Fruits And Vegetables

Beautiful foliage, fragrant flowers, and delicious, healthy fruit make citrus a popular tree for the home garden.  Learn about the varieties of citrus trees for backyard gardening, how to plant and care for them, and common pests, as well as the current status of the Asian Citrus Psyllid threat to our…

Winter is the best time to prune deciduous fruit trees such as apple, peach, and plum. Appropriate pruning helps prevent disease and breakage of branches as well as encourages healthy fruit production. University of California Master Gardeners will demonstrate pruning techniques on trees in the…

Ready to dig in the garden again? Soon it will be the time to plant warm season vegetables to feed your family over the summer months, and you can start now with seeds. UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will give you the information you need to choose your crops so that you can follow the #1 rule:…

Happy Thanksgiving! You get two In The Garden with UC Master Gardeners Show Radio hosts in one show this week! Our show hosts Bill Brooks and Mark Oertel got together very recently to swap notes on one of the favorite cooking dates of the year. Listen in this Thanksgiving morning as they combine their…

Core Skills: Apple Butter & Dehydrated Apple Rings is the first class in the Apples All Year series from the University of California Master Food Preservers. This free, live online class introduces safe, research-based ways to preserve apples at home using USDA- and UC-approved recipes.Learn how to turn…

Something crunchy this way comes… 🎃This Halloween season, we invite you to embrace the practical magic of home food preservation and delve into the art of quick refrigerator pickles.Spooky Fridge Pickles: Eye of Newt Cukes, Cauliflower Brains & Cauldron Carrots is a free, live online class presented by…

Amador County is a great place to grow delicious fruits, nuts, and berries. This class will provide the basics, from how to plant bare root to how to care for your trees and bushes over time. And now is a great time to select and …

 Are you interested in picking fresh fruit from your yard throughout all four seasons? Join Dr. Jeff Pierce as he discusses how you can turn your yard into a lush fruit forest. The talk will touch on common and uncommon deciduous fruit trees, citrus, fruit vines and bushes, and less commonly grown gems…

Discover steps you can take to protect your harvest and learn how you can help stop the spread of invasive species.

Gardening with children is more than just planting seeds—it's about nurturing curiosity, wonder, and a lifelong connection to the natural world. Whether you're growing kid-friendly crops like snap peas, strawberries, or sunflowers, or creating a space where little hands can dig, water, and explore, the…