Have A Gardening Question? Talk To A Master Gardener

 

 

Bev Vasconcellos (left) and Peggy Katz discuss a plant question in between answering calls at the Master Gardener Hotline. The program provides residents with free gardening advice.

 

"The leaves on the avocado tree are yellowing and the tips are turning brown."

 

"A Carlsbad resident is describing her plant’s ailing appearance over the phone, after calling in to the Master Gardener hotline. Bev Vasconcellos listens, then starts asking. What kind of soil do you have? How much are you watering? Where is the tree? After getting the responses, she comes up with some suggestions.

 

It’s a typical exchange at the hotline, where Master Gardeners like Vasconcellos take calls on a gamut of gardening questions and dispense advice free of charge.

 

“We’re in the business of disseminating research-based information,” she says.

 

Master Gardener is not a title casually tossed around. It’s a certification for volunteers who have gone through a six-month training program, learning from specialists with the University of California Cooperative Extension. Then their job is to pass that knowledge on to the public."

 

To learn more, read "Free Gardening Help Just A Call Away".

 

Source: San Diego County News Center