In the News!

UC Master Gardeners are constantly in the news across the state. Here is a collection of recent publications and articles written by or about the UC Master Gardener Program. Have a story to share? We'd love to hear! Submit a story or article for consideration with the
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January 2021

• The Real Dirt: Frost protection for citrus - East Bay Times (01/19/2022, East Bay Times)
• Create a window box salad garden (01/19/2022, The Coast News)
• Master Gardener: How to keep your houseplants happy (01/19/2022, Hanford Sentinel)
• Why you don't want to bring invasive plants into your yard and what to plant instead (The Press Enterprise, 01/18/2022)

October 2021

• Master Gardener: What it means for you garden when summer is ending. (hanfordsentinel.com, 09/01/2021)
• Master Gardener: Autumn is chrysanthemum season. (handfordsentinel.com, 10/06/2021)
• Grow For It! Sedums: succulent superstars. (villagelife.com, 10/06/2021)
• 'Your choices make a difference': River-friendly gardening avoids landfill waste. (recordnet.com, 10/07/2021)
• October is the Perfect Month to Plant Your Veggie Garden. (irvinecommunitynewsandviews.org, 10/08/2021)
• Drought Affects Urban Farmers in California. (organicfarmermag.com, 10/07/2021)
• Master Gardener: These aren't your mother's Brussels sprouts. (hanfordsentinel.com, 10/20/2021)
• UC Demonstration Gardens planned for Loomis Library grounds. (goldcountrymedia.com, 10/20/2021)
• Balboa Park will be the subject of garden club program. (villagenews.com, 10/22/2021)
• Master Gardeners of Napa County: Saffron, guavas and jelly melon: growing expensive, hard-to-find crops. (napavalleyregister.com, 10/23/21)
• How to grow table grapes at home. (dailynews.com, 10/24/2021)
• Bad Bugs: Cockroaches. (mymotherlode.com, 10/25/2021)
• Master Gardener: Helpful garden tips for November. (hanfordsentinel.com, 10/27/2021)
• Napa County Master Gardeners: The basics of sheet composting. (napavalleyregister.com, 10/28/2021)
• What to do when voles destroy your garden. (pressdemocrat.com, 10/29/2021)

September 2021

• Master Gardener: What it means for you garden when summer is ending. (hanfordsentinel.com, 09/01/2021)
• Garden Tips for September. (thesungazette.com, 09/01/2021)
• How to protect your home from wildfire with some simple landscaping changes. (californianewstimes.com, 09/03/2021)
• Grow For It! Razzle dazzle with crape myrtle. (villagelife.com, 09/01/2021)
• 'Mr. Chuck's Garden' feeds Londonderry community. (stardem.com, 09/05/2021)
• September's gardening tasks all about dividing and conquering. (newmarkettoday.ca, 09/05/2021)
• Over the Garden Fence - Time to Prepare for Your Winter Veggie Garden. (goldrushcam.com, 09/10/2021)
• Heirloom worth passing down: Help grow next generation of gardeners. (recordset.com, 09/10/2021)
• Over the Garden Fence: Winter Veggie Gardens. (sierranewsonline.com, 09/14/2021)
• Plant these no-fail natives this fall. (pressdemocrat.com, 09/17/2021)
• How to prune Japanese maples the right way. (pressdemocrat.com, 09/24/2021)
• On Gardening: A plant collector’s day in Monterey Bay. mercurynews.com, 09/24/2021)
• Master Gardener: Tips for your garden going into October. hanfordsentinel.com, 09/29/2021)

August 2021

• What to do if dog pee is ruining your lawn, (pe.com, 08/02/2021)
• Schools find ways to keep gardening lessons blooming, (sandiegouniontribune.com, 08/03/2021) 
• Create defensible space and make your house fire safe this August,  (pressdemocrat.com, 08/06/2021)
• Ann Wright: Seed saving, compost and more for August, (theunion.com, 08/06/2021)
• WATCH: Why Aren't My Succulents Thriving? Riverside Co. Master Gardeners Have Some Answers, (nbcpalmsprings.com, 08/12/2021)
• 2022 training programs opening: 5 reasons to become a master gardener, (recordnet.com, 08/12/2021)
• How to use and preserve different types of tomatoes from the garden, (pe.com, 08/15/2021)
• Letter: Thanks for work, volunteerism, (davisenterprise.com, 08/23/2021)
• What to do with that bounty of peppers in the garden and how to preserve your harvest, (OCRegister.com, 08/22/2021)
• Master Gardener: Troublesome summer weeds in lawns and landscapes (hanfordsentinel.com, 08/24/2021
• Master Gardeners of Napa County: Debunking myths about trees (napavalleyregister.com, 08/28/2021)

July 2021

• Ask a Master Gardener: Banded Ash Borer, (https://www.nrtoday.com/, 07/30/2021)
• Share your love of gardening — become a master gardener, (https://www.recordnet.com/, 07/30/2021)
• Over the Garden Fence - Oak Tree Care and Maintenance: Drought, (https://goldrushcam.com/, 07/29/2021)
• Master Gardener: Tips for August, generally a light work month, (https://hanfordsentinel.com/, 07/28/2021)
• Master Gardeners to host tomato tasting event, (https://www.appeal-democrat.com/, 07/28/2021)
• Sacramento’s annual Harvest Day to be virtual for second year in a row due to COVID-19, (https://www.sacbee.com/, 07/27/2021)
• Why it’s so hard to get grass to grow in Southern California yards, (https://www.pe.com/, 07/25/2021)
• Master Gardeners On Organic Mulches, Ugly Tomatoes, (https://www.mymotherlode.com/, 07/25/2021)
• Home & Garden Digest, (https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/, 07/22/2021)
• Master Gardener to Engage Green Thumbs, (https://holtvilletribune.com/, 07/22/2021)
• Ready to Become a Master Gardener? Apply for Training Now, (https://kkyr.com/, 07/22/2021)
• Over the Garden Fence - Garden Coverup, (https://goldrushcam.com/, 07/16/2021)
• Dig in the dirt, learn and teach others as a master gardener, (https://www.marinij.com/, 07/16/2021)
• Home & Garden Digest, (https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/, 07/15/2021)
• Sharon Hull, This Week in the Garden | Water wise: Best practices for gardening in extreme drought, (https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/, 07/15/2021)
• Love gardening? Become a master gardener, (https://www.cerescourier.com/, 07/14/2021)
• Master Gardener: Keep your trees healthy during watering restrictions, (https://hanfordsentinel.com/, 07/14/2021)
• Commentary: URC volunteers enrich the community, (https://www.davisenterprise.com/, 07/12/2021)
• South Bay teens create award-winning way to fight drought, (https://www.mercurynews.com/, 07/11/2021)
• Over the Garden Fence - Principles of Waterwise Landscaping, (https://goldrushcam.com/, 07/10/2021)
• Home & Garden Digest, (https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/, 07/08/2021)
• Warnert Served 31 years as a UC Communications Specialist, (https://californiaagtoday.com/, 07/07/2021)
• Training session planned for new Master Gardeners, (https://www.times-standard.com/, 07/04/2021)
• UCCE HUMBOLDT: UC RECRUITING MASTER GARDENERS, (https://kymkemp.com/, 07/04/2021)
• Over the Garden Fence: Principles of Waterwise Landscaping, (https://sierranewsonline.com/, 07/03/2021)
• Master Gardener of Napa County: Kids garden differently than adults, (https://napavalleyregister.com/, 07/03/2021)
• Master Gardeners offer tips on soil moisture and zucchini mildew, (https://www.pressdemocrat.com/, 07/02/2021)

June 2021

• 2019/2020 Impact Report , (http://mg.ucanr.edu/, 06/29/2021)
• AARP California Announces 15 America Walks’ Walking College Fellows, (https://states.aarp.org/, 06/28/2021)
• Jeannette Warnert Retires from 31-Year UC ANR Communications Career, (https://goldrushcam.com/, 06/28/2021)
• Smart Summer Irrigation In 2021, (https://www.mymotherlode.com/, 06/27/2021)
• Los Gatos community briefs for the week of July 2, (https://www.mercurynews.com/, 06/27/2021)
• Tom Karwin, On Gardening | Adding rarities to the garden, (https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/, 06/24/2021)
• Master Gardener: Tips for a successful July garden, (https://hanfordsentinel.com/, 06/23/2021)
• Ask the Master Gardener: Heat can be harmful to hostas, (https://www.brainerddispatch.com/, 06/19/2021)
• Over the Garden Fence - Growing Melons, (https://goldrushcam.com/, 06/18/2021)
• Lynn Kuntsman Master Gardener: Your Questions Answered, (https://www.ijpr.org/, 06/15/2021)
• This heat is stressing out your plants: 12 tips to keep them alive, (https://www.latimes.com/, 06/15/2021)
• Over the Garden Fence - Talk with Master Gardeners at the Mariposa Farmers’ Market, (https://goldrushcam.com/, 06/14/2021)
• Remembering Vivian Bernhardt, loving parent, friend to many, world traveler, devoted Dead head, (https://www.berkeleyside.org/, 06/14/2021)
• Fire Smart Landscaping with UC Marin Master Gardener Jim Kasper, (https://patch.com/, 06/12/2021)
• Petaluma gardens getting ready for a drought, (https://www.petaluma360.com/, 06/10/2021)
• Master Gardener: Nematodes in the garden, (https://hanfordsentinel.com/, 06/09/2021)
• Keep On Growing With Master Gardener Advice, (https://www.ijpr.org/, 06/08/2021)
• UC Master Gardeners Classes for June 2021, (https://benitolink.com/, 06/07/2021)
• Ask a Master Gardener: Growing citrus, (https://www.nrtoday.com/, 06/04/2021)
• Grow For It! Plants that produce their own bouquets, (https://www.villagelife.com/, 06/02.2021)