Monterey

Integrated pest management, or IPM, is a process you can use to solve pest problems in your garden while minimizing risks to people and the environment.

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We are excited to invite you to our UCCE Annual Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting, designed to help growers like you optimize your crop production and sustainability practices for the upcoming season.

Did you know that Santa Cruz County is home to more than 1,000 native plant species? This diversity creates endless options in landscape designs and offers ways to work in harmony with nature.

This class and waitlist are FULL Join professional arborist and orchardist, Terence Welch, for a live, hands-on session on how to summer prune & care for deciduous fruit trees. This class will focus on pome fruits (apples and pears) as well as stone fruits (peach, nectarine, plum, apricot, aprium).

Our annual Spring Plant Sale features seasonal herbs and vegetables ready for the garden as well as water-wise plants, including California native plants and shrubs, carefully selected bulbs, pollinator-friendly plants, a variety of salvias and sages, and succulents, and indoor plants.

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Now is a great time to plant a citrus bush or tree! Citrus trees are versatile additions to any home garden. They can be grown in a container or in the ground and a healthy citrus tree will provide years of abundant fruit.

BYOB! Build Your Own (worm) Bin! Would you like natural, homemade compost for your seedlings, potted plants and vegetable gardens?

Do you want to control the insect pests in your garden without harmful chemicals?