Well it looks like March is coming in like a lion and hopefully will go out like a lamb. In preparations for spring, here are our upcoming events:

• Sat, March 16, 2024- No Room for a Vegetable Garden… Try CONTAINERS! Public Workshop from 10:00 -11:30 am

Come listen to Tom Dinwoodie, Merced Master Gardener present a free community workshop, held at Merced College AG/IT Building. Pre-register Online Here  Or by emailing anrmgmerced@ucanr.edu by 10 am. Friday, March 15 to receive map to classroom and parking. More details in newsletter or on our website.

• Sat, March 23, 2024 Master Gardeners Volunteers will have an information booth at the Merced Grange's 9^th annual Plant Give and Take at St. Patrick’s church parking lot at 671 E Yosemite Ave, Merced. 
• Drop off and line up starts at 8:30 am. Event starts at 9am-10:30am. For more information click here
• Sat, May 11, 2024 –Drip Irrigation: Containers- Landscape- Garden & Orchard. 
• Wed June 5, 2024- Sun June 9- Master Gardeners at the Merced County Fair
• Sat, June 8,2024-Pest Management in the Veggie Garden: A Non-chemical Approach. 

Contact Merced County Master Gardener’s Helpline to get answers to your garden questions.

• Garden To-Do’s: A Guide to Late January, February, and March (2021) by Pat Shay, Merced Master Gardener

 ...download to read the full article.

Hope you are enjoying your summer.  This issue Includes: 

• Upcoming Workshops - 
  • Culinary Herb Workshop, Sat, July 8 from 10 am-12 noon
  • Success Growing Citrus on Sat, Aug 12, and
  • Seed Saving on Sat, Sep 9.
• Merced County Fair photos and awards
• Gardening Tips for July 

Now accepting applications for the 2024 Master Gardener Training Program. Save the Date - Free program information sessions to learn more on Sat, Sep 9 and Sat Sep 23. 

Here is the Nov/Dec 2024 public newsletter for subscribers of the UC Master Gardener Program of Merced County!

• Upcoming events: 
  • Nov 9 - Backyard mini farm workshop- Register Here
  • Jan 14- Topic TBA
  • Jan 25- Backyard Fruit Tree Care & Pruning
• Nov/Dec Gardening To-Do's by Pat Shay 

Interested in Home Food Preservation? The Master Food Preservers of Merced, Madera, and Fresno Counties are providing a training class for their program from Jan-May 2025. To learn more click Here

We're glad for a bit of break from the hot weather this week. In this issue:

• Upcoming workshops
  • Preregister here for this Saturday, Aug 17th's Fall and Winter Vegetable Gardening Workshop 10am -12 noon at the UCCE classroom. 
  • Jim Brugger, a popular speaker from the CA Native Plant Society, return for Lose the Lawn- Go Native! workshop on Sat, Sep 14. 
• Congratulations to our new Merced County Master Gardeners
• Our demonstration garden was awarded first place at the Merced County Fair, and our educational booth was awarded third place.
• Advice to Grow By- how to get answers to your gardening questions
• Garden To-Do's -Summer

Here is the latest Oct 1, 2024 public newsletter for subscribers of the UC Master Gardener Program of Merced County. Thank you to our Master Gardener members who have contributed articles for this issue! 

• Upcoming events:
  • Sat Oct 5 The Grange Fall Plant Exchange- come and get free plants - 9-10 am St Patrick's Parking Lot on Yosemite
  • Oct 5 - Farmers Market
  • Oct 26 - Seed Saving Workshop Register Here 
  • Nov 9 - Backyard mini farm workshop
• Oct Gardening To-Do's by Pat Shay
• Mosquitos 101 
• Countertop Composters: is One Right for You? by Cathy Dunn
• It's Olive Time by Delores Cabezut-Ortiz
• Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins 

Issue includes:

• 2023 Workshop Schedules and Topics for the general public. 
• Leaf Mulch, Mold, or Composting with fall leaves 

 ... to read full newsletter, click on nearby link.

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Quick reminder of these two sessions on Sat, Sep 23. See attachment or our website for more details:

• Are you interested in learning more about the Master Gardener (MG) Program and what the spring 2024 MG Training Session entails?

  • Attend the info session on Sat, Sep 23 from 12:00-12:30 (after the workshop). 
  • To learn more about the program, read the content posted on our website under "Become a Master Gardener".