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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Article

Healthy houseplants to brighten your winter days

January 21, 2026
 Once the holiday lights are packed away and the cold gray days of winter fill our skyline, it’s time to brighten up the house with indoor plants!Who doesn’t love a variety of living plants in various colors, textures, and sizes, standing upright or spilling over the sides of a decorative container,…
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figs on trees
Grown in Marin: Event

UCCE Fig Webinar - Getting Started in the North Bay Area

Feb 17, 2026

Learn from Phoebe Gordon (UCCE Advisor, Merced & Madera) & Mel Thayer (UC Riverside) in this free educational webinar. The webinar will cover fig tree basics, variety selection, site selection, pruning, sunburn & frost protection, nutrient & water management, and IPM for black fig fly.Please…
Grown in Marin
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UC Cooperative Extension - Madera County: Page

How to become a Master Gardener 2027

2027 MG Training class  January- April 2027 will be the next time we offer a training class to become a Master Gardener.Applications will be open May 1,- July 31, 2026.We will host 2  Informational Meet and Greet Classes this Spring:HOW TO BECOME A MASTER GARDENER      …
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UCCE in Santa Barbara County: Event

Apple Tree Grafting

Mar 7, 2026

Join UC Master Gardeners in a hands-on eventAPPLE TREE GRAFTING.Not only will you learn to graft a scion onto supplied root-stock to take home but you will also learn,Selecting Suitable Apple Tree Types for our Climate,Selecting Quality Scion Wood, &Sourcing Root Stock.There is a $15.00 non-refundable…
UCCE in Santa Barbara County
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Professor Fran Keller interacting with visitors at the Bohart Museum of Entomology.
Bug Squad: Article

Pacific Coast Entomological Society to Meet at UC Davis

January 20, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 If you're interested in joining the Pacific Coast Entomological Society (PCES), the first meeting of the year will be Saturday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. in Room 122 of Briggs Hall, University of California, Davis. Following the meeting, the group will gather at the Bohart Museum of Entomology to learn…
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saucy chicken wings on a plate
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Wing Sauce to Enjoy During Football and All Year Round

January 20, 2026
By Robin E Martin
Preserve It! Chicken Wing Season! The Super Bowl always means there is a grand feast of snack foods to plan and prepare. While the textures and flavors abound at this annual gathering (whether you watch the game or not), it seems a quintessential ingredient on the menu is the spicy-vinegary buffalo…
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two small pears on a wood board
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Canned Tiny Seckel Pears Make Delicious Treat!

January 20, 2026
By Robin E Martin
Preserve It! For a Lofty Dessert!  Seckel pears are crisp, juicy, and quite sweet with a slightly spicy flavor profile when ripe. They are very small in size (about one-inch diameter and three-inches in height – about the size of a small lemon), making them perfect for canning beautiful halves of…
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a red rose closeup
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Article

Central Sierra: From Now Til March, It's Time to Prune Your Roses

January 20, 2026
An Invitation to Garden Beauty: A Rose Pruning Primer  It’s that pruning time of year! The period from Christmas until early March (depending on elevation) is the best time to get started. Your bushes will look more attractive and produce larger flowers with good pruning, and you can shape them to the…
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