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Along with UC ANR, the UC Master Gardeners proudly celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and honor its diversity, courage, and contributions.

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UC ANR proudly celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and honors its diversity, courage, and contributions.

As we reflect on the progress made, we also reaffirm our commitment to fostering a culture of inclusion, respect, and belonging for all.

Forget the gym. Gardening day hits different. 🌱💪

Hauling mulch = leg day. Pulling weeds = arm day. Bending over seedlings for an hour = back day (unfortunately).

Happy National Gardening Exercise Day to all the gardeners who are definitely getting their steps in.

What's your hardest garden workout? Tell us in the comments!



Photo credit: UC Regents
Photo description: A person wearing a wide-brimmed tan hat, blue long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, rubber boots, and yellow work gloves shovels dark, rich compost from a large pile into a Rubbermaid wheelbarrow. They are leaning into the work mid-shovel on a paved path flanked by dry grasses and green vegetation. Trees and a gate structure are visible in the background. A blue lanyard is visible around their neck.

June is here, and our gardens are in full swing! Here are some garden tips for this month:

🌱 Plant Warm-Season Crops
🍅 Stake Tomatoes
🌾 Mulch
💧 Check Your Watering Schedule
🌿 Trellis Plants
🍎 Protect Fruit Trees
🌻 Enjoy Your Garden!

Read more on our blog!

https://ucanr.edu/blog/uc-master-gardener-program-statewide-blog/article/june-garden-tips-keeping-busy-garden

Photo credit: UC ANR and Adobe Stock

If you or someone you know bought a grapevine at Costco in Northern California between April 21 and May 19, please read and share this important update.

https://ucanr.edu/blog/pests-urban-landscape/article/purchased-grapevine-costco-n-ca-recently-read

It's that time of year when the garden really starts to show off. Poppies blooming, raised beds filling in, new starts going in the ground. We love seeing what's happening in gardens across California.

What's growing in yours right now? Drop a photo in the comments!

Photo credit: Katherine Uhde
Photo description: A wood-chip pathway leads through a curved metal arbor arch toward a wooden gazebo with a shingled roof, set in a demonstration garden on a sunny day. Raised wooden beds line both sides of the path, planted with leafy greens and small starts. In the foreground, half-barrel planters overflow with bright golden California poppies. To the right of the path, a large lavender-purple flowering shrub and a row of lavender border the walkway. A wooden A-frame trellis leans against a chain-link fence on the far right. Mature trees and a clear blue sky fill the background.

This is great information. Make sure your home is protected!

From horseshoe pits to a thriving Learning Garden!

What started as a small garden at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds has grown into a year-round hub for gardening education, fresh food production, and community connection. Thanks to the dedication of the UC Master Gardeners of Sutter and Yuba Counties, the Learning Garden recently doubled in size—adding new raised beds, a greenhouse, fruit trees, and more space for hands-on workshops.

This inspiring transformation shows what’s possible when volunteers bring passion, creativity, and perseverance to their communities.

Read the full story: https://ucanr.edu/blog/uc-master-gardener-program-statewide-blog/article/learning-garden-expansion-boosts-education



Photo Credit: UC Master Gardeners of Sutter-Yuba Counties
Photo description: Community members gather at the Sutter-Yuba Learning Garden during an educational workshop led by UC Master Gardener volunteers. Participants sit and stand around raised garden beds while listening to the presenters speak in the garden space at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds.

Today is Plant Something Day — and if you're not sure where to start, we have you covered.

California's vegetable growing season is unlike anywhere else in the country. Knowing whether your crops are warm-season or cool-season, and when to plant them in your region, makes all the difference.

Find soil prep tips, seed starting advice, and planting timing info on our website. Link in bio.

ucanr.edu/program/uc-master-gardener-program/preparing-planting



Photo credit: UC Regents
Photo description: Young strawberry seedlings in black nursery cell trays against a soft gray background.