- Author: Beth Wray
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- Editor: Jennifer Hopkins
UC Master Gardeners, whose mission is to extend research-based knowledge and information on home horticulture, pest management, and sustainable landscape practices to the residents of San Luis Obispo County, is now officially in Paso Robles, welcoming residents to visit their new demonstration garden at the Centennial Park. On Saturday, Aug. 12, the UC Master Gardeners of San Luis Obispo County will host an Open House from 8 to 11 a.m. at 600 Nickerson Drive in Paso Robles.
The garden project has been two years in the making, beginning in August 2020 when the initial conversations started with the City of Paso Robles and the University of California Regents for the UC Master Gardener Program of San Luis Obispo...
- Author: Amy Breschini
Grass bug, Arhyssus sp. (Photo by Rodney Cooper, USDA-ARS, Shafter)
The following information is from Dr. Surendra Dara, UCCE Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo
Several specimens of grass bugs have been brought to our office in the recent weeks. These are of varying sizes (about 7-12 mm), but identified by the CDFA systematist, Rosser Garrison as Arhyssus sp. They belong to the family Rhopalidae (Order Hemiptera), members of which are commonly known as scentless plant bugs. They mostly feed on xeric (require less water or adapted to dry habitats) and other weed plants. Sometimes they enter homes in search of protected places.
Grass...
- Author: Chris Cocchiaro
"We had a rancher (from Paso West Side- near the lakes) send us a picture of these crazy mushrooms growing on Live Oaks and I looked it up..."
After a little research, here is what she found:
"I believe it is Hericium erinaceus which has several common names: "lions mane", "monkey head", "bearded tooth". One reference said that there are seven different genuses in which have the same “toothed” appearances. It is also found in the Bay area, and can be found on American Beech trees."
As with most mushrooms, there are species with look-a-likes, so assume...