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Spill the Beans: Article

Dahlia December

December 13, 2024
D is for Delightful Dahlias and for December. That should help you remember that if you are a dahlia devotee, the growing cycle of the dahlia is from December to December. What we do with our dahlias in December directly determines the direction dahlias will develop.
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Young Children in the Garden event at Chapman Community Garden. Photo courtesty of CARD
The Real Dirt: Article

In the Neighborhood: The Chapman Park Community Garden

December 13, 2024
Tucked into one corner of the beautifully renovated Chapman Park is a small space destined to have a large impact: the Chapman Park Community Garden. Chapman Park sits on three acres adjacent to the Dorothy F. Johnson Center in the heart of the Chapman neighborhood.
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A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, packing red pollen from a lupine last July at Bodega Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bumble Bee's Red Pollen: 'Tis the Season

December 12, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ever noticed that when yellow-faced bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, forage in lupine that their pollen is red? Last July when we were camping at Bodega Bay, we delighted in watching the bumble bees foraging in the lupine.
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Glenn County: Article

Sacramento Valley Prune Newsletter Glenn County - Winter 2024

December 12, 2024
In This Issue Prune Orchard Considerations 2024 Prune Resources Through End of Year 2024 Season Retrospective Assessing the Needs of Ag Producers in Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties New Staff Research Associate! Rootstock Options for Your Next Orchard...
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hlb defprmed citrus

HLB Tolerance

December 12, 2024
By Ben A Faber
By Manjul Dutt, Sheetal Ramekar and Gary England The grapefruit was created by chance from a cross between a pummelo and a sweet orange. It was first discovered in Barbados in the 18th century. All the commercially sold grapefruits today trace their roots back to the Duncan variety of grapefruit.
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