In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners

Send us Fan Mail Have a small space and love to grow food? A reprise of a popular show on “In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners", our beloved former “In the Garden” host Mark Fierle spoke to an icon of the gardening world – Mel Bartholomew. In this show, first aired less than one year before Mel passed away - Mel talks about his visionary concept called Square Foot Gardening. From learning...

Send us Fan Mail   Plants that eat bugs? You read that right! You know gardeners need to control bad bugs eating our beautiful gardens, right? But believe it or not, there are certain types of plants that seek their nourishment from insects and others that become trapped in specialized plant parts like sticky leaves or deep pitcher-like appendages. We know them as Carnivorous plants. In The Garden...

Send us Fan Mail   The growing incidents of human/coyote conflicts such as the encounter on the sand in Huntington Beach in April 2022 exhibit a need to discuss ways of measuring and then managing for the coexistence of the urban homeowner/gardener and the now urban coyote populations. “In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners”, explores the subject of Coyotes and a unique method of monitoring their...

Send us Fan Mail In the Garden presents a new episode titled “Garden Innovations at The Giving Farm,” hosted by Bill Brooks. In this episode, Brooks explores groundbreaking work happening at Westminster High School’s The Giving Farm.  Located on the campus of Westminster High School, the Giving Farm is home to a vibrant eight-acre farm and orchard that has become a model of innovation, education,...

Send us Fan Mail You might be anxious to revamp your garden layout. You might want to try a method that will put issues like pest control, soil quality, and accessibility all in YOUR hands! The subject of this edition of “In The Garden with UC Master Gardeners” is Raised Bed Gardening. Master Gardener Bill Brooks got together for a long-distance interview with a fellow Master Gardener from Colorad...

Send us Fan Mail I t’s time for This Month In The Garden for the month of March.  The key emphasis at this time of year are three words: Plant, Feed, and Control. But don’t jump the gun.  Remember to think about what plant you want where.  By knowing what you want to plant, you’ll know the type of fertilizer you will need.  Think about TOMATOES! How are you going to keep them off the ground? Teena...

Send us Fan Mail The topic this week on “In the Garden” with UC Master Gardeners is Bird-Friendly Gardens. We join Melissa Rapp, a current UC Master Gardener AND Executive Committee President at the Sea and Sage Audubon Society on bird friendly gardens.. Melissa will bring us up to current times at Society based in the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary across the road from UCI off Michelson (Riparian...

Send us Fan Mail 26 Miles Across the Sea!  This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, we head that way with Master Gardener Bill Brooks. Bill spent the day talking to various plant propagators at the Catalina Conservancy’s Ackerman Native Plant Nursery about starting native plants from seed to repopulate the natural landscape of Santa Catalina Island. Over 85 species of container stock a...

Send us Fan Mail Aquatic plants are those that can be found in any salt or freshwater environment - a small fish tank, home aquarium, lake, pond, water feature - you get the idea. Whether they live above the water, are fully submerged in water or somewhere in between doesn't make too much of a difference. The main concept is that aquatic plants are any species that naturally prosper in a wet...

Send us Fan Mail Citrus is a $3.3 billion industry in California, and it is currently under threat from one of the tiniest insects and the disease it carries. In this episode of In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, we will detail the threat of the ACP (Asian Citrus Psyllid) and HLB (Huanglongbing or Citrus Greening). If infected, the tree will die. The threat started by the simple practice of s...