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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Spring Garden Maintenance: Protecting Bird Habitat

May 9, 2026

Spring Garden Maintenance: Protecting Bird HabitatLearn practical ways to care for your spring garden while protecting the birds that rely on it. 🐦🌱 As we undertake Spring landscape maintenance, it's good to keep in mind how our local birds use our gardens for food and shelter. Join Cabrillo…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of Nevada County: Document

2026 Plant Sale Perennial Plants and Flowers

Welcome to the 2026 Plant Sale List of available plants. The list is in alphabetical order by common plant name and includes an image of the plant and a description of the plant habit, water, sun and other needs. Printable PDF version can be found at: https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2026-04/2026…
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Half barrel and metal raised-bed planters filled with lush green plants
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Summer at Pinto Lake: What's Thriving Now

Jun 6, 2026

Summer at Pinto Lake: What's Thriving NowExplore what’s growing at the Pinto Lake Demonstration Garden this summer 🌱 Join a guided, small-group walk through the garden, stopping at different areas where Master Gardeners share what’s growing and answer your questions.As you move through vegetable beds,…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Irrigation Computers in the Field

April 21, 2026
By Ben A Faber
Advanced technology can help farmers get to the root of a growing problem ¾ overwatering in an era of increasing drought and water scarcity. A new UC Riverside system can map soil moisture tree by tree, so growers water only where and when it’s needed.This system, detailed in the journal Computer and…
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Fotografía de alimentos en conserva con logo de los Maestreos Conservadores

Food preservation class in Spanish brings science to everyday kitchens

April 21, 2026
By Diana Cervantes
In a virtual room filled with greetings, laughter and chat messages, something more than a class began.“Meat, vegetables, bread, tamales…,” participants typed as they shared what they already freeze at home. The conversation flowed easily — from forgotten food in the freezer to recipes that didn’t turn out…
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a long skinny green vegetable grows on the ground under green leaves
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Article

Central Sierra: Grow a Loofah from a Seed

April 21, 2026
The versatile loofah (or luffa) is edible, but famous as a natural sponge  Luffa, often spelled loofah, Luffa aegyptiaca, is a vining gourd in the cucumber family. It can be used as a vegetable when it is young and the cucumber-like fruit is only six inches or less. It is rich in nutrients and high…
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Author's drawing of a beautiful tree, with fields, water, and the sun in the background.
The Savvy Sage: Article

Love a Tree Day 2026

April 21, 2026
By Kelly Mae Heroux
 In celebration of National Love a Tree Day on May 16, this article invites you to take a moment to reflect on the many ways trees support human life and well-being. One useful starting point when discussing the many gifts trees provide humans is the concept of ecosystem services, defined as “the direct…
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Time to Spring Clean Your Pantry and Freezer

April 21, 2026
Preserve it! Time for a Review  Before planning this year’s garden or trips to the farmers market, let’s look at your pantry and freezer with a keen eye. Take stock of what you preserved last season and what you have consumed up to this point.  If, by this time of the year, you have an abundance of…
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A pipevine swallowtail in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

To Catch a Butterfly

April 21, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 To catch a butterfly....Keep your eye on the butterfly, step forward, and extend your net. "Ready? Here it comes!"That was the scene at the Bohart Museum of Entomology insect-netting demonstration at Briggs Hall during the 112th annual UC Davis PIcnic Day on Saturday, April 18. Hannah Petok, a…
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