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Agricultural Application Engineering Laboratory: Event

Citrus Spray Decision Support Workshop - KAREC

Event Date
May 9, 2024

What? A 4-hour classroom-style hands-on workshop covering citrus airblast spray application effectiveness. The training will cover the use of decision support tools in making spray application decisions that optimize spray deposition and coverage as well as minimize pesticide drift.
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Putting Your Garden to Bed

Event Date
Sep 11, 2024

Instructor: Patrick Daubert Fee: Free! Registration is requested but not required.
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Bringing Birds to Your Garden

Event Date
Sep 14, 2024

EDC Master Gardener and bird watcher Pat Trimble will discuss our common backyard birds and share strategies for attracting them to our gardens with plants. Other means of providing food, shelter, and water will also be featured. Registration is requested, but not required. Register here.
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

PAST: Free Seeds! Collecting and Saving Selections from the Sherwood Demonstration Garden

Event Date
Sep 7, 2024

Join us for a leisurely stroll through the various and beautiful Gardens of Sherwood Demonstration Garden. We will help you gather seeds from selected plants to take home and try in your own yard. Learn about tried-and-true seed saving techniques. Includes flowers, native plants and vegetables.
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

PAST: All About Berries

Event Date
Aug 14, 2024

Instructors are UC Master Gardeners and UC Master Food Preservers Location: Bethell-Delfino Ag Building 311 Fair Lane, Placerville Fee: Free! Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers combine their knowledge in this class on berries.
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Gardening witih Native Plants

Event Date
Jul 13, 2024

Instructor: Kit Veerkamp Location: Pilot Hill Grange Fee: Free! Do you love wildlife, pollinators, and birds, and would like to enjoy their activities in your landscape?
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Growing Veggies in Raised Beds & Other Containers

Event Date
Jun 29, 2024

Join Master Gardeners Mike Pavlick & Zack Dowell as they reveal the strategies for success with growing vegetables in raised beds and other containers.
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Event

Creating Native Bee Habitat Loomis Library

Event Date
Nov 9, 2024

Did you know that there are 1,600 native bees in California? The vast majority of these bees lead solitary lives, surviving without the help of a hive and using their own resources to feed and protect their offspring.
UC Master Gardeners of Placer County
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Event

Cover Crops Loomis Library

Event Date
Oct 12, 2024

This workshop will introduce you to the world of cover cropping what a cover crop is and how to utilize it in your garden. Learn the general concepts behind cover crops but also specific types to use to nurture our area soils.
UC Master Gardeners of Placer County
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Event

Replacing Your Lawn Roseville UEC

Event Date
Sep 21, 2024

Tired of mowing and watering your lawn? Learn how to replace your lawn with low maintenance, low water options, and use fewer pesticides.
UC Master Gardeners of Placer County
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