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UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County: Event

Orchard Management From A to Z/ Ojai

Feb 21, 2026

Orchard Management From A to Z/ Ojai The Certified Master Gardeners tending the fruit orchard at the ARC Ojai Center are offering an Orchard management demonstration presentation.  Join them as they share what they have learned about various aspects of orchard tree management care.  Topics…
UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County
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UC ANR Innovate: Page

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Agricultural innovation doesn't fail for lack of ideas—it fails for lack of connection.California has world class research universities, a diverse and productive agricultural sector, ambitious climate economic development goals, growing ecosystem entrepreneurs building solutions. But too often, these pieces…
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Apple Tree
UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Event

Fruit Tree Care, Lincoln Library

Mar 21, 2026

Learn 10 tips for caring for your fruit trees, including how to select the right tree, and the correct way to plant. Join a UC Master Gardener of Placer County as they provide pruning tips and care advice to encourage a fruitful crop.
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The Savvy Sage: Article

Join our Kitchen Garden Chat via Zoom

January 2, 2026
By Deborah Cunningham
  Article and photos by Treva Valentine - In the past, when people mentioned to me that they garden, I always pictured them vegetable gardening. When I trained with the UC Master Gardener Program some thirty years ago, I quickly realized that many people who garden don’t have anything edible…
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Containers of fresh picked apricots.
The Savvy Sage: Article

January Garden Tips and Vegetable Planting Guide

January 2, 2026
By Deborah Cunningham
 Article and photos by Peg Smith - We wish you Happy Gardening in 2026! We often set New Year’s resolutions in our lives at this time, some we achieve, some we move the needle on, and some fall by the wayside. In thinking of garden resolutions, we would encourage: to think ahead; plan; take…
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Stepover pruned apple trees along a walkway.
The Savvy Sage: Article

What’s a Stepover Fruit Tree?

January 2, 2026
By Deborah Cunningham
Article by Peg Smith - January and February are the prime time for adding fruit trees to the garden. Many gardeners are dealing with smaller gardens where space is a premium. Often, the consideration of adding fruit trees meets the thought, ‘I don’t have enough room.’ Always Wanted Fruit Trees But…
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UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County: Event

MRDG How to Grow and Use Culinary Herbs - Cupertino

May 16, 2026

Come learn how to grow and use culinary herbs. UC Master Gardener, Susan Bancroft, will show you how to grow a variety of herbs from seed to harvest. In containers, inside or outside, herbs are easy to grow and delicious in food and drink. We will explore a variety of uses for fresh and preserved herbs,…
UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
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UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County: Event

MRDG April Gardening Tips and Maintenance - Cupertino

Apr 18, 2026

April is an ideal time to commence planning your crops and ornamental flowers. However, it is also a period when pests such as slugs, earwigs, and snails are more prevalent. In this talk, Pamela Roper, UC Master Gardener will provide practical tips for successful gardening during this busy season. She will…
UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
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[PODCAST] Bird Friendly Garden

January 1, 2026
By Loren Nelson
The topic this week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners is Bird-Friendly Gardens.  In studio live, we’ll have Melissa Rapp, a current UC Master Gardener AND Executive Committee President at the Sea and Sage Audubon Society. We have a past recording of a show from 2018 featuring the wonderful…
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Cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, in flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Net a Butterfly, Photograph a Bee

January 1, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 New Year's Day is not only the beginning of a year, but it's also the beginning of two UC Davis insect contests: one involving a cabbage white butterfly, and the other, a bumble bee.Chances are no one won either one today, as it's been raining almost non-stop, and the 10-day forecast predicts an 80…
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