Merced Master Gardeners Public Newsletter

It's April and there are many community events to check out this month! In this issue, look for details on: 

• Three local Garden Tours: Madera Master Gardeners (this Sat, April 13), Merced (Wed, April 17), and Le Grand (Wed, April 24).
• Merced College Annual Plant Sale (April 19 and 20)
• Merced County Master Gardeners Earth Day Event at the Regional Waste Authority on April 20
• May 11th Drip Irrigation workshop
• April Garden to-Do's by Pat Shay
• Thinning Peaches by Tom Dinwoodie

Well it looks like March is coming in like a lion and hopefully will go out like a lamb. In preparations for spring, here are our upcoming events:

• Sat, March 16, 2024- No Room for a Vegetable Garden… Try CONTAINERS! Public Workshop from 10:00 -11:30 am

Come listen to Tom Dinwoodie, Merced Master Gardener present a free community workshop, held at Merced College AG/IT Building. Pre-register Online Here  Or by emailing anrmgmerced@ucanr.edu by 10 am. Friday, March 15 to receive map to classroom and parking. More details in newsletter or on our website.

• Sat, March 23, 2024 Master Gardeners Volunteers will have an information booth at the Merced Grange's 9^th annual Plant Give and Take at St. Patrick’s church parking lot at 671 E Yosemite Ave, Merced. 
• Drop off and line up starts at 8:30 am. Event starts at 9am-10:30am. For more information click here
• Sat, May 11, 2024 –Drip Irrigation: Containers- Landscape- Garden & Orchard. 
• Wed June 5, 2024- Sun June 9- Master Gardeners at the Merced County Fair
• Sat, June 8,2024-Pest Management in the Veggie Garden: A Non-chemical Approach. 

Contact Merced County Master Gardener’s Helpline to get answers to your garden questions.

We're thankful for the rain we're getting these past weeks, even though it led to a last-minute cancellation of our Roses 101 Workshop on Sat, Jan 13.   In this issue: 

• Good news! The Roses 101 Workshop has been rescheduled to this Saturday, Jan 27 from 1:30 -3:30 (note the date and time changes) at Our Lady of Mercy School (OLM) at 1400 27th Street, Merced.  Directions
  
  • Pre-register Jan 27 here. More details in the newsletter or on our website. 
• Sat, Feb 17, 2024 – Citrus Orchard Walk-About and Tasting         with Maxwell Norton, UCANR Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Emeritus, Fruit Trees and Grape 1pm- 3 pm.
  • Workshop Location - Winton Area. More info inside.
  • Pre-register here by 12 noon Friday, Feb 16
• March- May Upcoming Workshops
• Pat Shay's Garden To-Do's for January and February (revisited)