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Lifetime
Master Gardener
Fred Hoffman
is the host of the "KFBK Garden
Show" on
1530-AM/93.1-FM
KFBK in
Sacramento, California each Sunday
morning
from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pacfic Time, followed by
"Get Growing" on
Talk
650 KSTE in
Sacramento, 10 a.m. to Noon. At noon, it's
the
KSTE Farm Hour.
And, you
can listen to all the shows, live, via
the
KFBK.com
and KSTE.com
websites.
Available
as podcasts, too!
Previous
editions of "The
KFBK Garden
Show"
and "Get
Growing".
Plus, for
news about California agriculture, it's the
KSTE
Farm Hour.
New
Podcast links for Itunes podcast users:
KFBK
Garden Show
Get
Growing
KSTE
Farm Hour
Southern
Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin County
gardeners can also
get
current gardening information from Fred in his
Saturday gardening column
in the
Lodi News-Sentinel.; also available at the
Farmer
Fred Rant! Blog
page.
UPCOMING
GUESTS
ON THE "KFBK GARDEN SHOW" &
"GET
GROWING"
ON KSTE
Jan. 20: Phil Pursel -
Dave
Wilson Nursery:
"Winter Fruit Tree Care".; Robert Kourik,
garden writer: "Choosing
Bare Root Fruit Trees"
Jan. 27: Roger Snell,
arborist: "Trees and Storms"
A
Clue for the Garden
Grappler
Visit
the Farmer
Fred Rant Blog Page
for
These Garden Tips and More:
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Vegetables:
Interactive
Vegetable Planting Calendar
Planting
Your First Vegetable Garden? Some
Tips
Terrific
Tomato Tips
Some
Vegetables Require Less Water Than
Others
Will
Those Green Tomatoes Turn Red This
Fall?
Before
You Plant, Check the Soil
Temperature
Make
Your Own Planting Mix
Starting
Tomatoes, Peppers From Seed
More
Tips on Starting Tomatoes from
Seed
Pepper
Seeds Slow to Germinate? Some
Tips
Heirloom
Vegetables Are Better For You
Tomato
Troubleshooter
Crop
Rotation Plan for the Home
Garden
Crop
Rotation for the Garden, Pt. 2
The
Hazards of Overfeeding Your
Plants
Hand-Pollinating
Squash Plants
How
to Grow Giant Pumpkins
Grow
Your Own Popcorn
Fruits:
Avocado
Trees for Sacramento? A Guide
Why
Are My Oranges Splitting?
Frost/Freeze
Protection Ideas for Citrus
Choosing
and Planting Bare Root Fruit
Trees
Mulch
Under a Citrus Tree: Pros and
Cons
Bareroot
Fruit Tree Shopping? Buyer
Beware!
Harvest
Fruits By Look and Feel, Not the
Calendar
Know
Your Fruit Tree Rootstocks
Growing
Blueberries in Container
Anatomy
of a Professional Fruit Tasting
Why
Are the Blackberries Turning
White?
Bad Bugs,
Diseases, Weeds:
Battling
Tomato Hornworms
Every
Season is Ant Season
The
Green Fruit Beetles Are Back
Ants!
A
Cure for the Cherry Maggot?
Controlling
Snails and Slugs
Peach
Leaf Curl: It's Back!
Battling
Peach Leaf Curl
Battling
Sooty Mold & Scale on Citrus
Controlling
Fungus Gnats on Houseplants
Crane
Flies vs. Mosquitoes
Leaf
Spot Problem? Here's What to Do
Cat
Proofing Your Garden
Yellowjacket
Fun Facts! Control Tips, Too
Weedkillers:
Read the Label!
ETC.
How
To Find Garden Answers Online
Garden
Shoes...or Gardening Shoes?
Tips
for a Healthy Heart and Thwarting Type 2
Diabetes
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The Garden Good
Guys:
4
Plants to Attract Pollinators and
Beneficials
Plants
that Attract Beneficial Insects
Bring
on the Bees!
Plants
to Attract Pollinating Insects
This
Blog is for the Birds
The
Good Bug Hotel
What's
Killing the Bees? A New Study Offers
Clues
Landscaping,
Lawns, Flowers
100+
Great Roses For California
Fall
Lawn Renovation
Plants
For Dry Shade
Getting
the Yard Ready for a Rain and Wind
Storm
Watering
Tips for Drip Irrigation
A
Tour of Maple Rock Gardens
The
Heart-Healthy Garden
Plants
for Privacy
The
Cure for Non-Performing
Daffodils
WELO
is coming. Start Planning to Save Water
Now
Plants
Wilting in the Heat? Check Before You
Water
Water-Saving
Tips For Your Yard
Get
Rid of Your Lawn with Soil
Solarization
How
to Kill Your Lawn in 2 Easy
Steps
Droopy
Plants on a Hot Day. Water...or
Not?
Trees and
Shrubs
How
To Stake a New Tree
Holy
Jumping Oak Galls, Batman!
Fall &
Winter:
Pruning
Tool Primer
Rain
Draining Strategies to Save Your Home and
Garden
Winter
Storms and Tree Troubles
What
to Do AFTER a Hard Freeze
What
to Do When a Hard Freeze is
Forecast
New
Year's Resolutions for Gardeners
Persimmons:
THE Edible Ornamental of Fall
Innovative
Peach Leaf Curl Controls
Frost,
Freezes Ahead. Get Your Yard
Ready
After
a Freeze, What Should a Gardener
Do?
Fall-Winter
Houseplant Care Tips
Drain
the Rain Away from the House &
Garden
Get
Your Garden Storm-Ready
What
to Do in Your Yard AFTER the
Storm
Tips
for the Fall-Winter Vegetable
Garden
Add
Color for the Cold, Gray Days of
Winter
Winter
Storms and Trees: Inspect Them
Now!
How
to Grow Oak Trees from Acorns
What
NOT to do in the Garden in Fall
Dead
Foliage Now? Leaf it Alone!
Problem
Plants
Have
Horses? Avoid These Plants!
Safe
Plants for You, But They're Poison to Your
Pets
Mistletoe
Control Tips
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Garden Data (through Jan. 18,
2019)
Avg. evapotranspiration rate this
past week : .18-.22" valley; .27-.39"
foothills.
Soil Temperature: 50-51 (F)
valley. 49 (F) low foothills. 46 (F) upper
foothills.
Click Here
for more Information about soil temperature and
evapotranspiration rates
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Chilling
hours/portions (hours at
32-45 degrees-F, necessary for deciduous fruit tree
production, Nov.-Feb.)
What
is a "Chill Hour", what is a "Chill
Portion"?
Chill
Portion Requirements for selected fruit and nut
varieties
Nov. 1, 2018-Jan. 18,
2019:
Chill Hours: 434-529 valley;
613-735 foothills. Chill Portions: 41-46 valley;
51-53 foothills.
Nov. 1, 2017 - Feb. 28, 2018:
Chill Hours: 762-905 valley; 618-1115
foothills. Chill Portions: 67-75 valley; 72-84
foothills.
Nov. 1, 2016 - Feb. 28, 2017:
Chill Hours: 796-933 valley; 900-1350
foothills. Chill Portions: 65-75 valley; 74-93
foothills.
Nov. 1, 2015-Feb. 29, 2016:
Valley: Chill Hours: 714-896 . Chill
Portions: 68-74. Foothills: Chill Hours: 744-1360. Chill
Portions: 73-85
Nov. 1, 2014-Feb. 28, 2015:
Valley: 444-805 chill hours;
61-69 chill portions. Foothills:
380-1095 chill hours; 65-85 chill portions
Nov. 1, 2013 - Feb. 28,
2014:
Valley (Sac., SJ, Yolo, Sutter,
Solano Cos.): 868-1230 hours Foothills
(Amador, El Dorado, Placer Cos.): 567-1129
hours
2012-2013 Chill Season Totals:
VALLEY: 1028-1325 hours;
FOOTHILLS: 877-1863 hours
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Wondering when is the right time to
plant?
The online Farmer
Fred Interactive Vegetable Planting
Calendar for Northern
California is for you! Click on each vegetable for specific
planting information.
Also,
download the printable
planting calendar.
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Looking for lists and pictures of
plants that don't require much water? Go to:
Water-Wise
Gardening Websites
This is a project undertaken in
conjunction with the municipalities and water districts in
many California locales. The website has a wealth of local
residential photography and plant information to help
homeowners improve their garden in a water efficient
way.
Sacramento, El Dorado and
Placer residents: click on the link - Be
Water Smart .
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Find a Green Gardener-certified
landscaper near you: http://www.ecolandscape.org/programGG/GreenGardenerRefList.html
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
WHEN: Saturday,
January 19, 2019, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
WHAT: Free Pruning
Workshop at the Horticulture Center
WHERE: Horticulture
Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA
95628
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Master Gardeners will
demonstrate winter pruning of deciduous fruit trees,
blueberries, cane berries, grape vines and landscape
trees. Discover how herbs enhance landscapes.
Green thumbs can shine in small yards; learn how!
Bring your gardening questions to the Ask the Master
Gardener table.
The Master Gardeners
2019 Gardening and Preserving Guide and Calendars will be
available for $10, including sales tax.
Located outside
&endash; rain or shine.
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Saturday, January
19, 9-noon
GSA building at
12200-B Airport Rd. in Jackson
Bare Dirt to Garden
Oasis
Have you just moved
into a brand-new home or an existing one where the landscape
plants are lacking or inappropriate for life in the
foothills? Not sure what to do about it or where to
start?
Join the UCCE Master
Gardeners of Amador County on January 19 for their free
Public Education class, "Bare Dirt to Garden
Oasis".
This class will
provide relevant resources and ideas for bringing your
property to life. Methods and materials used in garden
design and planning for beautiful, resilient, water-wise
landscaped areas will be presented. Hand-outs will be
available. The class is free and open to the public. No
reservations are required.
For questions, call
the UCCE Master Gardeners of Amador County at the UC
Cooperative Extension Office from 10am to noon, Tuesday
through Thursday, 209-223-6838 or email
mgamador@ucdavis.edu. Website:
http://ucanr.edu/mgamador
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WHEN: Saturday,
January 19th - .from 10:00 to 11:30
a.m.
WHAT:
PRUNING GRAPE VINES
WHERE: Woodland
Community College, Building 400, at 2300 E. Gibson Rd.,
Woodland
This is a fun, free
workshop presented by UCCE Master Gardener Doug
Mackenzie. You will learn proper pruning methods for
grape vines, and about pest management. Bring your own
clippers or mini-loppers and stay after the workshop to
practice pruning vines in the demonstration
garden.
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WHEN:
Saturday, January 19th - from 11:00 to
Noon
WHAT:
PRUNING WORKSHOP
WHERE::
Central Park Gardens, located at the corner of Third & B
Streets in Davis
UCCE Yolo County
Master Gardeners will host this workshop on pruning fruit
trees and shrubs. You will learn about pruning tools
and how to prune for improving the form of the tree or
shrub. Proper pruning will create a better
yield from your fruit trees.
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WHEN:
SUNDAY, January 20th - from 2:00 to 4:00
p.m.
WHAT:
GARDENING QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
WHERE:
Mary L. Stephens Davis Library at 315 E. 14th St., Davis,
Children's Conference Room
Learn from UCCE Yolo
County Master Gardeners about planning winter projects,
maintenance, what to plant now, and irrigation and
mulching. Come ask your gardening
questions.
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WHEN:
Saturday, January 26th - from 10:00 to 11:00
a.m.
WHAT:
FREE FLOWER ARRANGING CLASS
WHERE:
Davis United Methodist Church at 1620 Anderson Rd.,
Davis
Tips on creating table
arrangements will be presented at this workshop, and flowers
will be provided for participants to make their own
beautiful creation. Please bring your own clippers and
vase to take home your arrangement.
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Thursday, January
24 7:00 PM
Sacramento Perennial
Plant Club
Anamaria Pasquiers
presents A Vision of Paradise. Pasquiers amused
herself with vines, flowers, and harvesting fruit as she
grew up in a Mexican village. She lost her vision by
age three, but pursued an education in in Botany and
Ornamental Horticulture at Cal Poly and UC
Berkeley. She has worked as a landscape and irrigation
design consultant. The public is welcome.
Shepard Garden and
Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd,
Sacramento 95816
916-823-5500
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Saturday, January
26, 9-noon
GSA building at
12200-B Airport Rd. in Jackson
Raising Roses in the
Foothills
plan on
attending the UCCE Master Gardeners of Amador County Public
Education class "Raising Roses in the Foothills" on
Saturday, January 26, 2019.
Master Gardeners
at this class will present detailed information about the
most popular types of roses which can be grown in a
landscape or garden setting in Amador County and how to
propagate a rose from a growing tip. Best practices
for maintenance of your roses, throughout the year,
including planting, irrigating, fertilizing, and pruning
will be covered as well as managing common rose diseases and
pests with IPM, (Integrated Pest Management) strategies.
T
he class will also
feature an update on the Heritage Rose Garden, a Master
Gardener project in progress at the Amador Community Garden.
Handouts will be available.
The class is free and
open to the public. No reservations are
required.
For questions, call
the UCCE Master Gardeners of Amador County at the UC
Cooperative Extension Office from 10am to noon, Tuesday
through Thursday, 209-223-6838 or email
mgamador@ucdavis.edu. Website:
http://ucanr.edu/mgamador
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WHEN:
Sunday, January 27th - from 2:00 to 4:00
p.m.
WHAT:
YEAR ROUND KITCHEN GARDENING PROGRAM
WHERE:
Mary L. Stephens Davis Library at 315 E. 14th St., Davis, in
the Children's Conference Room
UCCE Master Gardeners
of Yolo County will discuss cleaning garden tools, planting
bare root fruit trees and winter vegetables, and harvesting
citrus, winter greens and herbs. This is a
monthly event that includes tips for creating an
edible garden.
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WHEN: Friday,
February 1, 2019, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
WHAT: Free "Backyard
Composting 101"
WHERE: Carmichael Park
Community Clubhouse, 5750 Grant Avenue, Carmichael, CA
95608
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
The UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County will teach how to turn yard
waste and vegetable/fruit waste into "gardener's
gold". A class on the basics of composting will
include setting up a compost bin, types of compost bins and
tips for success.
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Saturday, February
2, from 10AM -1PM.
The UCCE Tuolumne
County Master Gardeners will be holding the First Open
Garden Day of the year at the Demonstration Garden on
Saturday, February 2, from 10AM &endash; 1PM. The
Demonstration Garden is located at 251 S. Barretta Street in
Sonora, (Cassina High School Campus.) Open Garden Days
are held on the first Saturday of the month, from February
through November, rain or shine.
This month we will
discuss Fruit Tree Pruning, Preparing a Bare Root Tree for
Planting and Getting your Soil in Shape for Spring &
Summer Planting. Discussion starts at
10:30am.
When the garden
is not open, home gardening assistance is offered by UCCE
Master Gardeners through the help line at:
209-533-5912. You can also fill out our "Ask a Master
Gardener" online form, or email your question to us at
mgtuolumne@ucdavis.edu.
Proceeds from plant
sales support the UCCE Master Gardeners' education programs
and maintenance of the Demonstration Garden. For additional
details contact the UC Cooperative Extension office at (209)
533-5695 or visit the UC Cooperative Extension website:
http://cecentralsierra.ucanr.edu/
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Tuesday, February
5th, 6pm
The UCCE Tuolumne
County Master Gardeners will host a presentation by Cathy
Scott at their General Meeting on Tuesday, February 5th,
beginning at 6pm at the Senior Center, 540 Greenley Road,
Sonora. Her presentation will be on "Soils."
Cathy is a Soil Scientist with the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, an Agency of the
USDA.
The public is welcome
to attend the free presentation.
For additional details
contact the UC Cooperative Extension office at (209)
533-5695 or visit the UC Cooperative Extension website:
http://cecentralsierra.ucanr.edu/
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WHEN: Thursday,
February 7, 2019, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at Florin Certified
Farmers Market
WHERE: 5901 Florin
Road, Sacramento 95823
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Finding unique
challenges in your garden? Do you want to know what
those bugs are in your garden? UCCE Master Gardeners
have the answers.
Bring samples of your
problem plants or insects to the UCCE Master Gardeners
Information Table. We will help you find sustainable
solutions to your gardening questions.
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Date: Sat. February
9, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM
-12:00 PM
Contact:
209-223-6857
Sponsor: UCCE Master
Food Preservers-Amador/Calaveras
Location: Amador
County GSA Building 12200-B Airport Road,
Jackson
CITRUS
Learn how to can,
dehydrate and freeze citrus so you can use it throughout the
year in your family's meals. See how you can use almost all
parts of citrus by making marmalades, jellies, jams, curds,
candied citrus peel, preserved peels, citrus salt, powdered
citrus peel, and edible potpourri. Get tips and tricks to
make your frozen citrus maintain top quality in the freezer.
Throughout the class you'll receive suggestions on how to
incorporate preserved citrus in meals. You'll leave with
lots of recipes and ideas to try on your own at
home.
Save a
seat: Register for this free class
at http://ucanr.edu/feb9_mfpclass. (Walk-ins
welcome)
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WHEN: Saturday,
February 9, 2019, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Workshop at
the Horticulture Center
WHERE: Horticulture
Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA
95628
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
At 10:00 a.m.,
the UCCE Master Gardeners will host mini-talks
on:
Annual and perennial
herbs
Cane pruning
grapes
Building a hot compost
pile
Demonstrations
through-out the morning:
Pruning fruit trees
and ornamental grasses; Starting new berry plants by tip
rooting cane berries and layering blueberries; Planning for
late winter and early spring vegetables; Dividing and
transplanting strawberry crowns; Bring your gardening
questions to the Ask the Master Gardener
table.
The Master
Gardeners 2019 Gardening and Preserving Guide and Calendars
will be available for $10, including sales
tax.
Located outside
&endash; rain or shine.
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Sat-Sun. Feb. 9-10
10am-4pm
Sacramento Weavers
& Spinners Guild Open House & Sale
Shepherd Garden and
Arts Center
3330 McKinley
Blvd.
Sacramento
"Fiber Artistry"
featuring weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, basketry,
displays, raffles, Navajo weaving,
demonstrations.
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San Joaquin Co. Master
Gardeners/Master Food Preservers
Lodi Library Garden
Presentations, 10-1130am, 201 W. Locust St.
Lodi
Mon. Feb. 11:
"All about Camellias and Gardenias"
Mon. Mar. 11:
"Summer Vegetable Garden"
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Sat. Feb 16,
9-noon
"Grafting Backyard
Fruit Trees"
Interested in
improving the quality and variety of fruit trees in your
backyard orchard? Join the UCCE Master Gardeners of Amador
County for this timely class on grafting methods you can use
on fruit trees in your home orchard. Local Master Gardeners
will present a hands-on clinic covering a variety of
grafting techniques for home gardeners. Whip, tongue and
cleft grafts will be demonstrated and practiced. Bud grafts
will also be discussed. Learn how to grow a fruit salad
tree. A variety of fruit tree scions may be available for
participants to take home. Handouts will be
available.
The class is free and
open to the public. No reservations are required. All
classes are held in the GSA building at 12200-B Airport Rd.
in Jackson from 9am to Noon. For questions, call the UCCE
Master Gardeners of Amador County at the UC Cooperative
Extension Office from 10am to noon, Tuesday through
Thursday, 209-223-6838 or email mgamador@ucdavis.edu.
Website:
http://ucanr.edu/mgamador
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WHEN: Thursday,
February 21, 2019, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at Florin Certified
Farmers Market
WHERE: 5901 Florin
Road, Sacramento 95823
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Finding unique
challenges in your garden? Do you want to know what
those bugs are in your garden? UCCE Master Gardeners
have the answers.
Bring samples of your
problem plants or insects to the UCCE Master Gardeners
Information Table. We will help you find sustainable
solutions to your gardening questions.
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Sat. February 23,
2019 9-noon
"Bloomin" in Amador
County
With just a
little "know how" you can enjoy flowers blooming in your
garden and landscape throughout the year. Join the UCCE
Master Gardeners of Amador County for their free Public
Education class, "Bloomin' in Amador County" on Saturday,
February 23, 2019 for information on planning various types
of colorful gardens suitable for local soils and
microclimates. Learn which plants to grow in order to insure
year-round color in your garden as well as provide resources
for beneficial insects inhabiting your landscape. The Master
Gardeners will provide details on selection, care and
maintenance of appropriate, colorful, annual and perennial
flowering plants including succulents, shrubs and trees.
Handouts will be available.
The class is free and
open to the public. No reservations are required. All
classes are held in the GSA building at 12200-B Airport Rd.
in Jackson from 9am to Noon.
For questions, call
the UCCE Master Gardeners of Amador County at the UC
Cooperative Extension Office from 10am to noon, Tuesday
through Thursday, 209-223-6838 or email
mgamador@ucdavis.edu. Website:
http://ucanr.edu/mgamador
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WHEN: Saturday,
February 23, 2019, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
WHAT: UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County presents "Worm
Composting"
WHERE: UC Cooperative
Extension Office, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento
95827
COST: $25 includes
worm bin, worms and educational materials.
Space limited;
pre-registration is required.
Registration
information:
sacmg.ucanr.edu/Special_Events
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
The UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County will teach the basics of worm
composting: how to care for worms, what to feed worms
and how to select a bin. Worm composting is neat, easy
and odorless, ideal for indoor or outdoor locations.
Discover the benefits of being a Worm Wrangler and adopt
your own worm bin and worms.
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Date: Saturday,
February 23
Sustainable Organic
Gardening Workshop
Time:8:30 am
-3:00pm
Place: Cameron Park
Community Center, 2502 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park,
CA
Tired of the high cost
of fresh vegetables? Learn how to develop a garden
that conserves water, is free from wasteful chemical
additives, and provides your family with a fun hobby and
nutritious food.
We'll be sharing
about....
-Sustainable
Soil
-Composting
-Beneficial Plants
& Insects
-Food
Preservation
$25 includes handouts,
samples, and a light bag lunch with cold
drink
Register by Feb
9
http://ucanr.edu/sustainable-organic-gardening
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Thursday, February
28 7:00 PM
Sacramento Perennial
Plant Club
Anita Clevenger
presents Plant Adventures in South Africa. Her presentation
will showcase the desert blooms and interesting plants of
Western Cape. Clevenger is a Lifetime (Platinum Level)
Master Gardener and author of a monthly garden column for
Inside Publication. She has been a volunteer and the
Old City Cemetery rose garden for years where she is now the
curator and manager. The public is
welcome.
Shepard Garden and
Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd,
Sacramento 95816
916-823-5500
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WHEN: Tuesday,
March 5, 2019, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHAT: Free "Backyard
Composting 101"
WHERE: ACC Senior
Services, 7334 Park City Drive, Sacramento, CA
95831
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
The UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County will teach how to turn yard
waste and vegetable/fruit waste into "gardener's
gold". A class on the basics of composting will
include setting up a compost bin, types of compost bins and
tips for success.
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WHEN: Thursday,
March 7, 2019, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at Florin Certified
Farmers Market
WHERE: 5901 Florin
Road, Sacramento 95823
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Finding unique
challenges in your garden? Do you want to know what
those bugs are in your garden? UCCE Master Gardeners
have the answers.
Bring samples of your
problem plants or insects to the UCCE Master Gardeners
Information Table. We will help you find sustainable
solutions to your gardening questions.
*******************
WHEN: Thursday,
March 21, 2019, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at Florin Certified
Farmers Market
WHERE: 5901 Florin
Road, Sacramento 95823
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Finding unique
challenges in your garden? Do you want to know what
those bugs are in your garden? UCCE Master Gardeners
have the answers.
Bring samples of your
problem plants or insects to the UCCE Master Gardeners
Information Table. We will help you find sustainable
solutions to your gardening questions.
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WHEN: Saturday,
March 23, 2019, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
WHAT: UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County presents
"The Basics of
Backyard Composting"
WHERE: UC Cooperative
Extension, 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento
95827
COST: $10 per
person. Space limited; pre-registration
required.
Registration
information:
sacmg.ucanr.edu/Special_Events
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
It is easy and fun to
recycle your fruit and vegetable scraps, leaves, and plant
cuttings into compost! Composting provides rewarding
results with little physical effort. When added to
your soil it helps retain moisture resulting in a lower
water bill. Use it to prevent soil erosion, to
suppress weeds and to loosen clay and compacted
soils.
The UCCE Master
Gardeners of Sacramento County will provide a hands-on
demonstration on how to build an active compost pile.
You will learn about the different methods for composting
and find out if "Hot" composting is the right choice for
you. Class participants will receive a free compost
bin and educational materials.
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