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Grow Your Own Festival: An edible gardening community event, high elevation seedling sale

Pre-register to reserve your seedlings and help support the future of the Grow Your Own Program. UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe will be providing informative hands-on demonstrations and will be ... read more

Team man Cameron Steel now out on his own

From getting the yips to bowling to Steven Smith in the nets, Surrey allrounder has taken long route to the top ... read more

Ask a Master Gardener: Growing citrus, avocados in Yolo County

This column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions that recently came into the — Yolo County ... read more

Grow For It! Final Master Gardener plant sale of the season

Join the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of El Dorado County for the final plant sale of 2024 on Saturday, April 27. Landscape plants, including perennials, California ... read more

Everything You Need To Know About Straw Bale Gardening

For the conventional method, Karsten recommends 1 lb. of lawn fertilizer that contains no pesticides or herbicides and a bag of 10-10-10 organic fertilizer for every bale you plan to plant. For the ... read more

Garden Mastery: California’s honeybee swarming season is moving in

As colonies of crucial pollinators scout out new nesting sites, residents have options for how to handle them in a beneficial way ... read more

Gardening to Keep Your Money

Cucumbers are easy to grow. A fresh lunchbox cucumber will dazzle you. At the grocery store we all search for a cucumber that is not mushy or old. Going into your garden and picking your own cucumber ... read more

Young orchard water and nutrient management workshops offered in Modesto, Merced, Fresno, Bakersfield

The workshops will feature presentations by various experts and researchers focusing on best irrigation and nutrient management practices tailored specifically for young orchards in the San Joaquin ... read more

Firewise: fire resistant plants | The Real Dirt

The devastating Camp Fire in  2018, along with the numerous fires north state residents have experienced since then, have led many of us to focus on creating a defensible fire-resistant landscape ... read more

Garden Mastery: The expense hiding in your garden

Taking the above steps will help you reduce water usage and its subsequent cost. Kobi Bardugo is a UCCE Master Gardener and a San Diego licensed landscaping contractor with a degree in environmental ... read more

Oregano: By Reputation Only

With many uses and benefits to all chariot drivers like you, a good reputation is always in high demand. Julie Silva is a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener of Tuolumne ... read more