Growing Vegetables in Placer County

NEW! Check out our new Vegetable Planting Guide!
Learn what and when to plant throughout the year in Placer County.

Growing Vegetables During a Drought
For a list of the best vegetables to grow during a drought and tips for taking care of them when water is limited, click here.

Visit UC's California Garden Web for extensive information on growing vegetables: http://ucanr.edu/sites/gardenweb/Vegetables/

Vegetable Planting Guides

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Preparing Your Vegetable Garden

Growing Vegetables in Less Than 6 Hours of Sun
Preparing for Your First Spring Garden
Preparing the Soil for a Vegetable Garden
Use of Manure in Vegetable Gardens
Vegetable Garden Basics (UCANR)
Vegetable Garden Irrigationv2
You Can Grow a Successful Vegetable Garden This Summer

Planting and Caring for Vegetables

2022 Sum Whats Wrong With My Tomato
Ask a Master Gardener--What Does F1 Hybrid Mean
Basic Tips for Vegetable Garden Success
Blossom-end rot
Creating a Salsa Garden
Fall Vegetables
Indoor Starts vs. Direct Sown
Maximizing Your Basil Harvest
Organic Seeds
Perennial Vegetables
Plant a Colorful Late Winter_Early Spring Garden
Planting in the Winter
Seed Packets--The Revealing Truth
Seed Starting Supplies--the Old, the New, the Cheap
Tomato Blossom Drop
Tomato Nematodes
Tomato Problems
Vegetable Crop Rotation
Vegetables in the Winter Garden
When to Plant Your Vegetables

Harvesting and Storing Vegetables

Harvesting Seeds from the Garden
Storing Your Harvest
Tips on Harvesting Veggies

Vegetables A to Z

Growing Cabbages
The Nightshade Plant Family
Potatoes
Tomatoes In The Home Garden #31-159

Growing Herbs

Integrating Culinary Herbs into the Garden
The Multi-Purpose Herb Garden