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Growing Lettuce
Lettuce may not be a garden crop that causes you to perk up and say, “Tell me more.” You may be thinking, “Boring, I'll pass.” Or you may be the gardener who says, “I never could get that crop to grow.” Whatever your...

Get Your Hands Dirty for 2023 Healthy Soils Week
  The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and UC Master Gardener Program invite you to join us in the celebration of Healthy Soils Week Dec. 2-9. Healthy Soils Week is a statewide initiative that shines a spotlight on the...

Foxtail Agave
    Foxtail Agave   By Samantha Dowdall  UCCE Master Gardener   Common name: Foxtail Agave Scientific name: Agave attenuata variegata ‘Ray of Light'   Planting areas: USDA zones 9b to...

Coahuila Sage
    Coahuila Sage By Polly Nelson   UCCE Master Gardener   Common Name: Coahuila Sage (also ‘Saltillo Sage', ‘Purple Ginny') Scientific name: Salvia coahuilensis Planting area: Sunset zone 8, 9, 12-24 Size:...

Facebook Live: Search for Excellence, Engagement + Education + Enthusiasm = School Garden Success
Join us on Facebook on Fri., Dec. 1 for a LIVE event as we learn about Placer County's award-winning project, "Search for Excellence Second Place: Engagement + Education + Enthusiasm = School Garden Success." UC Master Gardener volunteers of Placer...

Join us and give back this Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28!
The day that inspires acts of generosity is here again on Nov. 28 it's Giving Tuesday, and we hope you support the UC Master Gardener Program in its 8th year of participating! Giving Tuesday is a global movement that takes place every year on the...

Is it Time to Use Dormant Sprays on Your Backyard Fruit Trees?
This year was particularly bad for peach leaf curl and other fungal infections in fruit trees because of the wonderful rain we had last winter and spring. It looks like we might have another wet winter, so we are rerunning this post to remind you to...

Citrus Care in the Sharing Season - Help Prevent the Spread of Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP)
  As gardeners, we're often generous with our garden's bounty. From sharing seeds and plant trimmings to the joy of gifting homegrown fruit and vegetables, gardening is as much about community as it is about growing plants. However, in this...