UC Master Gardeners of Napa County

The Master Gardener program is a volunteer organization associated with the University of California Cooperative Extension. Our mission is to extend research based knowledge on home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices to the residents of California and to be guided by
our core values and strategic initiatives.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

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Master Gardener volunteers:

are trained, non-paid teaching staff certified to extend practical horticultural information to Napa County residents.
receive an intensive 88-hour training program over a 3-month period to become certified. Instruction provides a practical course in plant science and horticulture.
stay up-to-date on current UC research gardening information through continuing education provided by the UC Cooperative Extension.

What we provide:

Help Desk, free of charge, to answer home gardening questions.
Integrated Grape Team of Napa County to assist hobby vineyardists with gardening questions.
Information at public workshops, farmers markets.
Home gardening information using gardening resources on this Web site.
Need a speaker? Master Gardeners are available to speak to your group on a gardening topic.

Master Gardener Calendar

Event Name	Date
Poinsettias and Potted Plants for Holiday Decorating - Napa County Library	12/6/2018
Growing Roses - Napa	1/5/2019
How to Plan & Plant a Home Vineyard - Yountville	1/12/2019

Weekly Newspaper Article

Canna Lily--Packed with Colors!

Added November 9, 2018

Canna Lily. By Denise Seghesio Levine, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County Evocative is the word that comes to mind when I see canna...
Planting Cover Crops Enriches the Soil.

Added November 5, 2018

Planting Cover Crops Enriches the Soil. By T. Eric Nightingale UC Master Gardeners of Napa County The long summer of vegetable gardening can leave your soil in need of some rejuvenation, a...
Keyhole Garden for Worms.

Added November 2, 2018

By Penny Pawl, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County Some time ago I wrote a column about African keyhole gardens. These innovative gardens are circular and have a place in the middle for worm...
Brugmansia. Brug--what??

Added October 19, 2018

By Cindy Watter, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County The first brugmansia I ever saw was growing in an enormous pot someone had placed against the wall of an otherwise insalubrious alley in...
Coleus, Pretty, and Pretty Easy to Grow.

Added October 17, 2018

By Denise Seghesio Levine, U.C. Master Gardener of Napa County A seed packet of Rainbow Floral Strain Mix of coleus is on my table and that is pretty exciting. Better than a box of...
Napa County Natives, the Next Step After California Natives.

Added October 16, 2018

By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Fall is a wonderful time to be in the garden. The cooler air is reinvigorating after the long hot days of summer. Fall is also a...
Garlic, October Is the Time to Plant!

Added October 15, 2018

It's almost time to plant garlic. There are a lot of decisions to be made when choosing garlic. Hardneck or softneck? Many cloves or just a few? Mild or spicy? Comparing all the features of each...