In the meantime, remember to sign up for our next class, Pest Management in Vegetable Gardens. As with all our online classes, it will be recorded and later posted to our channel.
Where: On Zoom. You will receive a link the morning of the class.
When: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Register at: http://ucanr.edu/vegpests/2021
Instructors: Rho Yare & Anne Schellman
Planning to get your fall garden started? If you missed our live presentation of the Fall Vegetable Gardening class, you can now watch it on our YouTube Channel!
Fall Vegetable Gardening was recorded on August 25, 2020. Our speakers' included two very talented Stanislaus County Master Gardeners, Terry Pellegrini and Rho Yare. The class offered best practices for vegetable gardening in fall, and some tips from our local Stanislaus County Free Library library about the vegetable gardening books that are available.
We hope you will subscribe to our channel as well as follow us on Facebook or twitter.
- Author: Anne E Schellman
We are excited to announce our program's THIRD online class is now available on our new YouTube Channel! Please watch the video and subscribe to our channel.
Herb Gardening was recorded on June 30,2020. Our speakers' included two very talented Stanislaus County Master Gardeners, Terry Pellegrini and Rho Yare. The class offered fun insights on growing and using herbs in the garden, with some fun tips for how to use them, and a word from our local Stanislaus County library on herb books you can check out.
To get a free copy of our Herbs in Your Garden publication, please visit our publications page where you can find this and many more free publications for download. http://cestanislaus.ucanr.edu/Gardening_Publications/
- Author: Anne E Schellman
Native Pollinator Gardening in Your Backyard was recorded on May 26, 2020. Our guest speaker, Chris Howington from Natural Resources Conservation Service, quizzed attendees on their knowledge of pollinators, described the three types of pollinator nesting, and gave examples of what types of plants pollinators prefer.
Chris also spoke about the insect apocalypse, and what is causing dwindling numbers of bees, butterflies, and many other species. He details how you can help by creating an area in your landscape for pollinators!
Here are some resources to go along with the presentation:
- Find plants that work best in your area to provide pollen and nectar for pollinators from the Xerces Society
- How to build a “bee house,” from Michigan State University
- Read the latest research on native bees from UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab
- Author: Anne E Schellman
Our program had a fantastic spring schedule of classes and events planned. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 concerns, they've been canceled or postponed. Gardeners are innovative people by nature, so we won't let this stop us! We plan on bringing programs to you virtually.
Library Gardening Series
Our first Stanislaus County Library Partnership Series: Container Vegetable Gardening was held at the Riverbank branch in early March. We can't offer this class right now at the other branches, so we are going virtual! Our plan is to hold a Zoom webinar featuring Master Gardener Rho Yare. It will include online vegetable gardening book recommendations from the Stanislaus County Library.
What is Zoom?
Zoom is a service that allows presenters to hold meetings or give online seminars. If you have a computer, visit https://zoom.us/download and choose ”Zoom Client for Meetings.” Next, open the download to install it. Zoom is also available as a free app for your tablet or smart phone.
Once you have Zoom installed, enter your name and create and password. Having Zoom means you can video chat with your friends free for 40 minutes. Our organization subscribes to Zoom, so we can offer online presentations that everyone can join or listen to later.
Class Sign Ups
A week before the class, we will post an announcement about our upcoming webinar on The Stanislaus Sprout. Just before it starts, click on the link to join. You will be able to see the presenter and their slides. You won't be able to talk during the class, but you can type your questions into the chat feature located on the bottom of the screen.
What if I can't/don't want to use Zoom?
No problem! After the class, we will import the video on our soon-to-be-created Youtube Channel. We will make an announcement when it's ready.
We hope this email finds our Stanislaus County gardening friends staying healthy and sheltering/gardening in place as much as possible.
