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Garden to Table Series – Fresh & Flavorful: Mastering Mediterranean Herbs/Fillmore Library

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Jun 8, 2026

Photo credit Pixabay Garden to Table Series – Fresh & Flavorful: Mastering Mediterranean Herbs Discover the vibrant world of Mediterranean herbs that can thrive in Ventura County's climate. This class continues our Garden to Table Series and explores herbs like rosemary, oregano, thyme, sage,…
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It's Tomato Time!/Fillmore Library

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May 11, 2026

Photo credit Pixabay It's Tomato Time! Please join the Ventura County Master Gardeners at this talk about growing your own tomatoes.Learn about the different types and classes of tomatoes. Learn how to plant and grow tomatoes from seeding to transplanting, fertilizing, is pruning necessary,…
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Tomatoes and Peppers
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Garden to Table Series - Salsa Remix: Grow the Ingredients for Classic Salsas/Oxnard Library

Event Date
Jun 13, 2026

Photo credit Pixabay Garden to Table Series - Salsa Remix: Grow the Ingredients for Classic Salsas Expand your salsa horizons! In this gardening talk, learn how to grow a diverse array of salsa ingredients - from classic tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, and cilantro, to unique additions like beets and…
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The Magic of Compost

March 14, 2026
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County.    If you have read my columns for a few years, you will know I am crazy about compost.  It satisfies my parsimony and indolence: a compost pile costs nothing, and even if you do nothing to it, it will decompose into a useful soil amendment. …
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Ask A Master Gardener - San Ramon City Center - AAMG2026

Event Date
Jul 11, 2026

Come and find our Ask A Master Gardener (AAMG) table at the San Ramon Farmers Market to answer all your questions and so much more!2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month
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Gehringer UC Community Garden
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Gehringer Nuevo Jardín de Demostración

Event Date
Apr 4, 2026

Los invitamos a visitar nuestro nuevo jardín de demostración de plantas nativas de California afuera de la cerca de GehringerEntrada gratuita, refrescos y meriendasVoluntarios de los Jardineros Maestros de la UC en Contra Costa están listos para contestar sus preguntas Exhibiciones de plantas nativas de…
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What's That Spider?

March 13, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 What's that spider?A common question on the Internet.Bring your image of a spider and ask the arachnid specialista at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, set from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 15 in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus.The event, free and…
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UC Master Gardeners • Napa County: Event

Library Talk: Growing Corn - Our Field Test Favorites

Event Date
May 7, 2026

Master Gardeners field-tested corn varieties: find out what worked best.From Aztecs to agribusiness, corn has long been an essential American food and remains so today. The UC Master Gardeners of Napa experimented with growing corn in home gardens and share their findings.
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