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This area houses shade-loving and newly propagated plants and transplants throughout the year. It is also the staging area for the Master Gardeners plant sales We donate some of our plants to local school & community gardens.

The first three beds at the main entrance to the garden are designed to be easily accessible. They are sturdy and elevated. Bed 2 is constructed of dry stacked cinder blocks which provides a comfortable seating area for gardeners and visitors alike.

Phone: 209-754-2880 (Please leave a message with your contact information.) Email: calaverasmg@ucanr.edu Online: Ask a Master Gardener Please check back for updated information. Master Gardeners are available at events to diagnose plant problems (bring in a sample if you can).

Master Gardeners regularly contribute articles to local newspapers. Click on an title below to read the article. Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat to view these articles. Download the free software.

Click on the plant name for information on how to plant, care for and propagate it: Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat to view these articles. Download the free software.

UCCE Master Gardeners of Calaveras County are actively involved in school gardens at: Jenny Lind Elementary Valley Springs Elementary Railroad Flat Elementary West Point Elementary Michelson Elementary San Andreas Elementary School Toyon Middle School Calaveras High School...

Prune and clean up for fire prevention. Oil and sharpen tools. Sand handles. Either varnish or spray paint handles to make them easy to find in the garden. Pull summer annuals and vegetables. Prune dead and broken branches on trees and shrubs. Rake and compost leaves and plant materials.

Clean out flower and vegetable gardens to discourage diseases and pests from overwintering in your beds. Rake leaves from ditches to make way for the rain that's coming. Re-program drip system timers for cooler weather and rain. Update your garden journal, noting what worked and what didn't work.

Continue mulching to conserve soil moisture and control weeds. Keep harvesting vegetables for continued production. Do the final pruning of summer for fruit bushes. Prune apricots to avoid Eutypa fungus. Remove about 20% of this year's growth.

Compost disease-free annuals and vegetable crops that have finished producing. Cultivate and add compost to the soil for fall and winter vegetables and annuals. Dig, divide, and replant overgrown perennials as they finish blooming. Weed and amend beds before replanting.