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- Thinking about adding fruit trees or berries to your home garden? Want to learn more about how to plant citrus and berries, pruning, and which varieties to look for? We offer a class that can help! Learn more on our Adult Education Classes page.
- The Loma Prietan, a publication of the local Sierra Club chapter, recently featured master gardener Susan Zaslaw in a recent issue. The article explains the ins and outs of vegetable gardening.
- Our 2009 Spring Garden Market was held on April 4th at History San Jose at Kelly Park, but you can still view details about the tomatoes and peppers we sold.
- Warm Season Vegetables
- Cookbooks: Crazy for Citrus and Chile Head Sampler are both available now!
- Read the latest "Ask a Master Gardener" column, originally published in the San Jose Mercury News.
- View our guides for growing great tomatoes and peppers.
- Oriental Fruit Flies have been found in the city of Santa Clara. Information about the eradication program begun on August 20, 2008 and a map of the treatment area can be found at this Santa Clara County website. Californians are asked not to bring home fruit or vegetables from your travels. This pest is harmful to agriculture, home gardens and California's native environment.
- There's still a quarantine due to the light brown apple moth in portions of Santa Clara County. Visit the Santa Clara County web site for more information. Residents are asked not to move plants or produce from their home gardens within the quarantine area.
- Support the Master Gardeners by making a donation.
Becoming a Master Gardener
Are you interested in becoming a Master Gardener? The next application process will be in summer of 2010. If you:
- are a Santa Clara County resident who would enjoy sharing gardening knowledge, and
- want to learn more sustainable gardening practices,
then you might be a good fit for the program. If you think it sounds interesting, learn more about the process and call us to be notified about information meetings for the 2011 class.
MG Handbook
The California Master Gardener Handbook is an invaluable reference tool for all California gardeners. It's available for sale on-line or in our San Jose office.
