This is a heads-up about the California Audubon Society's press release of Wednesday October 26, 2022: Audubon California Urges Backyard Birders to Empty Bird Baths and Feeders as Avian Flu Spreads, https://ca.audubon.
At Liberty High School Greenhouse we have been using a method to start seeds which is worth considering. We purchased two new tools called soil blockers which allow you to cut multiple small squares of soil. The size of the soil blocks you make using the tool is crucial, being 1.5 x 1.5 by 2.
With our temperatures still in the above normal and the calendar saying it is fall, it's also the time of the year that the Master Gardeners ready their gardens for winter. It is also the time when the Master Gardeners prepare for our Annual Wreath Workshop.
We can never have enough trees! We've all heard the many reasons and benefits of trees. But it's always worth being reminded of their value, especially in these times of difficult climate change. TREES: eat greenhouse gases that cause climate change. boost our mental and physical health.