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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Decoding Tomato Disease Resistance Codes

March 1, 2026
By Help Desk Team
Have you ever wondered about the string of letters after the name of the tomato variety? You will see these letters often on tomato plant labels or seed packets. Some varieties will have them, and some won’t. Sometimes there are just one or two, and other times there are a long string of them. These letter…
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Tomato Disease Resistance Codes
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Decoding Tomato Disease Resistance Codes

March 1, 2026
By Help Desk Team
Have you ever wondered about the string of letters after the name of the tomato variety? You will see these letters often on tomato plant labels or seed packets. Some varieties will have them, and some won’t. Sometimes there are just one or two, and other times there are a long string of them. These letter…
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Herbs sign amid purple blooming rosemary
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Herbs are attractive and drought-tolerant plants for Fresno gardens

March 1, 2026
By Jeannette Warnert
Herbs, both culinary and ornamental, are generally well-suited to our hot, arid climate and they have become a major component of xeriscape and drought- and heat-tolerant landscapes here in the Central Valley. The northern portion of the Central San Joaquin Valley is classified as 'hot Mediterranean,'…
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Pink to orange roses
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Rosie's corner: Rose care leads to beautiful blooms in March

March 1, 2026
Irrigation Welcome to March! If you didn’t do this last month, it is time to check your irrigation. Make repairs if it is not working correctly. My garden is strictly on drip. Yes, I did go through every emitter to make sure it was an adequate size and working, and cleaned out the valves to make sure…
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ANR Employee News: Article

CARET meets in Washington, D.C. to highlight UC ANR impacts

February 28, 2026
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Vice President Glenda Humiston, Interim Associate Vice President for Research and Cooperative Extension Darren Haver and a delegation of UC ANR members and supporters traveled to Washington, D.C. for the annual CARET and Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities’ Board on Agriculture Assembly…
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