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Stop paying high market prices for herbs. Learn how to grow your own! This event is outdoors and is subject to weather and UC Master Gardener's discretion. Please dress appropriately! This event is free.
Explore the beauty and benefits of California native plants tailored to our climate. Discover their drought-tolerant qualities, appeal to native wildlife, and tips on selecting, planting, and maintaining these ecological gems in your garden.This event is free.
Visitors to the Sonoma County Fair this year will see a fresh, educational collaboration between the UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County and the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership. The two organizations are teaming up for a third year to create an educational demonstration garden in the patio…
Registration Open! 11th International Spinach ConferenceWhen: October 21-22, 2025Where: Salinas Valley, CaliforniaCalifornia State University – Monterey Bay Campus (CSUMB) October 21: presentations @ CSUMBOctober 22: spinach field dayAll things Spinach: Production and Management, Markets,…
Master Gardeners focus on visitor’s education and create enthusiasm for water-wise, environmentally focused, and inspirational “Gardening for Today.” Our garden is a living classroom for the Placer County community that emphasizes sustainable gardening, integrated pest management and backyard food production…
Master Gardeners focus on visitor’s education and create enthusiasm for water-wise, environmentally focused, and inspirational “Gardening for Today.” Our garden is a living classroom for the Placer County community that emphasizes sustainable gardening, integrated pest management and backyard food production…
Role of Program Area ChairsA Program Area (PA) Chair is appointed for a three-year term by the Associate Vice President for Research and Extension to provide leadership to the Program Team (PT) leaders, serve on Program Council, and represent that program area for UC ANR. PA chairs are responsible to…
The 2025 planting progress for rice in California was a bit unusual compared to other years. I am looking at the USDA figures and while they are not perfect, I think they give a pretty good general indication of planting. Some things to note for the graph shown in Figure 1.Due to a warm dry spring, 2025…
Imagine a garden designed to focus on creating natural wildlife habitat. Why not eliminate turf grass from your own garden and replace it with trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals that benefit wildlife? Welcome to Naturescaping, a method of landscaping that allows people and nature to coexist. By growing…