LAKEPORT, Calif. – The U.C. Master Gardeners of Lake County will present two fall/winter gardening in Lake County workshops in August.

The same topics will be covered at each session and will cover growing vegetables even when days are short and nights are cold.

You will learn which vegetables thrive in cooler temperatures, how to protect them from heat when they are getting started and how to time plants for months of harvest.

The first session will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, and will be repeated on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Both workshops will be held at the Lake County Agricultural Center, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, a wheelchair-accessible location.

RSVP is required as seating is limited; please call 707-263-6838 to reserve a spot.

A $5 donation is requested to cover the cost of handouts.

For information on this workshop and other Master Gardener activities, visit http://celake.ucanr.edu or like them on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/UCCELakeCountyMasterGardeners .

UC Master Gardeners are a group of selected, trained residents who work as volunteer staff for the U.C. Cooperative Extension.

UC Master Gardeners provide accurate horticultural information on vegetable gardening, trees, soils, lawns, ornamental horticulture, insects, diseases, use of pesticides and other related topics based on research of the University of California and other recognized research institutions.