UC Master Gardeners of Merced County

UC Master Gardeners of Merced County “To extend research-based knowledge and information on home horticulture, pest management & sustainable landscape practices to the residents of California.

The Master Gardener program in Merced began in 2009 when a group of 11 volunteers completed training in neighboring Mariposa County. Today, there are nearly 50 volunteers that give many hours of their time each year staffing the gardening helpline and information booth, and giving lectures and demonstrations. If becoming a Master Gardener interests you, please visit this link to read more and view an application: http://cemerced.ucdavis.edu/Gardening_and_Master_Gardening/
Or call (209) 385-7403
The 17-week classes are help every-other year, alternating between Merced and Mariposa Counties. The class for the 2022 year will be accepting applications soon!

✋ Don't throw those kitchen scraps away yet! This Tuesday at the Merced Library, we will learn all about vermiculture wi...
10/18/2026

✋ Don't throw those kitchen scraps away yet! This Tuesday at the Merced Library, we will learn all about vermiculture with our guest speaker, Rebecca Ryals! Save the kitchen scraps for the worms as we will also learn about the benefits of vermicomposting~ 🪱

📍Location: Merced County Library - Gracey Room (Downstairs)
2100 O St, Merced, CA 95340

🕙 Date and Time: Tues, Oct 20, 2026 at 5:00-7:00 PM

Link to register with additional info below:
➡ https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/X5skB2Vg1a
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Photo Credit: Ben Kerckx

Heads up ! This Saturday 10/17/26 our UC Master Gardeners volunteers will be at our information booth at the Farmers Mar...
10/15/2026

Heads up ! This Saturday 10/17/26 our UC Master Gardeners volunteers will be at our information booth at the Farmers Market for the last time this year. Visit us !

Gardeners, if you have any pesticides or fertilizers that you are wanting to dispose of, then this opportunity may inter...
10/14/2026

Gardeners, if you have any pesticides or fertilizers that you are wanting to dispose of, then this opportunity may interest you. Merced County RWA has an upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection event coming up this weekend!

🗓 Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
🕖 Time: 8:00AM - 12:00PM
📍Location: Highway 59 Landfill | 7040 N. Highway 59 Merced, CA, 95348
⬇ More info here...
https://www.mcrwma.org/31/Household-Hazardous-Waste
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Photo Credit: Merced County Regional Waste Authority

🤔 Cold style, hot style, and vermiculture, too? Make sense of these terms at our Composting and Vermiculture workshop to...
10/09/2026

🤔 Cold style, hot style, and vermiculture, too?
Make sense of these terms at our Composting and Vermiculture workshop tomorrow with our guest speaker, Randy, where we explore the various methods of composting to fit your needs!

📍Location: UCCE Merced Cooperative Extension Classroom
2145 Wardrobe Ave, Merced, CA 95341

🕙 Date and Time: Sat, Oct 10, 2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

⬇ Register at the link below (walk-ins welcome!)
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/yy3ygqy
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Photo Credit: Frank Thiemonge

Read our October 2026 Newsletter here https://conta.cc/4hX4iGw. Subscribe here - https://conta.cc/4jO1j20Articles includ...
10/01/2026

Read our October 2026 Newsletter here https://conta.cc/4hX4iGw.
Subscribe here - https://conta.cc/4jO1j20
Articles include:
- Enjoying Fall with Our 5 Senses by Denise Glassett, President
- Get Free Plants! Grange Plant Give and Take - Saturday, Oct 10
- Don't miss Randy Thompson's practical, passionate, and humorous Composting and Vermiculture Public Workshop with Randy Thomson - Saturday, Oct 10
- Vermiculture Community Workshop at the Merced Library with Rebecca Ryals - Tuesday, Oct 20
Farmers Market Days: Saturday Oct 3 and Oct 17
- Planting Garlic This Fall? article
- Save the Dates- November 14 Lawn Conversion and Nov 17 Poms and Persimmons workshop

Vermiculture Workshop - Merced County Library and the UC Master Gardeners of Merced County are teaming up to bring you a...
09/29/2026

Vermiculture Workshop - Merced County Library and the UC Master Gardeners of Merced County are teaming up to bring you a FREE vermiculture workshop in October.

October 20, 2026
5:00-7:00 PM
@ Merced County Library - Gracey Room

Details and link to register: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/X5skB2Vg1a

❗October will be our last month at the Merced Farmer's Market until April 2027. You can meet us there on Oct 3rd and Oct...
09/28/2026

❗October will be our last month at the Merced Farmer's Market until April 2027. You can meet us there on Oct 3rd and Oct 17th to answer any of your gardening questions. Otherwise, you can always contact us through our website: https://ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-merced-county

🌱Upcoming events in October🌱
2026 Fall Plant Give and Take with the Merced Colony Grange on Oct 10th. Lineup begins at 8:30AM and the exchange starts at 9AM-10AM. The UC Master Gardeners of Merced will be there to answer questions on how to maintain your new plant! More info with ideas on what to bring here:
➡ https://www.facebook.com/events/4380492785427381/

♻ Upcoming Workshops ♻
Workshops are free to the public. You can either register at the following links for each workshop ahead of time or walk-in to register at the event!

10/10 from 10AM-12PM Composting and Vermiculture at the UCCE Classroom
➡ https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/yy3ygqy
10/20 from 5PM-7PM Vermiculture at the Merced County Library in the Gracey Room
➡ https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/X5skB2Vg1a

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Photo Credit: UC Master Gardeners of Merced

Here’s a helpline question we would like to highlight this month!More questions?Comment below this post, visit our websi...
06/23/2026

Here’s a helpline question we would like to highlight this month!

More questions?

Comment below this post, visit our website https:// ucanr.edu/site/uc-master-gardeners-merced-county, call our office at 209-385-7403, or send us an email mailto:[email protected].

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2145 Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA
95341

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+12093857403

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