Advice to Grow By...Ask Us!

Got a home gardening question? Ask the UC Master Gardeners of Contra Costa! Our Help Desk is staffed Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - Noon.

Email us at ccmg@ucanr.edu, especially if you want to submit photos along with your question(s).
Call us at (925) 608-6683. If you call outside Help Desk hours, please leave both your phone number and email address so that we may respond to you in a timely manner.

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, plus cultivation history such as watering, fertilizing, pruning, pesticides, construction, etc.
Send photographs! 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 the damaged leaves. Photographs help!

You can also check our Top FAQs. For lots more information, check out our Sustainable Gardening, Home Landscaping, and Edible Gardening pages, along with Our Blog.

We regret we are unable to provide home visits or direct gardening assistance to individuals. Also, if you are not a Contra Costa County resident, please visit the statewide Master Gardener web site to locate the web site for your county's program.