UC Marin Master Gardeners

Advice to Grow By ... Ask Us!

DROUGHT, DROUGHT, DROUGHT!

• How to keep plants alive during a drought
• Water saving tips
• Don't forget to mulch
• Basic irrigation
• How to conserve water in an edible garden

FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!

• Spend a weekend doing one of the July Fire-smart Landscaping Tips
• Check out our critical fire-smart steps
• Be prepared! Check out the FireSafe Marin website
• Learn how to harden your home
• Assemble your Grab and Go kit
• PG&E’s video on Seven steps to a more fire-resistant home

What's Happening In Your Garden?

JULY

Don’t forget to mulch to reduce watering needs and keep weeds down. Succulents might need some shade. Learn more about caring for succulents. Monitor for powdery mildew.. Dig up overcrowded bulbs after the foliage dies. Move wood mulch five feet or more away from the perimeter of your home. .

July Plant & Garden Care List	Help Desk Hot Topic: Got Tomato Problems?
Want to be a Better Gardener? Take Time to REALLY Know Your Garden	Edible Demo Garden: Summer Harvesting Tips

NEWS & UPDATES

Replacing that lawn? Get a REBATE or FREE Materials to help reduce your costs from MMWD
Marin Municipal Water District is offering a choice of a rebate or free mulching materials and irrigation conversion kit if you wish to replace your water-hogging lawn. Read the link here...
or learn about other MMWD water-saving programs

Want to become a Master Gardener? Applications for the 2022 Master Gardener Training Program are open till September 3, 2021. Read on for more details!

"Ask a Master Gardener..."

FEATURED THIS WEEK IN THE MARIN IJ:

Fire-smart Landscaping – it’s a lifestyle – steps you can take towards the new landscape normal

Historically, the landscape norm was to use plantings to hide the home’s foundation, have vines and ivy grown on arbors and sides of homes, and trees planted close to the house overhanging the roofs...