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Nearly 1 million volunteer hours in two years—UC Master Gardeners are extending research-based gardening education across California every day.
#UCMasterGardeners #CaliforniaGardening #UCANR
Two gardeners working in a raised bed with PVC hoops over it.
January 21, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Healthy gardens start with healthy soil. Winter is a great time to protect soil and add organic matter to support plant health year-round. ucanr.edu/program/uc-m...
#UCMasterGardeners #CaliforniaGardening #UCANR
Soil | UC Master Gardener Program
Healthy soil is the secret to a successful garden. Just like you need nutritious food to grow and thrive, your plants need healthy soil to produce beautiful flowers, delicious vegetables, and strong r...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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🌲🌱🌴 🌾🌿 #gardensky #gardeningfeed #Californiagardening #PNWgardeners #horticulture

One of the biggest wastes of time in the garden is misidentifying a pest, disease, or weed and then using the inappropriate product (or homemade solution) to "resolve" it. So this:

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IDENTIFYING YOUR PROBLEMS
[No, Not a Self-Help Guide] It’s a Major Step in “Integrated Pest Management”
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October 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Learn about Ollas . . . Your garden will love you!

www.onewintrynightollas.com

#waterconservation #urbanism #desertgardening #🌱sky #onewintrynightollas #highdesert
#californiagardening #easylife
October 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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#gardensky #gardeningfeed #PNWgardening #dahlias #Californiagardening #organic-gardening #horticulture #summerdry 🌿🌱

I'd like to try a poll/survey. Now that the season is coming to a close, I'm interested in what varieties (by name) of DAHLIAS you think were the best as cut flowers (in the vase).
October 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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🌾🌲🌿🌱🌴 #gardensky #summerdry #gardeningfeed #horticulture #californiagardening

For those of you who don't already know, I have a page on Substack. It's all about gardening -- with a science base. This is my latest article, a long one, but a very special one.

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WHERE THERE IS NO END OF THE GARDENING SEASON
Southern California Gardens Will Have a Lot Going for Them in the Next Many Months Before Spring
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September 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
eclipsemage.bsky.social
Sprouting pie pumpkins! Blackberries! Lavender! Tomatillos!
#gardensky #survival #FoodGardening #medicine #homesteading #zone8b #SummerGardening #CaliforniaGardening
winter luxury pie pumpkin plants that are just starting to sprout in a garden bed ripening blackberries on a vine a lavender bush full of flowers a tomatillo or husk tomato starting to form on a plant
July 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Come by and visit the UC Master Gardener education table at Belmont Blooms a community event to be held at the Barrett Community Garden.
Registration is required, please visit anc.apm.activecommunities.com/belmontparks...

#UCMasterGardener #UCANR #CaliforniaGardening #SMSFMasterGardeners
May 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Today's plantings: "Two Color Fiesta" tomatillos (green and purple mix), "Carbon" tomatoes, lemon balm, "Sequoia" strawberries. #gardensky #foodgarden #selfsufficiency #survival #victorygarden #veggiegarden #gardening #usdazone8b #californiagardening
small tomatillo plant seedlings in a garden bed small tomato seedling plants in a garden bed several strawberry plants in a garden with flowers and green fruits on them a lemon balm herb plant in a garden bed
May 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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BlueSky friends, look at this!

My Santa Rita prickly pear is really putting on a show this year.

#Cactus #BloomScrolling #SucculentGarden #CaliforniaGardening #BayAreaGarden #DroughtTolerant #Xeriscaping #DryGarden #GardenInspiration
A vibrant Santa Rita prickly pear cactus (Opuntia violacea ‘Santa Rita’) in full bloom, showcasing bright yellow flowers against slightly purple-tinged pads, photographed in a sunlit desert garden setting.
May 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Frosty Moonscape Iris.
🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

New garden addition ✨

#iris #irisflower #flower #flowers #gardening #california #californiagardening
A large white iris blossom with drooping petals and thin, pale green leaves in a bed of garden mulch.
April 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Want to help monarch butterflies in California?

Plant native milkweed!

It’s drought-tolerant, low-maintenance, and essential for monarch caterpillars.

— Narrowleaf
— Showy (A. speciosa)
— CA milkweed

#nativeplants #monarchbutterfly #milkweed #pollinators #californiagardening
Native narrow leaf California milkweed starts
April 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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They get to spend their first night outside tonight! 🌱 #veggiegardening #californiagardening
April 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
eclipsemage.bsky.social
There is still hope in this world. Keep going.

#gardensky #hopecore #hopesky #gardening #VeggieGardening #VeggiePlants #lettuce #tomatoes #peas #roses #spring #sunrise #zone8b #CaliforniaGardening #homesteading #resist #survival #FoodGardening
a baby snap pea starting to form on a pea vine a small rose bud starting to form on a rose bush surrounded by new red leaves a lot of small lettuce plants and other greens the first tomato seedling of the year in a small black pot
April 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Variegated Peach Abutilon in my garden.
🩷🧡

A favorite cousin to our native California mallows. 🧡🩷

#AbutilonpictumThompsonii #Thompsonsabutilon #floweringmaple #abutilon #californiagardening #gardening #gardensky #flowers #flowersky #nature #garden
Variegated leaves and an apricot colored abutilon blossom.
February 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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California Poppy Purple Gleam. 🩷

I always think of these as pink. 🌸

#Eschscholziacalifornica
#Californiapoppy #poppies #purplegleam #pinkflowers #gardening #gardensky #californianativeplants #californiagardening #losangeles #californica #eschscholzia #plants
California poppy purple gleam blooming in a garden.
February 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Dahlia.

The dreamiest dream.

🌸

#dahlia #dahliaflower #flowers #pinkflower #gardening #gardensky #mygarden #californiagardening #losangeles #plants
A pink Dahlia flower blooms in a garden
February 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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🌱🌿🌾🍽️
#foodsky #whatscooking #summerdry #organic-gardening #Californiagardening #PNWgardening #growingfood #gardening

One of the ways to make edible gardening easier AND more dependably productive AND less expensive in the long run is to grow perennial veggies:

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PERENNIAL VEGETABLES – Part 1
A look at dozens of vegetables that come back year after year after year …
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January 26, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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From shelter gardens to Master Gardener training-see how San Diego's community gardens are growing hope and connecting generations. An inspiring look at the transformative power of urban agriculture. 🌱 #UCMasterGardeners
www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...

#CommunityGardens #SanDiego #CaliforniaGardening
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January 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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🌱🌿🌾🍽️🍜🪴 #summerdry #organic-gardening #PNWgardening #Californiagardening #nativeplants #gardeninglife #houseplants #seeds #pollinators #Flowers #vegetablegardening #herbs #gardentokitchen #Gardening And who the heck have I missed?!
January 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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🌱🌿🪴🥀 #summerdry #organic-gardening #Californiagardening

The hobby of gardening doesn't have to be expensive. If you'd like to do more gardening but are a little short ($), or if you currently spend "too much," here's some ideas for making your pennies go further:

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GARDENING ON THE CHEAP
28 Practical and Creative Ways to Garden without Breaking the Bank
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January 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
eclipsemage.bsky.social
Time to plant some medicine. #homesteading #TraditionalMedicine #HerbalMedicine #PlantMedicine #HomeRemedies #CaliforniaGardening #cottagecore #HedgeWitchery #TheOldWays
A variety of seed packets including medicinal herbs, culinary herbs, and Native plants such as California sunflowers, devil's claw, and artemisia sage.
January 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Flowers for my 91-year-old mother-in-law to enjoy from her front window. This should keep the rabbits out of it! Yes, they're all cold-tolerant. #gardening #californiagardening #zone8b #wintergardening
A raised planter box planted with snapdragons, pansies, and primroses in assorted colors.
January 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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🌱🌿🌾#nativeplants #californiagardening #summerdry #nativeplants

Growing your own seedlings? IT'S THAT TIME...

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HOW TO PREVENT LEGGY (“ETIOLATED”) SEEDLINGS
Or, if you’re already at that point, here’s why it happened and maybe how to fix it…
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January 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Buttered Popcorn snapdragons 🍿 #snapdragon #butteredpopcorn #popcorn #gardening #zone9b #californiagardening #greenwitch #springiscoming #winterblooms #plantsaremagic #everydaymagic
January 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM