Fresno Gardening Green

I couldn't figure out why my African violets were losing their beautiful rosette shape. I kept snipping leaves in an attempt to restore the shape, but the leaves on my plants were getting more crowded. Then I learned that, as an African violet matures, it produces baby plants or pups.

I try to rely less and less on controlling nature. Instead I am learning to live with its chaos. ~ Mas Masumoto Tasks Monitor fruiting pear and apple trees for codling moth. To control powdery mildew on grapevines, apply sulfur every 14 days until fruit begins to taste sweet.

"We're not talking about one hungry plant here, we're talking about world conquest." Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors. Most often we think of invasive plants as those that are not indigenous to a region. California claims the greatest amount of natural botanical diversity of any state in the U.S.

Tasks Avoid cutting lawns too severely because the resulting stress causes yellowing. Water citrus being careful not to over water. Continuously wet soil in the upper few inches risks root rot. Hand pick hoplia beetles from white and yellow rose blossoms. Pruning Remove spent blooms.

The summer months in Fresno County are ideal for garden soil solarization, an environmentally sound way to kill weeds, insect pests and soil pathogens with free and naturally abundant solar energy. No pesticides are used in the process.