Gardening

Bring your gardening questions, and UC certified Master Gardeners will bring their expertise.  Find us at the County Operations Center Demonstration Garden (5500 Overland Drive) near the Cafeteria every 1st Wednesday of the month. 

From Dreams to Success, Making Your School Garden Education Program Work!!The UC Master Gardener Program of San Diego County is presenting a day-long conference covering a broad range of speakers and hands-on workshops to help you create, manage, and teach in your school garden and other outdoor spaces. For…

Visit the UC Master Gardener Heritage Rose Garden during the 4th Annual Community Harvest Party, hosted by the Mother Lode Land Trust, from noon to 6pm on Saturday October 18th.Tour the roses and California native plantsLearn about what Master Gardeners volunteers did to earn the National Wildlife Federation…

Do you want to grow native plants, but don't know where to begin? Master Gardener volunteers will take the mystery out of it and can teach you the basics of gardening with California native plants! Topics will include: Who should grow California native plants? (hint, everyone!)What California…

Time for This Month In The Garden for the month of August! Tips, to-dos, and more on today’s show called In The Garden with UCCE Master Gardeners (of Orange County of course)! All of the following tips here are from the August Garden Guide found in the UC Master Gardeners of Orange County website under…

 If you'd like encouragement and the skills to reap the benefits of fall/winter vegetable gardening, join us for an online presentation with Master Gardener Food Gardening Specialists. We’ll cover reasons to extend your gardening season into the fall, finding space to grow fall crops, timing and tips…

Late summer and early fall, after harvest, is a perfect time for pruning your fruit trees. Yes, traditional wisdom says to prune in the winter when the trees are dormant, but it can be REALLY cold then so late summer pruning could be much more comfortable. Our Master Gardener experts will provide a hands-on…

Learn the fundamentals of growing plants using nutrient-rich water and without the use of soil.  Learn the basics of hydroponics as developed by Dr. Bernard Kratky from the University of Hawaii.  Discover how to set up and maintain your own simple hydroponics system. Using this knowledge, build…

Saturday, Dec 13 10—11:30 AMORCHARD PRUNING BASICS MG JOHN AND ORCHARD TEAM Join John and this knowledgeable group of MGs for a hands-on demonstration through the Garden of the Sun.  They will show you how to prune, which tool to use and why.  Maybe a tree in the orchard, a vine in the…

Saturday, NOV 22 10 AM -11:30 AMCOMPOST, WORMS, RECYCLING MADERA MG RANDY Master Gardener Randy will share the highlights of composting and keeping worms to make soil amendments, and demonstrate recycling practices that handle nearly all a household’s waste stream.  Learn the how’s and why’s…