Make it a date!  Our Plant Sale Saturday, October 8th.

Sonoran Seasons

Pima Master Gardener Newsletter

Fall 2016
  

Helping you become a more successful gardener.

Gregg's Mist Flower
Photo/M. Albano 
Let's Make It A Date!

Mark your calendars for the Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale on October 8th from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Cooperative Extension, 4210 N. Campbell Ave. This sale is well known in the community for its wide range of plants donated or propagated from Master Gardeners' gardens and offered for sale at reasonable prices. Shown here is Gregg's Mist Flower, a butterfly magnet and Southwest native.

Protecting Gardens and Landscapes
From Rabbits and Javelinas
By Brian Fullerton and Jean Lewis, Plant Clinic

Photo/J. Lewis
How do you best deal with two animals that often wreak havoc on our plants -- rabbits and javelinas?

The answers...

By Jean Lewis, Plant Clinic Co-chair
 
The Pima County Master Gardener Plant Clinic will help you solve your garden and landscape problems.    
Photo/UC Davis, IPM
What's Eating My Bougainvillea?

By the Insect and Plant Disease Team

Pieces missing from the bougainvillea leaves could indeed have been lunch for a hungry caterpillar.  There are two different types common in Tucson...

Dinnertime for the Aedes aegypti Mosquito
Wikimedia Commons

This new publication from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension provides a comprehensive overview of the mosquitoes in Arizona, Integrated Mosquito Management, and how to mosquito-proof your home and yard.

Home Garden Consultation Service
Our experts will come to you.
 
Master Gardener Consultants experienced and knowledgeable in urban horticulture will come to your residence and identify plants, diagnose insect problems and plant diseases, evaluate watering issues, and provide general care guidelines.
Hori Hori Knife
Image/Duluth Trading Co.
By Deborah North, Master Gardener

Tucson gardens are unique - from the poor quality soil and aridity to the intense sunlight, we garden in an unforgiving landscape. This environment we've chosen requires some tools that are as hardy as we are.  This list is not comprehensive; it is meant to share the best tools I've found in my personal experience in the Tucson garden.  
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Monthly Gardening Reminders
 
Here are some tips to help you succeed.
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Our cactus garden.
Photo by Dale Windham
Immerse yourself! Explore, learn and enjoy. Free guided tours of our 14 beautiful, educational Demonstration Gardens  will be  offered every Wednesday and Saturday morning at  8:00 a.m. in September, changing to 9:00 a.m. for October through mid-December.   Be sure to bring water and wear sunscreen and a hat. The gardens are located at 4210 N. Campbell Ave.
       
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Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jeffrey C. Silvertooth, Associate Dean & Director, Economic Development & Extension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Arizona. The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation in its programs and activities.

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