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.
HAVE GARDEN QUESTIONS?
Help Desk is open for your garden questions on Mondays and Fridays, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.FOR GARDENING RESOURCES AND HEALTHY GARDEN TIPS CLICK HERE
Master Gardener volunteers:
- Are trained, non-paid teaching staff certified to extend practical horticultural information to Napa County residents.
- Complete an intensive in-person and on line training program in plant science, basic horticulture, and other topics over several months to receive certification.
- Stay up-to-date on current UC research based gardening information through continuing education provided by UC Cooperative Extension.
- For more information on Napa County UC Cooperative Extension please click the logo below:
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.
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Fires, After-Fire & Disaster Resources
For fire resources including a state-wide fire map, air quality and evacuation info, lost and deceased animals, and more, visit: LNU Lightning Complex Fires Resources
Fire & Post-Fire Resource from County of Napa
Post-Fire Resources from Napa Resource Conservation District (RCD) https://naparcd.org/wildfire/
Also see:
Fire & Disaster Resources UCCE Napa County or UCCE Sonoma County
Home Garden Produce Safety handout (2 pg pdf) - Produce Safety after a Fire
Evacuation check-list - 1 page printable sheet from Marin Fire Safe
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Mobile users: To find offerings and events menu, click the 'Vent' at the top of your Mobile Browser:
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Master Gardener Calendar
| Event Name | Date |
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| Irrigation for Low Water Gardens | 4/27/2024 |
| Worm or Backyard Composting Workshop - Napa | 4/27/2024 |
| Melons for Summer Sweetness - Napa County Library Talk - by Zoom | 5/2/2024 |
| Summer Rose Care - In person workshop - 2 hrs | 5/4/2024 |
Contact Us
UC Master Gardeners Napa County
1710 Soscol Avenue, Suite 4
Napa, CA 94559-1315
Master Gardeners are available to answer your gardening questions on Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. See the contact instructions by clicking on the Garden Questions? on the top menu bar of this page.
Napa Farmers Market (April - October)
Master Gardeners are available to answer your gardening questions at the Farmers Market on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 8-12pm
1100 West St. Parking Lot, Downtown Napa.
COVID-19 - Master Gardeners are doing various program venues, including by zoom, outdoors and indoors in-person. For indoor events masks are suggested for everyone and required for anyone who has been exposed within the last 10 days, to someone who has COVID-19.
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Weekly Newspaper Column
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Inspired by new cultures, plants, and ecosystems
In the gardener's view of the world, vacationers can be divided into two categories: those who sit around the pool and those who scurry around taking copious pictures of unfamiliar plants. As a...
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HERE COMES THE TOMATO SALE!!!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 13, the UC Master Gardeners of Napa County annual tomato sale. The popular sale is as much a sign of spring as the first robin is. Seedlings will be available...
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Sharpening your tools and old bones for gardening
Gardening provides lots of benefits to the gardener: great exercise, fresh air, and the personal satisfaction of beautifying the landscape. For me, gardening has been a lifelong hobby, but as I age,...
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Give Your Vines a Hair Cut
Grapevines in Napa Valley are breaking their dormancy after enjoying their winter nap. If you haven't done so already, get out your pruning shears, sharpen them, and make sure they are functioning...
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Wonders of the Wild Mushroom
The UC Master Gardener's February meeting was enlivened by Gordon A. Walker, Ph.D., otherwise known as the “fungus guy.” Walker has a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology from...
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Who’s that Lady?*
On a jog up Napa's Dry Creek Road recently, I saw a magnificent sight: thousands of ladybugs clumped together on fences (even barbed wire) and on old, mossy tree stumps. The most unusual ladybug...
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Now’s the Time for cool season vegetables
Have you heard the term “shoulder season”? Sometimes it refers to in-between times at resorts when neither winter sports nor summer activities are available. Recently I've been thinking...