Advice to Grow By ... Ask Us!

The UC Master Gardener Program designed the California Garden Web to serve as a portal to organize and extend the University of California's vast collection of research-based information about gardening to the public. The California Garden Web focuses on sustainable gardening practices and uses a question and answer format to present solutions.

The blog below highlights gardening issues pertaining to the season.

Celebrate Healthy Soils Week with free events Dec. 5-9

Added December 2, 2022

California Healthy Soils Week 2022 kicks off Dec. 5 on United Nations' World Soil Day. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources is joining the California Department of Food and Agriculture and other organizations in highlighting the benefits of soil...
New online pesticide-use course aims to protect water quality

Added November 30, 2022

Do you know that some pesticides used around homes and other structures are toxic to small aquatic organisms living in nearby streams, creeks, rivers and oceans? The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program has launched a new online course on...

Western Monarchs: 'A Great Breeding Season in 2022'

Added December 4, 2022

Ready for some good news about our iconic monarch butterflies? The Western monarch population at overwintering sites in California indicates a 2022 "great breeding season," says Washington...