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Irrigation in the Landscape

The average American household uses 320 gallons of water per day, about 30 percent of which is devoted to outdoor uses. More than half of that outdoor water is used for watering lawns and gardens.
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Sprinkler Irrigation

Rain Birds Irrigation Glossary- Learn the terms UC - Lawn Irrigation Scheduling UC - Sprinkler Irrigation Can Test - Estimate your sprinkler output using the "can test" Can test Water Use it Wisely - guide on lawn irrigations that includes a can test with an interactive calculation system for your m...
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Drip Irrigation

Drip: Watering in the Home Garden - University of CA Drip Irrigation for Home Landscapes - Colorado State University Extension Operating and Maintaining a Home Drip Irrigation System - Colorado State University Extension Installing Drip Irrigation - The Home Depot How to Install Drip Irrigation - Th...
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Ticket Sale Locations

Stockton Lodi Ripon / Manteca Quail Lakes Nursery 3404 Shadowbrook Drive 473-8733 Delta Tree Farms 12900 Lower Sacramento Road 334-4545 Park Greenhouse Nursery 12813 W. Ripon Road Ripon 599-7545 Regalo Bello 5757 Pacific Avenue 951-4329 Hollandutch Nursery 11677 N.
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Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) & Huanglongbing (HLB)

AsianCitrusPsyllid1 The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is a pest that acts as a carrier or vector spreading "huanglongbing" (HLB). Huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most devastating diseases of citrus in the world. Once infected, there is no cure for disease and infected trees will die within ten years.
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FAQ

How can the home gardener spot this pest? The best way to detect the psyllid is by looking at tiny new leaves on citrus trees on a monthly basis. Homeowners should inspect trees for the ACP whenever watering, spraying, pruning or tending trees.
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2019 Training - Speakers

Welcome to the 2019 Master Gardener Training Speaker page. This page was created to give you a visual of the speakers that will be coming this year since remember a name is usually a little more difficult than a face.
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Class Topics

As a sixth-generation member of a Dutch seed family, Janet Sluis suspects that plants are in her DNA. By the age of six she was hybridizing ranunculus and growing kale in her garden.
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Herbs

Herbs in Your Garden - UCCE Stanislaus Landscaping with Herbs - EHN 15 (PDF 77KB), covers planning and planting an herb garden. UCCE Sacramento Master Gardeners Culinary Herb Profiles, EHN 70 (PDF 82KB), shows a plant by plant profile of commonly used culinary herbs.
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Review

The Master Gardeners worked for a year to create this flower-focused journal, which could be sold over several years and potentially throughout the San Joaquin Valley and other areas with a similar climate.
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