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Garden Checklist for December

Photo credit: San Diego Home and Garden Lifestyles Magazine

 

December often means schedules are altered and social activities fill our calendars. Don't forget to enjoy time in your garden. Talk of a La Nina weather pattern indicates we will experience dry Santa Ana winds, often accompanied by fire, and possible frosts. Your garden may require some extra care and attention. Find out what you can do in this month’s garden checklist.

 

Click here to view the December garden checklist

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Elayne Angel Harbert Fund

The Elayne Angel Harbert Endowment Fund has

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been established to honor the Ventura County Master Gardener's legacy and support the educational programs and research projects benefiting the UC Master Gardener Program.  

Be Water Wise!

Using less water in your home garden is necessary!

Learn more about water conservation rebates and grants and find classes, inspiration, and lots of helpful tips at bewaterwise.com

Master Gardener Site- Goebel Adult Center Gardens

Our Master Gardener site at Goebel True Colors Garden in Thousand Oaks

 

 

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Santa and the Monarch
Santa Claus and the monarch butterfly share a commonality. Both are icons, easily recognizable. One may become extinct. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Dec. 10 its plans to add the monarch butterfly to its list of threatened species under...

2024: Revisiting 'The 13 Bugs of Christmas'
Back in 2010, UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (1944-2022) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and yours truly, department communications specialist, wondered why no insects appear in "The Twelve Days...

 
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Ventura County
  669 County Square Drive 
Suite 100
  Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 645-1451

The Extension office will be closed on the following holidays
September 2, 2024-Labor Day
November 11, 2024-Veterans Day
November 28&29, 2024-Thanksgiving Holidays
December 24, 2024-January 1, 2025 Winter Holidays

 

 

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