UC Marin Master Gardeners

JUNE

SUMMER IS AROUND THE CORNER!

ANNUAL SUCCULENT SALE
June 3, 2023, 9am-12pm
Falkirk Cultural Center
Choose from over 100 varieties of beautiful, water-wise succulents for sale!

SIGN UP TO BECOME A MASTER GARDENER!
Applications for the 2024 class opens on June 20! Grow your gardening skills and share your knowledge with others in your community. Applications close September 2, 2023, and training commences in January 2024. Find out more!

SUCCESS WITH SUCCULENTS
UC Marin Master Gardener Gary Bartl shares his tips on growing succulents successfully in our latest How To video!

THINNING FRUIT TREES
Now is the time to thin fruit trees! Stonefruits, kiwis, apples, pears, persimmons and many other fruits benefit from thinning for adequate leaf to fruit ratio to ripen big healthy fruits. Check out quick tips from the Edibles Guild or this in depth article from UCANR.

CAN YOU TELL A YELLOWJACKET FROM A HONEY BEE?
Yellowjackets are coming out and one of our June tips is to set yellowjacket traps, but it’s helpful to learn how to identify a yellowjacket versus a pollinating honey bee.

FINDING HOLES IN YOUR ROSES?
Curculio beetles are likely the culprit. They are easily identifiable by their dark red color and long black snout. In spring these beetles bore into young rose buds and hips and lay eggs in them. The most effective treatment is hand picking the beetles off plants to mitigate reproduction.

JUNE 3-11 IS INVASIVE SPECIES WEEK
Don’t accidentally plant an invasive species in your garden or release an unwanted pet into the wild - Helping to protect the biodiversity of California wildlands begins with YOU!
Check out these resources to help you identify:
Invasive plants: California Invasive Plant Council; PlantRight.org
Invasive animals: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Invasives/Species; https://www.dontletitloose.com/

WHAT TO DO IN JUNE: This month's plant & garden care list	HELP DESK HOT TOPIC: Watch out for powdery mildew in dry summer conditions
JUNE FIRE-SMART TIP: Clean up your home's 0-5' perimeter	EDIBLE GARDEN NEWS: Earth-friendly and organic gardening

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FEATURED THIS WEEK IN THE MARIN IJ:

Succulents are excellent low-water-use plants

There was a time when I turned up my nose at succulents. But somewhere along the way, I started looking more closely and realized that they are amazingly varied, beautiful, and dramatic...

MARIN IJ GARDENING TIP OF THE WEEK:

Spider mites

GO TO THE MARIN IJ ARCHIVE PAGE FOR MORE STORIES AND GARDENING TIPS!

Upcoming Events

Event Name	Date
Annual Succulent Sale	6/3/2023
Fire-smarting an Established Landscape and the Use of Native Plants	6/6/2023
Gardening with California Natives	6/14/2023
Fire-smarting an Established Landscape and the Use of Native Plants	6/22/2023