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Nightshade vegetables. (naturalhealthtechniques.com)
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Nightshade, More Than Tomatoes.

March 27, 2021
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County The Solanaceae, or nightshade family, is a large one.
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Snail and daffodil. (pixels.com)
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Snails and Slugs.

March 14, 2021
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Snails and slugs never gave me trouble when I lived in the country because my hippie neighbors had a dozen ravenous geese that used to waddle over and gobble up the slimy little morsels.
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Mexican marigold. (pinterest.com)
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Mexican marigold, and California poppy, connected!

March 8, 2021
By Cindy Watter, UC Master Gardener of Napa County When Hernando Cortes brought his army to Mexico in 1552, he was looking for more than Montezuma's gold. The most durable treasure carried back to Europe by the conquistadores was plants.
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Global temperature change. (abcnews.go.com)
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Learning More About Climate Change.

February 28, 2021
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County By now, most of us are familiar with the concept of climate change, but it can be hard to get accurate information about what is really happening, especially at the local level.
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Booker T. Whatley, 1915-2005, Botanist and creator of CSA concept. (youtube.com)
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Black History Month in the Garden.

February 20, 2021
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County February is Black History Month, and I realized that I knew virtually nothing about the contributions of Black people to how we garden.
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