County Director
UC Cooperative Extension
145 Tozer St. Suite 103
Madera, CA 93638
Office Phone: (559) 675-7879
Fax: (559) 675-0639
Garden Advice Ask Us
Advice to Grow By.... Ask Us... Madera Master Gardeners
Madera and Fresno Master Gardener volunteers are working to answer your questions.
Please email your questions to mgfresno@ucanr.edu
Including photos is helpful. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Madera Master Gardener volunteers are working at the Three Sister garden on Tuesday am. Stop by and visit the garden and chat with our volunteers.
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Take steps to prevent peach leaf curl before it’s too late
Now that the holidays are behind us, many gardeners are turning their attention to the New Year and their high hopes for a bountiful backyard harvest. Fresno's short winters mean now is the last chance for stone fruit-growing gardeners to prevent...
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This week in the garden: Jan. 10 - 16
Roses grow to different heights depending on the variety - from the lower landscape/shrub roses and floribundas to the taller hybrid tea and grandifloras. Keep this in mind when placing roses in your garden. Tasks Rainfall may not reach areas under...
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This week in the garden: Jan. 3 to 9
Just roses Roses are planted bare root in January or February, and other rose tasks may be done this month. Tasks New roses of many varieties are featured in magazines and articles - or view them online. Look for those you like, select ones that...
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Rosie’s Corner: Preparing for pruning season
Happy New Year in the rose garden! I can't believe another year has come and gone. It feels like it sped by so quickly. It is finally winter here in the valley. It is not quite time to prune your roses. That will come in another month or so. When to...
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Climate change prompts re-thinking of garden planting schedule
There have been many changes in the sources and availability of plants and transplants over the last five to ten years. Several economic downturns as well as the pandemic forced the closures of many independent, locally owned nurseries. Big-box garden...
CA Center for Urban Horticulture
We provide management strategies and practices for conserving water and improving water efficiency for public audiences, to horticulture and landscape design industry, in addition to local and state agencies.
State IPM Program UC IPM Website
Quick Tip Cards
Quick Tip cards may be accessed at UC IPM Online. Choose from Ants, Aphids, Fleas, Spider Mites, Powdery Mildew, Pesticides: Safe and Effective Use in the Home and Landscape, Garden Chemicals: Safe Use and Disposal and more.
Quick Tips Library in English
Notas Breves en Español
“A Gardener’s Companion for the Central San Joaquin Valley,” 3rd edition (2017).
payable to MGAFC to:
MGAFC
P.O. Box 4673
Fresno, CA 93744
Gardening questions answered at mgfresno@ucanr.edu.
Soil Testing Information
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Tree Care online resourses?
Thank you: Dave Wilson Nursery for your wonderful online resources about trees.
Click here to see the videos posted about Tree care.