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UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

[PODCAST] Square Foot Gardening - Part 1 of 2

Mar 5, 2026

Have a small space and love to grow food? This week reprise of a popular show on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, our beloved former KUCI staff host Mark Fierle spoke to an icon of the gardening world – Mel Bartholomew. In this show, first aired September 17, 2015 – less than one year before Mel…
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[PODCAST] Square Foot Gardening - Part 1 of 2

March 5, 2026
By Loren Nelson
Have a small space and love to grow food? This week reprise of a popular show on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, our beloved former KUCI staff host Mark Fierle spoke to an icon of the gardening world – Mel Bartholomew. In this show, first aired September 17, 2015 – less than one year before Mel…
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Nazzy Pakpour at Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Nazzy Pakpour: 'Curiosity Made the Scientist'

March 5, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 There isn't much that she can't do or hasn't done!UC Davis alumna Nazzy Pakpour is a PhD, a biotech company founder, an entomologist, a children's book author, a mother of two children,  a former professor and a research scientist.Pakpour, co-founder and chief executive officer of Yeast Bay Bio, …
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Four young children smile holding potted plants.
UC Master Gardeners of Calaveras County: Event

19th Annual Calaveras County Kid's Day in the Garden

May 9, 2026

Please join us at the Demonstration Garden for our Annual Free Event called “Kid’s Day in the Garden” on Saturday, May 9th starting at 10:00 am. The UCCE Master Gardener Demonstration Garden is located at 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249. We are planning to have a wonderful assortment of fun…
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Un citrico dañado por HLB.
Nuestra Comunidad: Article

Alerta por nueva cuarentena por HLB en Ramona, California.

March 5, 2026
By Ricardo A Vela
La batalla contra HLB en California no se decide en los huertos comerciales… sino en los patios traseros. RAMONA, California — La reciente detección de la enfermedad Huanglongbing (HLB) en árboles de cítricos en la comunidad de Ramona, en el condado de San Diego, llevó a las autoridades agrícolas del…
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Un citrico dañado por HLB.
Nuestra Comunidad: Article

With citrus quarantine issued for Ramona, residents urged to stay alert for disease

March 5, 2026
By Ricardo A Vela
The battle against HLB in California is not decided in commercial orchards — but in backyards. RAMONA, Calif. — The recent detection of Huanglongbing disease (HLB) in citrus trees in the San Diego County community of Ramona has prompted state agricultural authorities to establish a new quarantine to…
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The green foliage of a small sycamore tree coated with fluffly, white patches of powdery mildew fungus.

What's That Powdery Stuff on My Plants?

March 5, 2026
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Have you seen white powdery-looking patches appearing on the leaves of your roses or sycamore trees? While home gardeners may be familiar with this sign of the plant disease powdery mildew on their veggies, ornamental plants and landscape trees can also be infected. In addition to those powdery spots, the…
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cow grazing in a field at sunset
Grown in Marin: Event

Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Spring 2026 Meeting: Forage, Water, and Fence

Apr 16, 2026

Join the Central Coast Rangeland Coalition at The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) Las Piletas Ranch Preserve- a 13,500-acre working cattle ranch and living laboratory for conservation innovation. The preserve straddles the north Carrizo Plain and the headwaters of the Salinas River watershed and hosts…
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