Join UC Master Gardeners for an online Garden Talk on:Drought-Tolerant Fruit Trees.Master Gardeners will cover the meaning of drought-tolerant, culture and care, and species suggestions for Santa Barbara.April 6, 2026; 7-8 pm
Learn all about Monarch Butterflies with UC Master Gardener of San Diego County, Sommer Cartier. She will be a speaker for the Scripps-Mesa Garden Club meeting, open to the public at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Community Room.
Join Santa Barbara Master Gardeners in a 4-week class that covers:What, When, & How to Plant your vegetable garden.Location: Goleta Community Garden, Armitos Park, GoletaTime: March 7, 14, 21, & 28 ; 1- 3 pm.
Don't miss the Mt. Helix Park Foundation's annual Nature Day featuring our Ask-A-Master Gardener booth, along with local conservation groups, lectures, demonstrations, crafts and more. Tickets are free and include parking and shuttle rides to the top! Join in to celebrate the historic nature preserve,…
Have a question about your garden? The UC Master Gardeners of Tulare/Kings Counties are here to help! Our trained volunteers provide free, research-based advice on all aspects of home gardening. We can help you identify plant problems, recommend varieties that thrive in our zones 9a-9b climate, suggest water…
A PDF version of this document formatted for printing is available below.Bishop, Keeler, and South Owens Lake have CIMIS irrigation stations that can be used to determine with some accuracy how much water is needed based on weather. These can be complicated to use, however. These tables, developed by a…
I walked into my yard one night a few years ago and came face to face with a bold and defiant Sceloporus occidentalis, or Western Fence Lizard. I couldn't have been more delighted.I remember as a child chasing lizards when I lived with my grandparents in the mountains above Oroville. Once, I caught one. I…
Ellie Andrews Specialty Crops AdvisorSonoma, Marin, and Napa CountiesUniversity of California Cooperative ExtensionEmail: eandrews@ucanr.eduInstagram: @specialtycropsView more resources on the Specialty Crops program websiteThe UCCE North Bay Specialty Crops Extension and research…
The following tables are estimates of water use for Bishop, CA based on CIMIS weather data, Station #35. The first table shows estimated plant use for each month. The second shows how much you can expect to irrigate. Both show values in inches. Obviously you will need to apply water more than once a…
