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Elkus Ranch Environmental Education Center: Event

Elkus Ranch Fall Preschool Days

Nov 6, 2025

Join us for Fall Preschool Days at Elkus Ranch! Preschoolers and their families can visit stations throughout the ranch that are specifically geared towards this age group. Visit our friendly animals, plant a seed, make a woolly craft, explore our barns, and more! Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy your time at…
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hand picking oranges from an orange tree
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

The Juice on Caring for Citrus Trees

Oct 11, 2025

Learn how to care for citrus trees from sapling to maturity in this free class led by UC Master Gardener of Yolo County Bonnie Berman at Grace Garden, behind the Davis United Methodist Church. Bonnie grows more than 14 fruit tree varieties in her standard home lot. She has been a master gardener for…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: UC Master Gardener Volunteer Training Orientation | El Dorado County

Oct 15, 2025

Come Grow with Us! UC Master Gardener Volunteer El Dorado County Training 2026Become an expert - a UC Master GardenerObtain extensive training from experts (18 weeks!)Give back to your El Dorado County communityShare what you learn at community eventsAnswer questions at the Master Gardener help deskMake…
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Preservation Notes - San Joaquin Master Food Preservers: Article

A Note From Our Coordinator Colleen Young

September 15, 2025
By Sherida Phibbs
by Colleen Young, UCCE Master Food PreserverWhy I became a Master Food Preserver What interested me enough to join the 2018 Master Food Preservers (aka MFP) training class? I had been canning for years, jams, pickles, and fruit pie fillings mostly, but I had some experience with pressure canning as well…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: UC Master Gardener Volunteer Training Orientation | El Dorado County

Oct 8, 2025

Come Grow with Us! UC Master Gardener Volunteer El Dorado County Training 2026 Become an expert - a UC Master Gardener Obtain extensive training from experts (18 weeks!) Give back to your El Dorado County community Share what you learn at community events Answer questions at the Master Gardener help…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: UC Master Gardener Volunteer Training Orientation | El Dorado County

Sep 17, 2025

Come Grow With Us! UC Master Gardener Volunteer El Dorado County Training 2026 Become an expert - a UC Master Gardener Obtain extensive training from experts (18 weeks!) Give back to your El Dorado County community Share what you learn at community events Answer questions at the Master Gardener help…
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Irrigation and Nutrient Management: Page

Irrigation Calculator

This calculator determines crop ET since the last irrigation based on weather data from local weather stations associated with crop crop canopy size. It can be used on a smartphone (saved to home screen as an app), or on a desktop/laptop through a web browser like Chrome. This version is…
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Saffron
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Article

Saffron made simple: grow the world's priciest spice at home

September 15, 2025
 Saffron is one of the most expensive spices in the world—but did you know you can grow it right in your own backyard? With a little effort and patience, Marin home gardeners can cultivate Crocus sativus, the plant that produces saffron, even in containers or raised beds. This fall-blooming flower…
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