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What's Going On In Our Gardening Community?

LISTEN: “Peppers” On In The Garden Radio
Posted 6/18/2018 - Scoville scale! Kind of like a Richter Scale for one of the easiest to grow and most versatile vegetable around. And that is the PEPPER! This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, MG Mark Fierle talks to fellow Master Gardener Brian Hale about...

Join Us For: “Orchids” On In The Garden Radio
Posted 6/12/2018 - Orchids! That exquisite corsage flower that most people seem to think takes an expert to grow them and a greenhouse to grow them in! Surprisingly enough, orchids can be rather resilient. This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, you'll learn...

Garden Beet Newsletter Summer 2018
Posted 6/6/2018 - The summer is for enjoying the Great Outdoors. This issue is filled with tips to get irrigation systems in shape for carefree vacations. Campers can learn the science behind why you should buy firewood from the same location you burn it. Day trippers...

LISTEN UP: “This Month In the Garden – June 2018” On In The Garden Radio
Posted 6/4/2018 - June Gloom? Make it June Bloom!. The sky might look gloomy but not the garden! “This Month in the Garden” is this week's show on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners. UC Master Gardeners and KUCI staff hosts Katrina Kirkeby and Teena...

HAVE YOUR HEARD: “Hot Hotline Questions – Spring 2018” On In The Garden Radio
Posted 5/29/2018 - Do you have a gardening question like “What's happening to my papaya trees?” What if the answer to one of your questions turned out to be SPITTLE BUGS? This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, MG and KUCI staff host Mark Fierle...

LISTEN: “Building Healthy Soil” On In The Garden Radio
Posted 5/21/2018 - What has been called “the skin of the earth”? It's SOIL. This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, we learn what it takes to Build Healthy Soil. Veteran KUCI staff host and Master Gardener Ann Liu and new host and MG Dece Morgan...