Under the Solano Sun

golden yellow sunflower highlighted in a field of sunflowers against the blue sky

Seasonal observations by UC Master Gardeners of Solano County

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August Miku

August 8th, 2018
Blue (Sun High) August Sky Veggies, Fruit, Flowers, appear Thanks Sun Soil Water...
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Rabbit fern leaf
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Two of the Footed Ferns

August 7th, 2018
Among my fern collection are two with feet. Both are epiphytic meaning they retrieve nutrients and moisture from the air. In their native habitat, these feet (or rhizomes) wrap around and cling to tree trunks.
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photos by Martha White
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Asparagus Ferns

August 3rd, 2018
I recently had to replace a small section of sidewalk next to my garage. Not sure what caused it, but it had become uneven, leaving a dangerous lip I could easily have tripped over.
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photos by Karen Metz
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Visiting a MG Garden

August 2nd, 2018
I was visiting Albany, Oregon end of May and early June to help a young friend take care of her newborn twins. The hotel I was staying out was right next to the Linn County Fairgrounds.
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photos by Michelle Davis
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Fire-Resistant Landscaping

August 1st, 2018
About 15 years ago on an already hot July morning my husband and I, while walking our dogs, noticed smoke rising from a dried grassy area behind a subdivision wall. We called the fire into Dispatch, and Vacaville Fire quickly extinguished it. It burned less than an acre of dead grass.
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