Cooperative Extension Fresno County

Fresno Home & Garden Show 2020

34rd Annual Fresno Home and Garden Show

March 6-8, 2020

Stop by our booth for gardening information and attend a seminar on current gardening topics. Click here for speakers and times.

Make a Gift UCCE Fresno County Master Gardener Fund

IPM-Container Veggies

Are you reluctant to try vegetable gardening because your space is limited? Growing your own food can be done anywhere, even when all you have is a small patio. Learn from Master Gardener Maggie about the benefits and how-tos for gardening in containers. See clever ideas about how to go vertical with your vegetables. You’ll be given information on integrated pest management practices in order to employ the latest techniques for battling unwanted critters in your home garden.

Saturday, February 29 9:30 –11 am to be held at Garden of the Sun

Click here to register on line!

Calendar of Activities

Event Name	Date
Growing Together / Black Farmers Conference	2/29/2020
IPM Container Veggies	2/29/2020
Purchase Spring Garden Tour Tickets	3/5/2020
Home and Garden Show	3/6/2020
Sequoia Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers	3/7/2020
Summer Veggies	3/14/2020
SPRING INTO YOUR GARDEN PLANT SALE	3/21/2020

Video tour of Garden of the Sun

Take a quick video tour at Garden of the Sun. Volunteers are celebrating 25 years of gardening information at the demonstration garden. Join us in the garden to learn about water saving tips, free education classes and just learn about the joy of gardening. Fresno Master Gardener volunteers are already hard at work for their Annual Plant Sale and Spring Garden Tour on April 18, 2020! Click here to enjoy a stroll in the garden.

Have a gardening question?

Master Gardener volunteers are life long learners. We had 24 volunteers attend the conifer class. If you have garden question ask a Master Gardner to help.

Call our Helpline at 559-241-7534

9 am to 12 pm Monday through Friday

or leave a message at any time

Or send an e-mail to mgfresno@ucdavis.edu

Please include a brief description of the problem and photo.

UC Master Gardeners are trained volunteers who have completed a 50-hour program of instruction in basic horticulture and pest management and are certified by the University of California Cooperative Extension.

Question about bugs? problems click here

Helpful tips for gardening in the Central Valley

Helpline hot topic of the month

Looking for Elinor Teague article? click here

More information

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Excess vegetables or fruit? Donate it! PAR's (Plant a Row for the Hungry) goal is to make sure food grown by homeowners doesn’t go to waste. We encourage people to take their excess citrus and vegetables to soup kitchens, food pantries or the Central California Food Bank. For more information on PAR Plant a Row for the Hungry (PAR)

Interested in joining the Master Gardener program? Click here to see how!

Check our website in June 2020 for new training class in January 2021. Click link above to find out more!