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Master Gardeners are community members who have been trained under the direction of the University of California Cooperative Extension. Each volunteer completed more than 50 hours of formal classroom training.
Amador County Master Gardeners Office hours: 10 a.m. Noon TuesdayThursday Phone: 209-223-6838 Email: mgamador@ucanr.edu Walk-ins welcome: 12200-B Airport Road, Jackson, CA 95642 Bring a sample for identification, or drop by to ask questions.
UC Master Gardeners of Amador County's ClassesUC Master Gardeners offer free classes on various gardening topics throughout the year. Check our calendar for upcoming classes each month. Calendar of EventsFor more information contact the Master Gardeners 10am to noon, Tuesdays,…
Welcome Master Gardeners! This page is only accessible by the Amador County Master Gardeners using your VMS passwords. We can use this page to enter VMS, to store files, and to create a custom internal website just for us.
The backyard gardeners of our area have a multitude of challenges when they begin to garden. From our microclimates, elevation, soil ranges to what to plant when and where. The Master Gardeners can help with the questions our gardeners have.
Watering and pest control are top of the "To Do" list. Water after midnight and before 10am to reduce the chance of fungal infection and to conserve moisture. Pinch off the top pair of leaves on all chrysanthemum shoots longer than 5" to keep plants bushy and produce more flowers.
Keep an eye on the weather report - protect frost-tender plants when the temperature falls below 32 degrees. Divide perennials like daylilies and chrysanthemums. Prune crepe myrtles, cane berries, and roses, and clean-up trimmings.
Above 2000 ft.: prune deciduous fruit trees, cane berries Below 2000 ft.: prune grapes, roses, crepe myrtle. Paint trunks of bare root and young fruit trees to prevent borers and protect from sunburn. Use interior white latex paint with equal amounts of water and apply generously.
Prune grapes and roses. Cleanup: remove mummy fruit and blighted limbs on stone fruit to reduce brown rot. Remove and destroy fallen leaves to reduce peach leaf curl. Mulch cane berries, cut out all old canes and reset new canes in twine.
