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UC Master Gardeners of Amador County: Event

Central Sierra: Small Space Gardening (Jackson)

Mar 28, 2026

Think you don't have room to garden?  Think again!  Let us show you how to optimize the space you do have with various techniques. We will discuss:Straw bale gardeningSquare foot gardeningVertical gardening and trellisingThree sistersRaised bedBags in crates, and other ways to garden in…
UC Master Gardeners of Amador County
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Seed tray filled with seeds and a light hanging above.

Five Common Seed-Starting Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them

March 6, 2026
By Barbra Braaten
 For many people, starting seeds indoors feels like the true beginning of gardening season. Tiny green sprouts on a windowsill promise tomatoes, peppers, and flowers in the months ahead.But growing plants from seed is also where many beginners get discouraged.If your young plants have ever looked tall…
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UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

[PODCAST] Square Foot Gardening - Part 1 of 2

Mar 5, 2026

Have a small space and love to grow food? This week reprise of a popular show on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, our beloved former KUCI staff host Mark Fierle spoke to an icon of the gardening world – Mel Bartholomew. In this show, first aired September 17, 2015 – less than one year before Mel…
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County
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UCCE Master Gardener Orange County News: Article

[PODCAST] Square Foot Gardening - Part 1 of 2

March 5, 2026
By Loren Nelson
Have a small space and love to grow food? This week reprise of a popular show on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, our beloved former KUCI staff host Mark Fierle spoke to an icon of the gardening world – Mel Bartholomew. In this show, first aired September 17, 2015 – less than one year before Mel…
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Nazzy Pakpour at Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Nazzy Pakpour: 'Curiosity Made the Scientist'

March 5, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 There isn't much that she can't do or hasn't done!UC Davis alumna Nazzy Pakpour is a PhD, a biotech company founder, an entomologist, a children's book author, a mother of two children,  a former professor and a research scientist.Pakpour, co-founder and chief executive officer of Yeast Bay Bio, …
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Four young children smile holding potted plants.
UC Master Gardeners of Calaveras County: Event

19th Annual Calaveras County Kid's Day in the Garden

May 9, 2026

Please join us at the Demonstration Garden for our Annual Free Event called “Kid’s Day in the Garden” on Saturday, May 9th starting at 10:00 am. The UCCE Master Gardener Demonstration Garden is located at 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249. We are planning to have a wonderful assortment of fun…
UC Master Gardeners of Calaveras County
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Un citrico dañado por HLB.

Alerta por nueva cuarentena por HLB en Ramona, California.

March 5, 2026
By Ricardo A Vela
La batalla contra HLB en California no se decide en los huertos comerciales… sino en los patios traseros. RAMONA, California — La reciente detección de la enfermedad Huanglongbing (HLB) en árboles de cítricos en la comunidad de Ramona, en el condado de San Diego, llevó a las autoridades agrícolas del…
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