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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties

Events

Join us in the garden - and online!

We offer multiple free or low-cost classes each month to give you opportunities to get your hands in the dirt - or sit at home in your pjs while you learn about the many facets of gardening in our unique mediterranean climate and inside your home as well.

Come, explore, learn!

 

 

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A vegetable and flower garden with raised beds
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Protect Your Garden: Practical Pest Management

Event Date
May 23, 2026

Protect your spring and summer vegetable garden with practical, environmentally sound pest management strategies. In this third class of our Vegetable Growing series, you’ll learn to identify common garden pests — from insects and other invertebrates to vertebrate visitors — and recognize the type of damage…
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Half barrel and metal raised-bed planters filled with lush green plants
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Summer at Pinto Lake: What's Thriving Now

Event Date
Jun 6, 2026

Summer at Pinto Lake: What's Thriving NowExplore what’s growing at the Pinto Lake Demonstration Garden this summer 🌱 Join a guided, small-group walk through the garden, stopping at different areas where Master Gardeners share what’s growing and answer your questions.As you move through vegetable beds,…
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