Butte

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Wildflower & Nature Festival

Event Date
Apr 5 2025

The Wildflower & Nature Festival shines a spotlight on natural resources and handmade products in Butte County. UC Master Gardeners of Butte County will be available help with your gardening problems and to provide information about gardening and landscaping.
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Primal Spring Therapy: Jumpstart Your Garden NEW

Event Date
Apr 19 2025

Learn tips and tricks that will rev up your spring garden for the season. From fine-tuning fruit trees to supercharging perennial garden beds, we'll share practical takeaways valuable for novice gardeners and old pros alike. There will be a focus on soil-building techniques, prepping for the summer vegetable…
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Salvias and Companions NEW

Event Date
Mar 28 2025

Salvias are a desirable plant in water-wise and habitat gardens due to their long flowering season, low water usage, and hardiness. Salvia selection, planting, watering, and pruning will be covered. In addition, some great Salvia companions (those which thrive under the same cultural conditions and look…
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Companion Planting in Your Vegetable Garden

Event Date
Apr 5 2025

Companion planting is the practice of arranging plants in proximity to one another so that they attract beneficial insects and pollinators, deter unwanted pests, and offer shelter and food for beneficial insects.
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Chico Farmers Market

Event Date
Apr 19 2025

UC Master Gardeners of Butte County will be available help with your gardening problems and to provide information about gardening and landscaping.
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Gophers Moles and Voles

Event Date
Apr 15 2025

There is nothing peskier than vertebrate pests in the garden. Join us to gain some knowledge about how to deal with these critters that plague your yard. We will also have a Master Gardener available to show you exactly how to set gopher traps.
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Composting

Event Date
Apr 22 2025

Registration is required. Limit 25 people. Learn how to use leaves, garden waste, and kitchen scraps to enrich your soil. This workshop will cover both cold and hot composting methods, demonstrate helpful composting tools, and review tips for building bins. Carbon: nitrogen ratios will be explained, and…
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Paradise Grazing Festival

Event Date
Jun 2 2024

For help with your gardening problems or to get information about gardening and landscaping visit our booth at this event. More about the Paradise Grazing Festival.
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Growing Flowers NEW

Event Date
Apr 11 2025

This workshop will help you get started with the flower garden of your dreams or sharpen and hone the flower gardening skills you already have. Fundamentals of flower garden planning through site selection and preparation, seed starting, propagating, and a number of different growing techniques will be…
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Soil Health

Event Date
Apr 10 2024

For healthier plants, more nutritious food, and a waterwise garden learn what healthy soil microbes can do for you, and what you can do for them? These three simple processes are key: no till; no bare soil; and no herbicides, pesticides, or synthetic fertilizers. We'll show you how soil health, plant health,…
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