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Tomato Market

9am until sold out Pini Ace Hardware (NEW Novato San Marin location) 191 San Marin Drive, Novato Bon Air Greenbrae 50 Bon Air Center, Greenbrae NEW: Now accepting credit cards, cash, and checks. The annual UC Marin Master Gardener Tomato Market is our major fundraiser for the year.
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How To Evaluate Soil

Soils vary greatly from one place to another, even in your own garden. No matter how much work you do in your garden, all may be in vain if the quality of your soil is poor. Listed below are some things you can do to get to know your soil.
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What Is Healthy Soil

Earthworms are an excellent indicator of healthy soil. Photo, Sippakorn Yamkasikorn, Pexels Dirt and soil are NOT the same thing. Dirt is a lifeless mixture of minerals, air, and water.
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How to Keep Your Soil Healthy

Once youve got healthy soil, keeping it that way is mostly about maintaining a desirable environment for the many creatures that live there. Here are some of the ways to keep your soil healthy. Allow leaves to decompose in the garden.
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Adapting to a Changing Climate

To garden successfully as our climate changes, we must adapt our practices. Select climate-appropriate plants and then keep them healthy. Healthy plants are more resilient to climate disruptions. Determine your baseline by documenting your gardens characteristics.
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Climate & Microclimates

Dry summer hills and fog, typical of our Mediterranean climate. Photo: pxhere.com Like soil and water, climate is a key factor in assessing your site, choosing plants, and ultimately growing a successful garden.
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What Is Your Climate Zone?

Most California native plants like this California fuchsia (Epilobium canum) are adapted to our summer dry/winter wet climate. Photo: Linda Stiles The best overall description of the climate zones in Marin County can be found in the Sunset New Western Garden Book.
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How to Assess Your Microclimates

Have you ever wondered why your neighbors tomatoes may be ready to pick while yours are still green? Or why you can grow citrus and they cannot? Across a single town or neighborhood there can be many microclimates. You might have various microclimates in your own yard.
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Climate Change & Your Garden

Click on image to view or print full pdf Climate change refers to long-term alterations in our average weather patterns. Human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, have increased greenhouse gas levels in Earths atmosphere. Greenhouse gasses trap heat.
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Climate Change Mitigation

In the context of climate change, mitigation means reducing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The good news is that several home gardening practices can do just that. If we all take little steps to reduce CO2 emissions, our small differences can add up.
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