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UC Master Gardeners - Sutter Yuba

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Fall Series Learning Garden Workshop - Resources

Workshop Resources: Soil Solarization 

  1. Soil Solarization for Garden and Landscapes https://ipm.ucanr.edu/pdf/pestnotes/pnsoilsolarization.pdf
  2. UC Master Garden Sacramento County: Soil Solarization- Control soilborne pest https://youtu.be/k7P3_20BgCE?si=XPxFlc8EyENhzAd6

 

The UCCE Master Gardeners of Sutter-Yuba Counties welcome you!

Who are we?

UCCE Master Gardeners are trained representatives of the University of California Cooperative Extension, assisting the gardening community of Sutter and Yuba Counties by providing research-based home gardening information.*


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*To learn more, visit the statewide UC Master Gardener Program and the California Garden Web.


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We are here to help if you have gardening questions, want to have us identify a plant or animal for you, or just want to know more about us. Complete our intake form here to get your questions answered.

UC ANR Blogs
  • A look inside a bee hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
    Honey Bee Is a True Communication Specialist

    Picture yourself as a waggle-dancing honey bee.  You're dancing in the dark, on a small, crowded dance floor with lots of obstacles, and you're trying to communicate to other foragers where that great resource is. You're relating the direction, distance, and quality of the resource (pollen,...


    By Kathy Keatley Garvey
    Author - Communications specialist
  • Fire professionals are gathering in Monterey Dec. 4-8 to discuss new and creative ways to address wildfire-related challenges. File photo by Evett Kilmartin
    More than 800 wildland fire professionals gather for international conference in Monterey

    UC ANR among sponsors of 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress Scientists, land managers, educators and students from a variety of organizations worldwide will gather from Dec. 4-8 in Monterey, California for the 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. The...


  • White yarrow(achillea millefolium white) is especially well-suited for a moon garden. Brent McGhie
    Conjure Up A Moon Garden

    In these winter months,while taking stock of the past year's gardening successes and planning next year's garden, why not consider adding a moon garden somewhere in your yard?  A moon garden incorporates reflective surfaces, light-colored flowers, fragrant plants, and peaceful sounds, all...


    By Kim Schwind
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  • A female praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, stares at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
    The Last Goodbye

    So there she is, a gnarling-looking praying mantis, the last of the season, and on her last legs. Last spiked forelegs? From her perch on a cactus in a Vacaville garden, this Stagmomantis limbata is neither praying nor preying. She is staring. She almost resembles a cartoon...


    By Kathy Keatley Garvey
    Author - Communications specialist
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