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UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog: Article

Spotted Lanternfly: The Need to Remain Vigilant (Part 2)

December 6, 2024
By Cindy Kron
Read Spotted Lanternfly: The Need to Remain Vigilant (part one) here. The spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive insect pest first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014, with confirmed sightings and/or infestations of SLF now reported in 20 eastern states.
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Orange clock vine adds color to the winter garden. This specimen - pictured Dec. 5, 2024, at the Clovis Botanical Garden - was planted by UC Master Gardener Rodger Pachebel. (Photo: Jeannette Warnert)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: Dec. 6 to 12

December 6, 2024
Walk through the garden and make notes for spring and summer changes and additions. Enjoy the quiet of the winter garden. Feed the birds, and other wildlife. Tasks Apply pre-emergent herbicide to lawns and beds later this month. Deep-water trees and native plants if rainfall has been light.
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Old man cacti. Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM Program
The Real Dirt: Article

Cacti as Landscape Plants

December 6, 2024
One of the pleasures of the colder months is the opportunity to plan next year's garden while staying inside where it's warm.
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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Dehydrating zucchini for soup (November 2024)

December 5, 2024
Earl Weak, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer One of the most commonly grown backyard vegetables, zucchini, should not be overlooked in the role it can play in soups this Fall.
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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

It’s persimmon season (November 2024)

December 5, 2024
Henry Shaw and Marina Hsieh, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteers One of the treats of autumn is the arrival of persimmons. The coming months are the time to stock up and preserve this fruit for culinary adventures throughout the year.
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A honey bee today (Dec. 5) forms the centerpiece of a mallow, Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

U.S. Honey Bee Losses Highest Since 2010-11

December 5, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The American Bee Journal (ABJ) and Bee Culture just released the preliminary results of the annual U.S. Beekeeping Survey and the news is not good. "U.S. beekeepers lost an estimated 55.1 percent of their managed bee colonies in 2023-24--14.
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Over $100,000 donated to UC ANR on GivingTuesday

December 5, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
As of 11:59 p.m. at the conclusion of GivingTuesday 2024, generous donors gave $106,334 for UC Cooperative Extension and the statewide programs, institutes and research centers that make up UC ANR..
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