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New Environmental Horticulture and Controlled Environment Agriculture Advisor serving Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Mateo, and San Benito Counties

March 10, 2026
By Mayra Cervantes
 Carrie Brown joined UC Cooperative Extension in February 2026 as the Environmental Horticulture and Controlled Environment Agriculture Advisor serving Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Mateo, and San Benito Counties. Based in Watsonville, she is developing an applied research and extension program to support…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Visit Sherwood Garden! Open Garden Day (EDC MG)

Event Date
Mar 27, 2026

Visit Sherwood Demonstration Garden Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open Fridays and Saturdays March through October. Come and take a leisurely stroll through all 16 themed gardens. Docents are on-site to assist you with any questions regarding Sherwood Demonstration Garden or your personal garden. May…
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Visit Sherwood Garden! Open Garden Day (EDC MG)

Event Date
Apr 18, 2026

Visit Sherwood Demonstration Garden Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open Fridays and Saturdays March through October. Come and take a leisurely stroll through all 16 themed gardens. Docents are on-site to assist you with any questions regarding Sherwood Demonstration Garden or your personal garden. May…
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Visit Sherwood Garden! Open Garden Day (EDC MG)

Event Date
Mar 21, 2026

Visit Sherwood Demonstration Garden Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open Fridays and Saturdays March through October. Come and take a leisurely stroll through all 16 themed gardens. Docents are on-site to assist you with any questions regarding Sherwood Demonstration Garden or your personal garden. May…
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Visit Sherwood Garden! Open Garden Day (EDC MG)

Event Date
Mar 20, 2026

Visit Sherwood Demonstration Garden Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open Fridays and Saturdays March through October. Come and take a leisurely stroll through all 16 themed gardens. Docents are on-site to assist you with any questions regarding Sherwood Demonstration Garden or your personal garden. May…
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Visit Sherwood Garden! Open Garden Day (EDC MG)

Event Date
Mar 14, 2026

Visit Sherwood Demonstration Garden Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open Fridays and Saturdays March through October. Come and take a leisurely stroll through all 16 themed gardens. Docents are on-site to assist you with any questions regarding Sherwood Demonstration Garden or your personal garden…
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Visit Sherwood Garden! Open Garden Day (EDC MG)

Event Date
Mar 13, 2026

It is our goal that the Sherwood Demonstration Garden will provide the public with a hands-on, interactive experience about research-based, sustainable gardening practices specific to the west slope of El Dorado County, appropriate for all ages and cultures, and reflective of a variety of environments and…
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County: Event

"Ask A Master Food Preserver" - program in Spanish

Event Date
Mar 25, 2026

PREGUNTE A UN MAESTRO CONSERVADOR DE ALIMENTOS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE CALIFORNIA EVENTO MENSUAL DE PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS EN VIVO 2026¡Pregunte sobre seguridad alimentaria y conservación de alimentos!Miércoles 25 de marzo13:00-14:00Tema: CongelaciónSuscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo:https://ucanr…
UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County
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Monarch migration and milkweed waystations
UC Master Gardeners of Solano County: Event

Monarch Butterfly Logistics: Propagating Plants and Building Monarch Waystations

Event Date
May 14, 2026

Presenter RicRich Marovich Solano County Master GardenerThis Rotary Funded event is about Monarch logistics. How to grow and distribute Milkweek host plants and nectar plants to master gardeners and other. Monarch waystations are small gardens with big impacts, each with the potential to increae…
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Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Poor Pollination in Raspberries

March 10, 2026
By Mark P Bolda
3/9/2026 - this is a blog post I wrote back in early 2010, but when we switched over to the new blog presentation system last year it was unfortunately removed from the thread.  Still, it's good information to have out in the public domain, so I post it back up again.  MarkThere are many causes of…
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