Santa Barbara

Join UC Master Gardeners online  in learning how to support pollinators in your landscape and garden

Join us to learn about how to make kombucha, a refreshing drink made from fermenting tea. We’ll teach you how to maintain a healthy SCOBY (a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast) to make kombucha, and how to do a second fermentation flavored with various fruits.

   Join Master Gardener Janet Rogers to learn how to create your own Homemade Compost.

Saturday, February 1, 2025 10-12 pm Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop Mesa Harmony Garden 500 Dolores Drive Santa Barbara, CA Registration Required View Flyer Space is limited for workshop. Prior to the workshop join us for a Scion Exchange. Donation of scions not required.

UC Master Gardeners Russ Baldocchi and Janet Rogers will present a research-based workshop discussing elements of summer pruning to control both the size of the trees and fruit quality, followed by hands-on practical pruning experience in the garden led by experienced pruners.

Growing Peppers Online Garden Talk Monday, March 3, 2025 7-8 pm Register Here Flyer Your contact information is used to distribute a link to a follow-up survey andrelevant program information. The short survey provides us the tools we need to grow and improve the quality of our program.

PROMETHEUS FIRE CONSULTING LLC Offered in Association with SOUTH BAY REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CONSORTIUM Present: STATE-CERTIFIED PRESCRIBED FIRE BURN BOSS REFRESHER COURSE COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course satisfies the annual refresher requirement for State- Certified Prescribed Fire Burn Bos...

Straw Bale Gardening Attendees will learn all one needs to know about straw bale gardening, including: selecting, preparing and conditioning the straw bales; planting seeds, seedlings or plants in them; soils; and caring for the gardens and straw bales.

UC Master Gardeners Janet Rogers, Sue Solomon and Ken Falstrom will share a research-based presentation, Growing Berries. They will discuss techniques, challenges, and success strategies for growing strawberries, boysenberries, blackberries, and blueberries in Southern California gardens.

January is a great time of year to plant bare-root fruit trees. Master Gardener Janet Rogers will talk about the benefits of planting bare-root fruit trees, how to select varieties based on chill hours, soil, water requirements, and more.