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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
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With the excitement of the Great Tomato Plant Sale behind us and the season still in full swing, now’s the perfect time to dig into our newly refreshed website. Discover expert gardening advice, hands-on classes, engaging webinars, beautiful demonstration gardens, and a calendar full of community events and special happenings. Come explore—your next garden inspiration is just a click away!
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We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience—our Help Desk is currently experiencing issues with their email system. You're welcome to send us your gardening questions, but please bear with us as response times may be delayed due to new protocols following our recent website upgrade. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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Need Advice to Grow By? Ask Us!
UC Master Gardener advice and problem diagnosis services are available to help you with your gardening questions year-round, by phone or email. Our Help Desk volunteers can help you identify a mysterious pest, locate the best plants for your specific situation, and offer advice for sustainable gardening practices.
Photographs help!
Email us at ccmg@ucanr.edu.
Phone: (925) 608-6683
Check out our Help Desk web page here
In your request, include your name, phone number, and city (the best plant advice depends on local conditions!).
Describe the problem in detail. Tell us what's going on. Please include the name and age of the plant if you know it, when the problem began, and where on the plant you found it, plus cultivation history such as watering, fertilizing, pruning, pesticides, construction, etc.
Send photographs! Please show us the whole plant, the plant in its location, close-ups of the affected part, including any visible signs of pests, and both sides of damaged leaves.
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Our Help Desk team presents HOrT COCO every other Monday. You can get timely gardening tips, find answers to frequently asked questions, and read about the truly unique requests for help we respond to. Check it out! And don't forget to subscribe! Just click the blue subscribe button at the top of the right column in the blog.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
(925) 608-6683, ccmg@ucanr.edu, http://ccmg.ucanr.edu/
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