Stanislaus

[From the UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog] California will be hit by an unusually cold storm this weekend, with snow possible at low elevations and a blizzard warning for parts of Southern California.

Are you interested in attracting native insects and pollinators to your garden? If so, join the UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners for a free class at a local Stanislaus County Library to learn more about California native plants. Sat, 3/4 at 2:00 p.m. Empire LibraryTues, 3/7 at 6:00 p.m.

February is a great time to start preparing for your spring and summer vegetable garden, especially if you want to get a head start on the growing season.

Who doesn't love watching birds in our gardens?!!! Many people put out bird seed feeders or sugar water feeders to attract birds. While feeders can provide supplemental food, the best course is to create natural, bird-friendly plant gardens that provide birds with native, healthy food.

We hope you enjoy this webinar with Maxwell Norton, retired UC Cooperative Extension Advisor for Merced County. Maxwell talks about the history of citrus, how varieties came to be, and how the citrus industry in Southern California became so successful.

With spring quickly approaching, many gardeners are dreaming of their garden preparations: ordering seeds, prepping the soil, cleaning up from last year. With all these things in mind, have you ever thought about saving the seeds from the crops you grow? There are many benefits in considering this.

March 20 is the first day of spring for 2023, and February is the perfect time to start planning for your warm weather vegetable garden. Not sure how to get started, or need some tips? Join the UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners for a class at a local Stanislaus County library near you.

Recently, our Stanislaus County Master Gardener Program Help Line has received calls about citrus trees.

[From the UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog] Proper irrigation and drainage are critically important for the health of plants and trees.

In December, UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners in Stanislaus County offered library classes on planting and pruning deciduous fruit trees.