THE YOLO GARDENER Spring 2020 A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION BY THE UCCE. MASTER GARDENERS OF YOLO COUNTY Woodland Community College Plant Sale Sue Fitz, UCCE Master Gardener, Yolo County Editors Note: Due to the Corona virus this event may be postponed. Please check our website: https://ucanr.edu/sites/YCMG for updated information. ne of the best kept garden secrets in Yolo County is the spring and fall plant sales at Woodland O Community College. Held the first two Saturday mornings in both April and October, the sales are a joint venture between the College’s horticultural program, the UCCE Master Gardeners of Yolo County, and the horticultural program at Woodland High School. Each group specializes in a particular type of plant, so there is a wide range of plants to choose from. The college mainly concentrates on providing vegetable plants, mostly in four-inch pots. The spring sale offerings are multiple varieties of the usual suspects- tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, squash and melons, as well as a large selection of herbs, and less common vegetables like tomatillos, okra, pumpkins and gourds. Depending on student interests, they may also offer annual and perennial flowers. UCCE Master Gardeners from Yolo County offer a wide range of drought -tolerant landscape plants in one-gallon pots. Master Gardeners are plant-crazy people, they scour nurseries near and far to find the best and coolest plants to grow for themselves. They then donate cuttings from their gardens for propagation for the plant sale, so you can be sure to find something interesting and rarely seen when you shop. Just for fun, a small group of them specialize in growing heirloom tomatoes. They pour over specialty catalogs so they can provide about thirty new types every year, as well as a Master Gardeners take inventory of the plants for sale. small handful of old stalwarts. Continued on next page Woodland Community College Plant Sale………………………………….…...1 Vol. XIV, Selecting Your Tomatoes at this Spring’s WCC Plant Sale………...…….……..5 No. i Raise Your Gardening Game with Raised Beds………….………......…...…..…0 Sustainable Land Practices for Climate Change……………………….……...11 Monarch Waystations………………..…………………………………….....…12 These Are a Few of My Favorite Things……………………………………….15 Winter Gardening Tips…………...…………………….…….……………...….16 Upcoming Free UCCE Master Gardener Workshops………………….……...21 Spring 2020 YOLO GARDENER During the plant sale, the Master Gardeners also offer workshops at the college in a nearby class room, and are available for questions as well. The high school provides annual and perennial pollinator plants, California natives and succulents, from seeds and cuttings taken from the display gardens that surround the agricultural science area of the school. Occasionally the kids will decide to grow something offbeat, like squirting cucumbers, mouse melons, cotton, peanuts, etc. The plants are supplied mostly as four inch and quart pots. All the plants offered have been grown successfully in the ground here in Yolo County, before being selected to be propagated for sale, so there is no worry of buying something that will not grow in our area. Pricing is very reasonable, and parking is free at the college on weekends. The money the three groups collect goes to provide for the horticultural programs for the two schools, and the Master Gardeners use theirs to provide funds for workshops and public education. While cash is appreciated, checks are ok as well. At the moment, credit and debit cards are not able to be accepted. A list of the plants each group plans to offer for spring of 2020 follows. Woodland High School Plant List - Emphasis on pollinator plants *Arctostaphylos densiflora- dwarf manzanita Lavendula stoechas- Spanish lavender *Achilla millefolium- white form Leonotis leonurus- lion’s tail Aquilegia chrysantha- golden columbine Lepechinia hastata- Chilean pitcher sage Asclepias curassavica- tropical milkweed *Lepechinia calycina- California pitcher sage *Asclepias speciosa- showy milkweed Lobelia laxiflora- Mexican lobelia Assorted succulents- agaves, aloes, senecios, Malva sylvestris- zebra mallow euphorbias, echeverias, sedums, etc. Mina biloba- Spanish flag vine Buddleia davidii- sterile dark purple form *Monardella villosa- coyote mint Bulbine frutescens- orange bulbine Pavonia praemorsa- yellow mallow Calamintha nepeta- calamint *Penstemon palmeri- desert penstemon Calandrinia spectabilis- rock purslane *Penstemon pseudospectablis- desert beardtongue Coreopis grandiflora- large-flowered tickseed Perovskia atriplicifolia- Russian sage Cosmos sulfurus- yellow cosmos *Phyla nodiflora- lippia Cuphea ignea hybrid- orange form Portulaca grandiflora- moss rose Cuphea ignea hybrid- pink form Ratibida columnifera- Mexican hat Dymondia margaretae- silver carpet Russelia equisetiformis- firecracker plant Dorycnium hirsute- hairy canary clover *Salvia apiana- white sage Dorichos lablab- hyacinth vine *Salvia brandegeei- Santa Rosa Island sage *Epilobium canum- California fuchsia Salvia canariensis- Canary Island sage Erigeron karvinskianus- Santa Barbara daisy *Salvia clevelandii- Cleveland sage *Erioganum arborescens- Channel Island Salvia coccinea- red Texas sage buckwheat Salvia farinacea- mealycup sage *Eriogonum grande- red buckwheat Salvia leucantha- Mexican bush sage *Frangula californica- coffee berry Salvia microphylla- hot lips sage Gaillardia x grandiflora- blanket flower *Salvia spathacea- hummingbird sage Gaura lindheimeri- white gaura Salvia uliginosa- bog sage Gomphrena- ‘Fireworks’ Santolina chamaecyparissus -lavender cotton *Grindelia camporum-Great Valley gumweed Scabiosa atropurpurea- wine colored pincushion *Helianthus annuus- lemon queen sunflower flower Lantana camara- hybrid lantana Scabiosa ochroleuca- yellow pin-cushion flower Lavendula dentata- French lavender Scented geraniums- various types Lavendula multifida- fern leaf lavender Sideritis cypria- Cyprian ironwort 2 *Sphaeralcea incana- orange Cubanelle House Plants desert mallow Garden Leader Monster Bell Ficus benjamina Stachys byzantina- lamb's ears Golden California Wonder Ficus elastica Statice perezii- sea lavender Gypsy Kangaroo Paw Fern Strawberries Habanero Monstera deliciosa *Symphyotrichum chilense- Jalapeno Peperomia, Ruby Cascade California aster Jimmy Nardello Peperomia obtusifolia Teucrium chamaedryas- wall Jolene’s Red Italian Philodendron hederaceum germander Long Thin Cayenne Pilea peperomia Tithonia rotundifolia- Mexican Midnight Dreams Plectranthus, Cerveza N’ Lime sunflower Padron Pothos *Trichostema lanatum- wooly Pimiento New Mexico Sansiveria trifasciata blue curls Poblano/Ancho Spider Plant Verbena bonariensis- tall Serrano verbena Sunbright Golden Bell Tomato *Verbena lilacena- Cedros Sweet Banana Ace 55 Island verbena Sweet Purple Beauty Baby Cakes Tesuque Chile Better Boy *California native Yellow Monster Big Beef F1 Eggplant Blueberries Woodland Community Astrokam Celebrity College - Plant Sale List Black Beauty Chocolate Sprinkles Flowers/Decorative Outdoor Hybrid Mini “Hansel” Delicious Alyssum, Oriental Nights Millionaire Early Girl Bachelor’s Button Roma Celosia, Chief Red Flame Herbs San Marzano Celosia, Flamingo Basil, Holy Sungold Coleus Basil, Lemon Dahlia, Decorative Double Basil, Red Freddy Squash/Melons Dahlia, Giant Hybrid Basil, Sweet Italian Cucumber, Garden Sweet Gomphrena, Fiery Sunrise Mix Basil, Thai Cucumber, Lemon Love in a Mist Chives, Polyvert Cucumber, Marketmore Pansy, Got the Blues Dill Melon, Honeydew Green Flesh Pansy, Swiss Giants Lemon Balm Melon Cantaloupe, Hale’s Best Statice, Seeker Mix Onion, Red Carpet Squash, Acorn Table Queen Yarrow, Cerise Queen Onion, Walla Walla Squash, Delicata, Honey Boat Yarrow, Colorado Mix Oregano, Greek Squash, Waltham Butternut Parsley, Italian Flat Leaf Squash, Yellow Crookneck Peppers Parsley, Moss Curled Squash, Zucchini Dark Green Big Jim Rosemary Watermelon, Crimson Sweet California Wonder Bell Sage, Broadleaf Watermelon, Sugar Baby Chinese Giant Spearmint Criola de Cocina Thyme Master Gardener Plant Sale List Sun Perennials ( * means that they can tolerate some shade) ** means mostly shade/filtered sun *Aeonium arboreum – Succulent Aloe. Succulent Agave americana – yellow ribbons and Blue Aloe x nobilis – Golden Toothed Aloe. Succulent Agave parryi Aloe Albion everbearing – Strawberry Plant Aquilegia chrysantha - Golden Columbine Spring 2020 YOLO GARDENER Asparagus ormental *Liriope spicata - Creeping Lily Turf *Bulbine frutescens - orange *Lobelia laxiflora – Mexican Lobelia Campsis Radicans - Trumpet vine *Lychnis coronaria - Rose Campion Caryopteris incana – Common **Maidenhair Fern Blue-Beard Peruvian lily-Alstroemeria, Rose colored *Coprosma ‘Tequila Sunrise’ - Phlomis fruticose - Jerusalem Sage, Yellow Flowers mirror plant Salvia x jamensis ‘Jam’e Sage’ Cornus, Dogwood - White Sarcococa ruscifolia – Sweet Box flowering Sphaeralcea munroana - Globe Mallow, Orange Cotoneaster microphyllus - Evergreen Flowers *Cotyledon orbiculata – Pig’s Ear ** Sutera cordata - Bacopa white *Geraniums: Tagetes lemmonii - Copper Canyon Daisy Citronella & Coral *Teucrium Fruticans - Bush Germander, Lavender *Hebe ’Patty’s Blue Flowers purple’ *Zephyranthus candida - White rain lily Hemerocallis fulva - orange daylily California Natives Iris Spuria - blue Baccharis pilularis – Dwarf Coyote Brush Iris unguicularis – Algerian Blue Cercis occidentalis - Western Redbud *Lavandula dentate - French lavender Epilobium canum - California Fuchsia Lavandula multifida - Fernleaf Lavender Heteromeles arbutifolia