Garden Resources

A collection of gardening information, handouts and guides to keep you successful in your High-Sierra garden.

Garden Resource Handouts & PDF’s

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Biosol-Fall-Feed-2025.pdf Biosol Fall Fertilization Application Rates application/pdf

Using Biosol in fall is great for feeding lawns and your landscape

Open Download Copy Link 146.25 KB November 14, 2024
Biosol-Forte-7-2-1-Blue-Bag-Label.pdf Biosol Forte 7-2-1 Blue Bag Label application/pdf

Blue bag Biosoil Forte package label with contents and instructions.

Open Download Copy Link 47.9 KB April 12, 2022
BIOSOL-Super-Charge-2022.pdf BIOSOL: Enhanced w/ microbes 2022 application/pdf

Biosol plus G&B fertilizers 2024

Open Download Copy Link 205.51 KB September 11, 2024
Deer_Resistant_Plants_2014.pdf Deer Resistant Plants for Truckee and Tahoe application/pdf

Open Download Copy Link 91.82 KB September 10, 2023
Early-Spring-Gardening-2025.pdf Early Spring Gardening 2025 application/pdf

Early Spring Gardening in the Sierras -2025

Open Download Copy Link 622.25 KB April 2, 2025
Early-Spring-in-Sierra-Gardens-2025.pdf Early Spring in Sierra Gardens 2025 application/pdf

Early Spring Tasks and Tools in Sierra Gardens 2025

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Essential-Tools.pdf Tools - Essentials and Favorites application/pdf

A Few Favorite Tools

Open Download Copy Link 211.79 KB September 9, 2024
Fall-Color-in-Your-Garden.pdf Fall Color in Your Garden application/pdf

The biology of fall color, causes of colors, plants for fall color...and more

Open Download Copy Link 254.21 KB January 31, 2025
Fall-Fertilization-of-Cool-Season-Grasses.pdf Lawn Fertilization in Fall for Cool Season Grasses application/pdf

It is generally a good practice to use slow-release organic nitrogen (N) fertilizers in spring and summer

Open Download Copy Link 102.57 KB January 31, 2025
Fall-Lawn-Care.pdf Lawn Care: Autumn Maintenance application/pdf

What should I do to prepare my lawn for winter in the high Sierras? We have some answers...

Open Download Copy Link 126.75 KB February 1, 2025
Fall-Planting-_-Autumn-Gardening-1.pdf Fall Planting & Autumn Gardening application/pdf

Prepare your garden for the long winter ahead by following these straightforward guidelines.

Open Download Copy Link 112.97 KB April 5, 2025
Floating-Row-Cover-Frost-Fabric-Crop-Protection-Fabric.pdf Floating Row Cover, Frost Fabric, Crop Protection Fabric application/pdf

Floating Row Covers

Open Download Copy Link 1.38 MB September 11, 2024
Fruits-and-Berries-2019_pages.pdf Fruits and Berries application/pdf

Cold climate gardening of fruits and berries

Open Download Copy Link 2.78 MB January 31, 2025
Indoor-Bulbs-2023-Google-Docs.pdf Indoor Bulbs application/pdf

Bulbs for Indoors and for Forcing

Open Download Copy Link 348.94 KB December 13, 2024
Instrucciones-de-plantacion.pdf Plantacion: Instrucciones de Plantacion los Arboles application/pdf

Tree Planting Instructions en Español

Open Download Copy Link 1.74 MB September 10, 2023
Lawn-installation-and-maintenance-in-Truckee-and-Tahoe-23.pdf Lawn Installation and Maintenance in Truckee and Tahoe 2023 application/pdf

Seeding, soil preparation, mowing and more

Open Download Copy Link 231.05 KB April 5, 2025
Lawn-installation-and-maintenance-in-Truckee-and-Tahoe-25.pdf Lawn installation and maintenance in Truckee and Tahoe 25.pdf application/pdf

Seeding, soil preparation, mowing, irrigating, seed...

Open Download Copy Link 196.99 KB April 19, 2025
Mountain-Planting-Instructions-2024.pdf Planting Instructions for Trees and Shrubs in the Sierras application/pdf

Mountain Planting Instructions for Sierra Landscapes

Open Download Copy Link 1.56 MB January 15, 2025
Mountain-Potato-Growing_New-1.pdf Mountain Potato Growing application/pdf

All you need to know about how to successfully grow potatoes in our mountain climate

Open Download Copy Link 431.39 KB April 22, 2025
Native-Adapted-and-Historically-Introduced-Plants-for-Truckee-and-Tahoe.pdf Native Adapted and Historically Introduced Plants for Truckee and Tahoe application/pdf

Our natives at Villager, why grow native plants, and recipes

Open Download Copy Link 301.28 KB February 1, 2025
Peonies-in-Truckee-and-Tahoe-shortened-version.pdf Peonies in Truckee and Tahoe application/pdf

Planting, Growing, and Caring for Peonies in Truckee and Tahoe

Open Download Copy Link 494.32 KB May 18, 2024
Seed-Starting-How-To_v_27_3_2025.pdf Seed Starting Indoors - Easy 2025 application/pdf

Indoor seed starting veggies and some flowers

Open Download Copy Link 207.82 KB March 12, 2025
Spring-Flowering-Bulbs.pdf Spring Flowering Bulbs application/pdf

Bulbs are delightful anywhere you plant them; along the street, around a mailbox, in a rock garden, a wildfower meadow, under trees and shrubs, or even throughout your lawn.

Open Download Copy Link 213.45 KB January 31, 2025
Spruce-Conifer-Planting.pdf Conifer Planting Instructions application/pdf

Open Download Copy Link 1.89 MB February 1, 2025
Sweet-Pea-small.pdf Sweet Pea Planting Instructions Tear-sheet application/pdf

Sweet Pea Planting Instructions 2025

Open Download Copy Link 422.76 KB April 1, 2025
The_WILLOWBANK-Guide-to-Riverbank-Restoration-and-Repair.pdf Willow Wattling: The WILLOWBANK Guide to Riverbank Restoration and Repair application/pdf

The WILLOWBANK Guide to Riverbank Restoration & Repair © WILLOWBANK 1998

Open Download Copy Link 1.02 MB November 15, 1999
Tree-Repair-Comic.pdf Tree Repair Comic application/pdf

Open Download Copy Link 9.62 MB September 10, 2023
Tree-Training-Cue-Card-Urban-Tree.pdf Tree Training Cue Card - Urban Tree application/pdf

The best pruning instructions for young single-trunk standard trees.

Open Download Copy Link 1.58 MB September 10, 2023
Tree-Winterizing-2023-long-version.pdf Tree Winterizing application/pdf

The little things we do in our gardens can greatly increase the odds of our plants surviving and thriving

Open Download Copy Link 2.43 MB September 12, 2024
Truckee-Fire-Resistive-Landscaping-2022-Google-Docs.pdf Truckee Fire Resistive Landscaping application/pdf

Fire Resistive Plant List and Resources

Open Download Copy Link 160.05 KB April 16, 2024
Water-Wise-Gardening-and-landscaping-in-a-dry-climate.pdf Water Wise Gardening and Landscaping on the east side of the Sierra Crest application/pdf

Reducing irrigation dependence, improving native habitats, and improving soils: 4-6" of woody mulch. And several other tips and techniques

Open Download Copy Link 248.78 KB February 1, 2025
Wildflower-Seeding-2024_1.pdf Wildflower Seeding in Truckee & Tahoe 2024 application/pdf

Wildflower Seeding in Truckee and Tahoe - the mixtures, the timing, the techniques, and the short-cuts

Open Download Copy Link 241.77 KB March 26, 2025
Woody-Mulch-in-Truckee-Tahoe-Landscapes-.pdf Woody Mulch in Truckee / Tahoe Landscapes application/pdf

Did we mention mulch? Just use it. Really.

Open Download Copy Link 159.6 KB February 19, 2024

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