Food Growing And Gardening

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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Gifts from the Garden & Kitchen - Combo Class

Event Date
Sep 20, 2025

Join UC Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County for Gifts from the Garden and Kitchen. We'll share ideas for gifts you can give from your garden or kitchen as well as gift ideas for the gardener and the cook in your life.
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Event

Central Sierra: Citrus: From Tree to Table - Combo Class

Event Date
Oct 11, 2025

Join Master Gardeners and the Master Food Preserver volunteers in a wonderful presentation on how to grow and preserve citrus. Come see how you can grow citrus successfully in our community.
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Spring Plant Sale - Ornamentals (EDC MG)

Event Date
Apr 26, 2025

Don't miss the Placerville Plant Sale - Perennial plants April 26 Trees, shrubs, grasses, succulents, native and perennial plants. Sale at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden. Parking $2
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Article

Central Sierra: How to Care for Your Seedlings | El Dorado County

April 8, 2026
Ideal care for your UC Master Gardener of El Dorado County Plant Sale Purchases   Light  Your seedlings are partially hardened off by being outside and exposed to the sun. Continue to take them outside as long as the temperature is above 50 degrees. Temperature  Most warm season…
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UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin: Collection

Lake Tahoe Basin | Articles

Articles by the UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin contain information and lessons about gardening in the region, and are based on the best science and research as well as experience of the area's Master Gardeners. 
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UC Master Gardeners of Tuolumne County: Article

Central Sierra: Economies of a Seed

April 2, 2026
By Angela Johnson
Economies of a Seedby Julie Silva, UC Master Gardener in Tuolumne County, CA Are you a combination of both picky and frugal? Do you know exactly what you want and enjoy hunting for the best price? Are you not satisfied with the choices on the shelves? Going shopping anywhere today makes all of us feel…
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UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin: Article

Vegetable Planting Schedule for the Lake Tahoe Basin

March 23, 2026
Below is a crop-by-crop summary of the best time to plant vegetables here in the Lake Tahoe Basin.  Keep in mind these are estimates of ideal planting windows, each season can bring very different conditions so also take into account potential freezes in the weather forecast and your individual planting…
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