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Watering and pest control are top of the "To Do" list. Water after midnight and before 10am to reduce the chance of fungal infection and to conserve moisture. Pinch off the top pair of leaves on all chrysanthemum shoots longer than 5" to keep plants bushy and produce more flowers.

Set out traps for earwigs, slugs, and whitefly. Thin pit fruits at or before pit hardening. Thin apples when diameter. Mow grass or cultivate soil around orchard to discourage thrips and plant bugs. Mulch around plants to control weeds and conserve moisture.

Thin apples when diameter. Mow general cleanup for fire protection.. Mulch garden beds to retain moisture and encourage deep roots by deep and infrequent watering. Check sprinklers and drip systems for needed repairs and adjustments.

This area demonstrates the use of a theme in creating a garden in this case a California Mission theme. The California Mission gardens needed to supply medicinal plants, vegetables, fruits and culinary herbs.

With the help of Master Gardeners, Calaveras High students, FoodCorps service members, teachers and community members we have begun the exciting process of restoring the Calaveras High School Farm! The goal is to create a self-sustaining educational farm that will grow produce for the school cafeter...

The Learning Center serves as the focus for information and education in the garden and houses resources covering all topics of interest to the home gardener.

A Master Gardener is a non-paid, volunteer agent of the University of California Cooperative Extension. A Master Gardener is a local resident who is a trained gardener.

The Calaveras County Master Gardeners are dedicated to educating the public about UC research based information relating to home horticulture, including basic gardening, pest management, site-specific planting, fruit & vegetable gardening and other topics.

Once accepted into the Master Gardener training program, participants are encouraged to volunteer for Master Gardener projects. Opportunities abound.

In 2017 Calaveras Master Gardeners received a Whole Kids grant for $2000 to create an outdoor classroom area. Additional funds were contributed by the memorial fund for Master Gardener, Tony Abel.