University of California
Yolo County
Free Gardening Publications
These free publications are saved as PDF files and will require Adobe Reader to download. If you are unable to download the files, please contact our Master Gardener Hotline at 530-666-8737 or see our booth at the Davis Farmers Market and ask for a copy.
You may also be interested in various websites we have selected for the home gardener. See: Selected websites for gardeners
Fruit
- Fertilizing Fruit Trees
- Fruit Tree Management
- Fruit Trees: Thinning Young Fruit
- Fruit Trees: Training and Pruning
- Fruit Trees for Yolo County
- Growing Citrus in Sacramento
- Growing Table Grapes in your Garden
- Planting Fruit Trees
- Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bear
Gardening Miscellaneous
Indoor Gardening
Landscape - Perennials and Shrubs
- Bulb Planting Chart
- Fall Flowers Planting Guide
- Culinary Herbs in the Garden
- Methods of Preserving Roses
- Roses, Pruning
- Shade Plants for Yolo County
Landscape - Trees
Pests - Diseases, Insects, Weeds
Soils - Improvement, Fertility
- Boron
- Composting
- Composting with worms
- Mulches
- Soil Testing Laboratories
- Using Soil Amendments in Yolo County gardens
- Winter Cover Crops for the home garden
Toxic/Poisonous Plants
Vegetables
- Tomato Diseases
- Vegetable Garden Basics
- Vegetable Variety Suggestions & Planting Times for the Sacramento Area
- Vegetable Planting Guide - Dr. Robert Norris
Water-Wise Gardening
Wildlife Attraction (Attracting Beneficial Organisms)
- Backyard Habitats: Attracting Birds
- Bees in the Landscape
- Butterfly Gardening in the Sacramento Valley
- Beneficial Insects in your Garden
Yolo County Native Plants