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Handling external concerns about an ANR publication

Accuracy in ANR publications is a primary goal. If a UC ANR specialist, advisor or staff person receives a comment or complaint about inaccuracy or other issues in an ANR peer-reviewed publication, we should not hesitate to look into the issue.
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Why does it take so long?

Publishing and production staff are professional editors, graphic designers and project managers who ensure your manuscript is produced as a well-organized, clear and attractive publication. This does not happen quickly.
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UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County: Page

Master Gardener Publications

Don't miss our Video Library! Environmental Horticulture Notes (EHN), below on this page, are publications written by University of California Cooperative Extension (UC) Master Gardeners. EHNs are reviewed by the Program Coordinator and a UCCE Advisor.
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UC Master Gardeners of Sacramento County: Page

Fall water-efficient plant list

Fall visitors to our Fair Oaks Horticulture Center water-efficient landscape will find many hardy shrubs, blooming perennials and shimmering grasses that do well in the Sacramento area with less water while attracting bees, butterflies, birds and other beneficials.
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Summer water-efficient plant list

Summer visitors to our Fair Oaks Horticulture Center water-efficient landscape will find many hardy shrubs, blooming perennials and shimmering grasses that do well in the Sacramento area with less water while attracting bees, butterflies, birds and other beneficials.
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Monthly Orchard Tips

January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December Harvest citrus Continue to monitor for and protect from frost (refer to protect sensitive plants and frost protection (PDF) for more information) Prune dormant fruit trees.
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Straw Bale Gardening Demonstration - 2013

Home Horticulture Center Vegetables Straw Bale Gardening 2013 After reading Straw Bale Gardens (Joel Karsten, 2013, Cool Springs Press) in early 2013, the Master Gardeners who work in the vegetable demonstration garden at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center decided to try straw bale gardening as a...
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The Great Sweet Potato Experiment - 2013

If you have ever wanted to grow sweet potatoes but were unable to find rooted slips, it is because almost all mail order catalogs are unable to ship sweet potato plants to California due to quarantine of southern grown slips.
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Gardening with Limited Water

Water-efficient plants. Click to enlarge. Most of the water used at home is used outdoors, so even small steps to save water can yield big savings.
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Spring water-efficient plant list

With blossoms, and the insects that pollinate them everywhere, spring is almost overload for the senses. Below is a list of a few of our favorite spring beauties. All of these plants can be found growing at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center.
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