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Hotline: (858) 822-6910 
Master Gardener Class of 2020 Applications
Are Now Open!
The next class of budding San Diego Master Gardener trainees starts in January. If you don't apply now, you'll have to wait until 2022! Learn more here about how you can be considered for one of the coveted 48 spots in the next class: 

 
 
 
 
Warm-season vegetable gardening is in full swing - lots to harvest, tend and plant.

Save the Date for Our Fall Garden Tour: Sat. Sept. 28
It's been almost a decade since the last San Diego Master Gardeners Garden Tour and it will be worth the wait! Tickets are now on sale for the tour featuring 9 glorious East County gardens.


 
 

What do
"San Diego Home and Garden", Jain, and Morgan Stanley
have in common?

They are all lead donors of our Fall Garden Tour. This exciting event is being pollinated by many more generous contributors. Bountiful thanks to them all.

It's likely this month will be dry and your plants will need careful monitoring to ensure they are well hydrated. Did you know many succulents also need summer water?

 
Did you know that yellow jackets are wasps, not bees? That they can sting multiple times? And that they can ruin a picnic faster than you can say "pass the mustard"?   

Question: 
I love having birds in my yard, but they are enjoying my backyard orchard more than me! How can I protect my investment and effectively stop birds from eating or damaging the fruit?
 
Answer:
The most effective method is exclusion with netting.

   
Our most recent "Garden Mastery" column in the
San Diego U-T focused on how to save water using graywater, building a swale and capturing rainwater.




 



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Master Gardener Association of San Diego County supports the University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program of San Diego County.