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Welcome to our blog, your source for research-based gardening information. The UC Master Gardener Program extends the University of California's rich agricultural knowledge to home gardeners across the state, promoting sustainable practices and environmental stewardship. We share seasonal tips, plant recommendations, pest management strategies, and stories of the amazing work UC Master Gardener Volunteers do in the community. Explore our articles to enhance your gardening skills, and you can always return to our main website for comprehensive resources, upcoming events, and ways to connect with UC Master Gardeners in your county.

A volunteer in a ball cap, face mast and white t-shirt wearing gloves, holding a harvest of orange carrots.

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Growing Creativity in the COVID-19 Era (Part 4 of 4)

June 25th, 2020

For the past three months, COVID-19 and social distancing requirements have changed the way the UC Master Gardener Program serves our mission to extend trusted gardening information.

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Photo of zoom screen with multiple program trainees attending plant propagation and flower disection workshop

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Growing Creativity in the COVID-19 Era (Part 3 of 4)

June 22nd, 2020

By Melissa G Womack

For the past three months, COVID-19 and social distancing requirements have changed the way the UC Master Gardener Program serves our mission to extend trusted gardening information.

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Volunteers standing with a table full of tomato and basil plants. All giving the thumbs up.

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Growing Creativity in the COVID-19 Era (Part 2 of 4)

June 17th, 2020

By Melissa G Womack

For the past three months, COVID-19 and social distancing requirements have changed the way the UC Master Gardener Program serves our mission to extend trusted gardening information.

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Photo of UC Master Gardener volunteer Ed Bass wearing a gardening hat and glasses, holding up a sign in his gardener reading "Well Done Amador"

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Growing Creativity in the COVID-19 Era (Part 1 of 4)

June 15th, 2020

By Melissa G Womack

COVID-19 is having a tremendous impact on social, environmental, and economic conditions throughout the state of California and across the globe. Collectively we have endured a series of losses, from financial security to the lives of loved ones.

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Gardeners with Heart: First Year Master Gardeners are Second to None

April 24th, 2020

UC Master Gardener Volunteers are excellent teachers and community educators whether they've been with our program for one year or twenty! The two extraordinary volunteers featured in this article are early in their UC Master Gardener Volunteer involvement but have already made themselves indispensa...

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