The California statewide Master Gardener website Master Gardeners of California provides links to other county websites where information about Master Gardener Programs and home gardening can be found.
Up to date answers to many common home gardening problems such as insect and disease management are available from the University of California Integrated Pest Management Program in "Pest Notes for Home and Garden". See ANR Catalog/Free Publications or UC IPM On Line/Pests of the Home and Landscape.
Learn the basic factors to consider in order to irrigate the home landscape effectively and efficiently. See our publication Irrigating the Home Landscape .
For an interactive program on growing an maintaining lawns in California, see UC IPM on line - The UC Guide to Healthy Lawns.
Information on growing fruits, nuts and berries can be found at the California Backyard Orchard, the UC Fruit and Nut Research and Education Center and the California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG is not a University of California site) web sites.
For San Mateo and San Francisco residents see:
Look for information about vegetable gardening at the web site for UC Vegetable Research and Information Center.
The California Oak Mortality Task Force web site provides the latest information regarding "Sudden Oak Death".
Certified Farmers' Markets website gives all the times and locations in San Mateo County.