UCCE Master Gardeners of Alameda County

Wow! So fun to see germination happen. Have you started any of your seeds for the coming season? Share the pictures of your progress in the comments.

Join the Master Gardeners of Alameda County and speaker Dawn Kooyumjian, the UC Master Gardener Coordinator for both Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, as she shares her vast horticulture knowledge. Dawn will discuss Mediterranean climates similar to our San Francisco Bay Area, and the vast array of beautiful plants that thrive in this climate. Learn how plants have adapted to regions with little to no summer rain and relatively cool winters with rain. A drought-tolerant gard...en need not be a lone cactus in a sea of rocks! You will come away inspired and with a deeper understanding of gardening with limited water. Dawn Kooyumjian is Program Coordinator for the UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, part of the UC Cooperative Extension. Additionally, she has taught plant identification and drought-tolerant garden design for the UC Berkeley Department of Landscape Architecture. She holds a Masters of Landscape Architecture, and is an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist. Preregistration required - link on website http://www.acmg.ucanr.edu

Join us on February 27th at 11 am to learn about Mediterranean plants. Our speaker will discuss Mediterranean climates similar to our San Francisco Bay Area, and the vast array of beautiful plants that thrive in this climate. Learn how plants have adapted to regions with little to no summer rain and relatively cool winters with rain. A drought-tolerant garden need not be a lone cactus in a sea of rocks!

It’s not too late to preregister for our online seed starting workshop tomorrow 2/6 at 11 am.

Join us tomorrow for a great discussion about growing California native plants. Preregistration required to receive link for the live online event. Enjoy!

Our sister program in Sonoma County is offering a webinar on October 17th to review growing food on land that has had a wildfire. Register here - ucanr.edu/PostFireSoilSafety

A favorite for hummingbirds.

Join the statewide Master Gardener Program tomorrow and Wednesday for a variety of presentations on key topics including fire safe landscaping.

Learn from an Alameda County Fair winning onion grower tips and techniques for your own onion and garlic growing success! Join us Saturday September 26th from 4 to 5 pm. Advanced registration required to receive the event link.

We have been hard at work learning how to get our garden talks online. We are pleased to announce that our first playlist is ready for you! This initial playlist contains two garden topics, Edible Gardening Basics and Cool Season Gardening. Edible Gardening Basics is a great place to start if you are new to gardening, or want a refresher on best practices. Cool Season Gardening covers the types of crops that we can grow in the cool season, when the summer garden is done. We hope you enjoy these videos and can apply the tips and techniques described for your own garden success.

If the improved AQI has you out in the garden, but questioning the safety of your ash covered produce, read a blog about post fire food safety prepared last year by our sister organization in UCCE Sonoma County - https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm

Feed the birds! It’s fun to watch them work to get the seeds out.

Join us this afternoon at 4:00 pm for our online talk about soil & cover crops. Make the most of the great indoors and learn something new as you stay safe from the horrible air quality we are having. Preregistration required so you receive the link to join us.