HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa

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Leaf-footed Bugs on Pomegranates

Leaf-Footed Bugs Eating YOUR Pomegranates!

August 26, 2019
Help for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client Request: Hi...I am looking for some help. I have a pomegranate tree that I have enjoyed since moving in my home in 2006.
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Using Sand in Your Garden

August 19, 2019
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I have some sandbags that we filled at a City facility. A few of them have broken open, and I wonder if the sand is bad for the soil.
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Moving Mature Fruit Trees and Tree Roses?

August 5, 2019
Advice for Home Gardeners from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: We live in the south County currently and are moving 10 miles north into the center of the County in April 2020.
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Ceanothus (L) & Fuchsia (R)

Fuchsias & Ceanothus Problems

July 29, 2019
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I have another garden question. We have a fuchsia and an unknown green plant (to the left of the fuchsia in the photo) in dire need of serious pruning in our West County yard.
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