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Navel Oranges Splitting on Tree

January 29th, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: The photo shows an example of navel oranges that are splitting and falling from our large orange tree. It's occurring at a rate of about 1 a day.
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Planting Onions?

January 22nd, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Hello! My family will be moving to Contra Costa County this summer.
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Growing Fruit Trees, Especially Brown Turkey Figs

January 15th, 2018
Advice from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: I need some help with pruning, grafting, and transplanting young fruit trees. I'm especially interested in growing Brown Turkey Figs.
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Whose (S)cat is That?

January 8th, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Hello, I live in central county and frequently find scat in different areas of my backyard and cannot identify the source.
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A Very Happy HOrT COCO New Year!

January 1st, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County It's been an interesting year here at MGCC's HOrT COCO blog. As the editor, I'm grateful for all the great work the MGCC's Help Desk volunteers do to provide the material for the blog's posts.
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