surface Mulch - inhibits weeds
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SELECTING VEGETABLES Pick vegetables you like to eat! Think about the Plants Production Use Disease Resistant varieties Choose Colorful Vegetables
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PLANT FOR THE SEASON! WARM-SEASON VEGETABLES COOL-SEASON VEGETABLES
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Asian Greens
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Berries Strawberries Blueberries Cane Berries
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Grapes European Hybrid Pruning Key To Production
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Smaller Evergreen Fruit Trees Dwarf and Semi - kumquats – Pineapple and strawberry guava
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Persimmon
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Deciduous Seasonal Trees Apple Peach, Nectarine Pear Persimmon Pomegranate Plum, Pluot Look for “Low Chill” varieties, keep small, plant 3-4 to a hole…
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You Don’t have room Try “Growing Up” ↑
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“Growing Up ” Strawberries In A Bag Grapes On A Fence
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Grapes up and over an arbor
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Decorative and functional Supports
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Rebar makes flexible and sculptural Supports
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Grow salad or strawberries in an old French Riddling rack
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Same idea done two different ways
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Espalier Growing and pruning trees flat to a wall Use supports to start When pruning know how tree fruits
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Edible outdoor room
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Raised Beds Pro Easy to reach for young and old Best drainage Use on almost any site Con- Cost look for reclaimed materials Master Gardener Tip Drip on a timer
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Use your imagination – Reclaimed Materials – Pipes – Conduit
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Reclaimed Materials
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More Reclaimed Materials
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Strawberries as groundcover Great on slopes Think out side the garden
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Take Vegetables and fruits out of the garden Table Top Topiary Bay Tiny Citrus – Kumquat – Calamondin Hedges Blueberries Edges Thyme Oregano Cilantro and Parsley
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Small Herb Edges
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HARVESTING & STORING Picking Vegetables Early morning = best flavor Keeping Vegetables Fresh Store at proper temperatures
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Harvest Saving and Sharing Harvest = Celebration for hungry people. Share “Putting up” food Share Freeze Preserve Dry
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The Ocean Begins at Your Front Door Protect your Watershed Conserve Water Nothing Down The Drain Fertilize Carefully= – When that plant is growing – Less is more – No overthrow – Read directions
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Useful Websites & Information UC Vegetable Research & Information Center http://vric.ucdavis.edu/ Gardening Information http://ucanr.org/findinformation.cfm?findinfosub=6 Pest Notes http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/menu.homegarden.html Weeds http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/weeds_common.html Mulch http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/ENVIRON/mulches.html Online Order Catalog for UC Publications http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu California Master Gardener Handbook Home Vegetable Gardening, Publication # 21444 Pests of the Garden & Small Farm, Publication # 3332 Local Hotline 951-683-6491 email-mgriverside@ucdavis.edu
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Call or E-mail the UCCE MG of Riverside County HOTLINE 951-683-6491 mgriverside@ucdavis.edu http://ceriverside.ucdavis.edu Gardening Questions?
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