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Bringing Nature Home (Amazon)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Sustaining Wildlife with Native Plants

December 13, 2024
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants was first published in 2007 and set off an enthusiasm for native plant gardening. This practice is now known as rewilding in horticulture circles. Author Doug Tallamy is an entomology professor at the University of Delaware.
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Hollyhock plant in bloom - P. Pashby
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Mystery Plant

December 13, 2024
A while back, I wrote a blog on the fun notion of converting one of my raised-bed veggie gardens into a pollinator-friendly flower garden. I imagined this would bring a splash of color to the yard for most of the year. It became a fun project, and I loved the results.
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A woman in a puffy blue jacket and a bearded man in a green jacket look at slake test results in glass jars.
Green Blog: Article

Preparing soil for winter can protect soil health

December 13, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Farmers placed clumps of soil into metal mesh baskets, submerged the baskets into jars of water, then watched to see if their soil held together. The slake test, conducted at the Soil Health Field Day in Woodland, measured soil health.
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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

2025 SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting

December 13, 2024
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 24, 2025 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).
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Adina Merenlender, profesora de Extensión Cooperativa y John Bailey, director del Hopland REC, observan una quema prescrita.
Blog Verde: Article

El buen fuego regresa al Centro Hopland de Investigación y Extensión

December 13, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
El fuego ha sido parte de la administracin indgena de tierras en California desde tiempos inmemorables. Estas prcticas contra incendios estuvieron profundamente conectadas a tradiciones culturales, formas de alimentacin, mejoramiento y resiliencia de paisajes.
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Mistletoe is easiest to see after tree leaves have fallen. Prune the branch with mistletoe a foot below the cluster to remove the parasite's roots. (Photo: UC IPM)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: Dec. 13 - 19

December 13, 2024
Tasks Remove fallen camellia blossoms promptly to prevent petal blight on next year's flowers. Mistletoe is very difficult to control because reinfestation occurs from nearby infected trees. An infected branch must be removed at its points of origin and at least 1 foot below the cluster.
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Emu bush. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

December plant of the month: Emu bush

December 13, 2024
Like so many Australian natives, emu bush (Eremophila glabra) is both heat and drought tolerant and a great plant for our area. Hummingbirds absolutely love it, and it's an excellent choice for any water wise garden, either in a mixed border or mass planted as a ground cover.
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