Seeds for Thought
A quarterly publication written and edited by volunteer Master Gardeners from Solano County.
| Issue | Articles | Type | Date Added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | Tumbling Weeds Preservation Pointers: Cobblers, Crumbles and Crisps from Your Pantry Master Gardener Training Program Update: Learning Tons and Making Friends Climate Change and Warming Soil Fabulous Spring Flowers Sprouts in the Garden: I'm Growing Potatoes! In a Bag! Join Me! Survey of Landscape Professionals What the Heck is "Mulch Glue"? Fun with Seed Starters Trialed and True Modern Roses UCCE Master Gardeners This Spring Spring Gardening Guide | 4/8/24 | |
| Winter 2024 | The Simplest Terrestrial Vascular Plant on Earth: Whisk Fern Gardening for Climate Change More Mess, Less Stress...And the Garden is Happy Too An Abecedary of Gardening Advice Sprouts in the Garden: The Best Gardening Books for Children Saving Vegetable Seeds UCCE Master Gardeners this Winter Winter Gardening Guide | 1/9/24 | |
| Fall 2023 | The Gift of Garden Tools Mediterranean Oak Borer: A New Invasive Species Preservation Pointers: Flavored Vinegars and Oils It's Time to Get Started on Your Winter Vegetable Garden! A Hoophouse for the Backyard Financial Incentives for Planting Trees! Sprouts in the Garden: Kids Corner The Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens Inviting Mummies Among Your Roses Artificial Grass: Pros and Cons Herbs of the East Master Gardeners this Fall Fall Gardening Guide
| 9/29/23 | |
| Summer 2023 | A Plea for Fragrance in the Garden Preservation Pointers: Figs-A Fantastic Fruit North Bay Rose Show Guacamole and Margaritas Nine Things You Can Do to Keep Your Summer Tomato Garden Healthier Sheet Mulching Your Garden Luther Burbank Solano Farming and Local Gardens for Families UCCE Master Gardeners-Solano This Summer Summer Gardening Guide | 6/28/23 | |
| Spring 2023 |
| 3/27/23 | |
| Winter 2023 | Salvia rosmarinus: The Aromatic Herb Preservation Pointers: Kiwifruit Don't Let Them Drift By Your Window: A Word About Leaf Mold Get Ready Get Set, Go-Spring Soon! Dog Urine Spots on Your Lawn Rainwater Harvesting Norfolk Island Pine Master Gardeners in the Community Winter Gardening Guide | 1/11/23 | |
| Fall 2022 | The Unwanted Artichoke True Bulbs and Other Bulb-Like Structures Preservation Pointers: Fruity Flavorites A Dynamic Duo: Betty Victor and Daughter Toni Greer Blooms for the Holidays: Not Just Poinsettia, Amaryllis or Easter Lily Four Common Bare Root Tree Fables You Have a Friend at the Vallejo Farmers Market Raised Beds for Drought Conditions Update on Invasive Species from the UCANR Share Your Bounty with Your Neighbors But Wait! There's More! Solano Master Gardeners at Work this Fall Wreath Workshop Fall Gardening Guide
| 10/6/22 | |
| Summer 2022 | The Willis Linn Jepson Native Garden Renovation Project-Part 2 Preservation Pointers: Pickling Pleasures A Visit to the UC Davis Honeybee Haven Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' Water-Wise Plants Moles, Voles, Pocket Gophers, California Ground Squirrels, Birds on Tree Fruit and Vines Protecting Our Trees Crassula ovata-The Plant of Endless Growth To Prune or Not to Prune Tomatoes? That is the Question! The Dwarf Tomato Project The Decline of the Monarch Butterfly UCCE Master Gardeners at Work Summer Gardening Guide
| 6/30/22 | |
| Spring 2022 | Zinnias: Sickeness of the Eyes (Mal de Ojos) Preservation Pointers: Globe Artichokes: The Edible Thistle The Willis Linn Jepson Native Garden Renovation Project A German Rose: 'Pink Gruss An Aachen' Fruits and Vegetables Are Best From Your Own Backyard Solano County Water Agency Rebate Program Showing Off Your Succulents What's Blooming in Your Yard Right Now?! Master Gardeners in the Community/Resource Spring Gardening Guide | 3/29/22 | |
| Winter 2022 | A Shot of Color for a Winter Garden It's Spring Planting Time-Do You Know You Seed Supplier? Preservation Pointers: Let's Try a Tasty Trio of Roots Allelopathy Garlic Dottie Deems: 20+ Year Master Gardener Volunteer Water, Water, Everywhere Irene's Magic: Air Layering a Lemon Tree Fabulous Ficus Master Gardener Resources Care and Maintenance of Garden Tools Got Rats? LABELS: Fertilizers, Pesticides, Fungicides, Herbicides Protecting Tender Crops Winter Gardening Guide | 1/10/22 | |
| Fall 2021 | The Odd, The Tough, The Beautiful: Horsetails Preservation Pointers: Our Wonderful World of Walnuts What's Cooking in the Laundry? Meet Katie Churchill Rocks, Rocks, Rocks; I'm Sick of Rocks University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE): Master Gardeners in the Community A Cup of Tea Planning a Water Feature: Part 2 Master Gardeners in the Community/Resources Fall Gardening Guide | 9/30/21 | |
| Summer 2021 | Local Native Bees in the Garden Planning a Water Feature Preservation Pointers: Post-Harvest Tips for Fresh Produce Beyond Gardening Gardening for Butterflies: A Book Review Nitrogen Under the Solano Sun: Seasonal Observations by the UCCE MGs Growing West African Bamara Ground Nuts in the Central Valley Creating Terrariums with Succulents Are Homemade Pesticides a Good Choice? How the Pandemic Change my Gardening and Master Gardenering Activities Changes and Challenges of the Pandemic Master Gardeners in the Community/Resources Summer Gardening Guide | 7/26/21 | |
| Spring 2021 | The Once Rare Helleborus How to Plant California Natives Preservation Pointers: Apricots-California Gold Propagating Bougainvillea Shrub from Cuttings Keeping Bees, Butterflies and Beneficial Insects in the Garden Pelleted and Other Seeds Some Garden Terminology So You Can Talk Like a Pro How to Identify Birds in Your Backyard Kiss the Ground The Not So Ordinary History of the "Ordinary Grapefruit" Backyard Composting: Priming My Primordial Instincts Master Gardener Resources Spring Garden Guide
| 3/24/21 | |
| Winter 2021 | Of Shrubs, Trees and Other Nasty Companions Ginkgo Trees, The Golden Treasure Fire Protection: Landscape, Design and Maintenance Pollinators and the Mysteries of Plant Reproductive Biology Sustainable Solano Educational Opportunity Master Gardener Resources Winter Gardening Guide | 1/4/21 | |
| Fall 2020 | Sweet Peas! Lathyrus odoratus, Lathyrus latifolia It's Fall-Time to Plant Spring-Blooming Bulbs Vallejo Peoples Garden Growing and Propagating Freesias Climate Change/Global Warming/Climate Reality Turn Your Kitchen Trash Into New Plants Along Came a Spider Master Gardener Resources Fall Gardening Guide | 10/8/20 | |
| Summer 2020 | "Sheltering-in-Place" Gardening Preservation Pointers: A Honey of an Idea Ten Delicious Roses A Profile of Judy Hager: Gold Badge Volunteer What Birds Have You Seen or Heard in YOUR Garden? New Year Resolutions: Master Gardener Style Covering the Ground with Edible California Native Strawberries Master Gardener Succulent Extravaganza/Resources Summer Gardening Guide | 6/29/20 | |
| Spring 2020 | Sneak Peek at 2020's Succulent Extravaganza (SE2) Preservation Pointers: Our Plentiful Pretty Plums Climates and Microclimates Windbreaks Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: Date Palms Spring Gardening Guide Covid-19 Resources | 4/20/20 | |
| Winter 2020 | Flowering Heirlooms Preservation Pointers: Unexpected Edibles Spotlight on Common Beneficial Insects vs Pests Pearl Eddy, A Lifelong Learner and Adventurer Worm Composting Basics UCCE Master Gardeners' Dunnell Demonstration Garden: Fairfield, CA Plant Do Talk Magnolia Pilgrimage Winter Gardening Guide
| 1/22/20 | |
| Fall 2019 | Succulent Propagation: Why Aeoniums Plump Up in the Winter and Echeveria Don't? Kaiser Rehabilitation Preservation Pointers: Pomegranates: The Jewels of Winter A Closer Look at Which Bees Are in Your Garden A Profile of Sherry Richards A Flexible Program to Meet Your Lifestyle Wreath Workshop Fall Gardening Guide | 10/31/19 | |
| Summer 2019 | Growing Up: Vertical Gardening Preservation Pointers: Spicy Summer Seasonings Crested Succulents on the Garden Tour Undemanding Roses Art in the Garden Got a Succulent Extravaganza? Yes, We Did. An Interview with Betsy Buxton Gardening Books for Free Summer Gardening Guide | 6/25/19 | |
| Spring 2019 | Three Uncommon Garden Flowers Preservation Pointers: Food Safety Begins in Our Own Backyards A Profile of Gold-Badge Volunteer Teresa Lavell Got Soil? Chicken in the Garden: Benefits and Challenges Amazing African Violets Vietnam: Trip Report, Part 2: Rice Presidents' Garden: A Book REview Master Gardeners in the Community Spring Gardening Guide | 4/3/19 | |
| Winter 2019 | Pruning and Care of Roses Preservation Pointers: Think Spring with Asparagus Gardening with Raised Beds: Pros, Cons, and Process Got Weeds? Winter Weeds Making Room for Everybody What is a Garden Myth? Vietnam: Trip Report and Water Issue Where Does Your Luffa Come From? Winter Gardening Guide UC Davis-Dr. Norris's Planting Guide | 1/23/19 | |
| Fall 2018 | Creepy Plants for a Goblin's Garden Preservation Pointers: Preserving the Pretty Persimmons Meet This Master Gardener Coordinator Got Weeds? Beautiful Weeds A Gentle Plea for Chaos: Book Review Composting Leaves It Takes a Village: New Sensory Garden Dormant Spray Ode to Master Gardenering Autumn Project Pressed Leaves Spring Master Gardener Garden Tour Wreath Workshop Fall Gardening Guide | 10/2/18 | |
| Summer 2018 | Japanese Garden: My Inspiration Preservation Pointers: Time to Try the Tangy Tomatillo Ken Willams Sails into a New Phase of His Life Got Weeds? Nutsedge, Dandelion and Clover Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter: Xylophagous Leafhopper Tilden Regional Park Terrific Tomatoes Master Gardener Plant Exchange Master Gardeners in the Community Summer Gardening Guide | 7/23/18 | |
| Spring 2018 | Turkey Tail Fungus-An Intriguingly Beautiful Pernicious Invader Preservation Pointers-Green is Good in Asian Food UCCE Master Gardener Garden Tour Seeds or Starts? Inviting Butterflies to Your Garden Water Saving Gardening-Drought or No Drought Garden Journals Got Weeds? Spring Gardening Guide Master Gardeners in the Community | 4/12/18 | |
| Winter 2018 | Rain Gardens Preservation Pointers: Brussels Sprouts: Nutritional Powerballs Salvias: So Many to Choose From UC Master Gardeners Garden Tour Botanical Stammering Long Fingers of Gardening Winter Gardening Guide | 1/11/18 | |
| Fall 2017 | Why Edibles? Preservation Pointers: What to Do with Green Tomatoes Meet the Master Gardeners Flowering Plants for Your Winter Garden Creating a Moon Garden Is that Gardening Book Worth It? International Master Gardener Conference Update Wreath Workshop Fall Gardening Guide Gardeners in the Community Garden Tour | 10/3/17 | |
| Summer 2017 | Water for Birds in Your Garden Preservation Pointers: Time for the Tasty Tomato Caution! Coming Soon! Asian Citrus Psyllid Critter Protection Sustainability Through Permaculture in Solano County Bee Bullies Sugar-Free Berry Jam Recipe Master Gardener Plant Exchange Spring Gardening Guide Gardeners in the Community | 7/18/17 | |
| Spring 2017 | Return of a Beauty Preservation Pointers: Strawberries Nutritional Powerhouse Growing to Fight Ellergies Are There Grounds in Your Ground? CCPP: A Treasure Trove for Citrus Growers Mosquitos: Vectors of Desease Master Gardener Plant Exchange Master Gardeners in the Community | 4/4/17 | |
| Winter 2017 | Protect Your Plants and Trees From Frost Preservation Pointers: Roasted Winter Vegetables How to Maintain Felco Pruners What Happened to Compost? Curing Family Olives UC Master Gardeners in the Community Fall Gardening Guide | 1/10/17 | |
| Fall 2016 | Improve Your Soil with Cover Crops Drought Tolerant Winter Garden Hiring a Landscape Maintenance Company Preservation Pointers: Awesome Avocado Water Lilies in Your Garden Unexpected Gifts Wreath Workshop Fall Gardening Guide Mater Gardener Resource Guide Vegetable Planting Guide | 10/3/16 | |
| Summer 2016 | Hugelkultur, Anyone? Preservation Pointers: Amazing Zucchini A Garden That Sings Slugs - Slimy Pests in the Garden Master Gardener Plant Exchange Summer Gardening Guide Master Gardeners in the Community | 8/16/16 | |
| Spring 2016 | Labyrinths in the Garden Preservation Pointers: Cheery Cherries - A Fruity Favorite Traveling Seeds Mulch, Mulch, Mulch Why Build Green Roofs Making Herb Oils and Vinegars Spring Gardening Guide | 8/16/16 | |
| Winter 2016 | Pollinators in Our Garden: A Look at Leaf Cutters Preservation Pointers: More About Lemonds Pruning Roses A Walk Through Irrigation Liberty Garden and Greenhouse Rosemary Fall Gardening Guide Master Gardener Resource Guide Coming Soon | 8/16/16 | |
| Fall 2015 | My Lawn is Browner than Your Lawn Preservation Pointers: Citrus Treats How Did They Do That? Zinnias Quarterly Pest Notes You Say Tomato, I Say Solanum Lycopersicum Fall Gardening Guide Become a Master Gardener | 8/16/16 | |
| Summer 2015 | Peggy Martin...The Resilient Rose Preservation Pointers: Pickling Pleasures An Orchid Bee and a Bucket Orchid New State Water Restrictions: What Solano County Gardeners Need to Know Quarterly Pest Notes: Lawn Watering Planting Your Winter Garden - It's Only Half-Time in the Garden Game Summer Gardening Guide Michael's Garden The Great Iris Dig | 8/16/16 | |
| Spring 2015 | All About that Dirt Preservation Pointers: Apricots-California Gold Bees More Flowering Plants at No Cost Quarterly Pest Notes Raiding Your Recycling Cart for Garden Supplies Winter Gardening Guide | 8/16/16 | |
| Fall 2014 | Seeds for Saving Preservation Pointers: Gifts from the Garden Winterizing Your Garden Undeterred Quarterly Pest Notes Fall Gardening Guide | 8/16/16 | |
| Summer 2014 | Growing Vegetables in Galvanized Containers Preservation Pointers: Safe Summertime Salsas Consider the Scuffle Hoe Ten Reasons to Become a Master Gardener Quarterly Pest Notes Public Plant Exchange Summer Gardening Guide | 8/16/16 | |
| Spring 2014 | Greywater and Your Landscape Preservation Pointers: Post Harvest Tips for Fresh Produce Trendy Tillandsia Miniature Gardens Irrigation and Landscape Tips to Save Water Cash for Your Grass Drought Resistant Roses Spring Gardening Guide | 8/16/16 | |
| Winter 2014 | Growing Amaryllis - or is it Hippeastrum? Preservation Pointers: English Walnuts Lawn Replacement Mistletoe Frost Protection for Citrus Calendar of Events Got a Question for the Master Gardeners? Winter Gardening Guide Who are the Master Gardeners? Free Gardening Resources | 8/16/16 |