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As the weather cools in the fall, the last of the year's roses bloom. (Photo: Jeannette Warnert)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: Sept. 20 - 26

September 20, 2024
Enjoy the last flush of blooming roses along with the bounty of the fall harvest. Tasks Adjust watering systems as weather cools. Remove and dispose of any fruit and nuts that cling to the tree. To discourage spider mites, spray hedges and shrubs with water to clean them and keep them free of dust.
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Screen cloth positioned over late season summer squash. Alton Wright

Cooling the Garden Landscape

September 20, 2024
It's Autumn! As we shift to cooler weather, take time to evaluate your garden's damage and stress caused by this summer's extreme heat. This is the perfect time to devise long-term cooling and shading strategies to reduce sun and heat damage in the future.
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Mason Walline won second place in the UC Davis Young Scholars Program "Summer Slam" (Elevator Pitch or short-version), competing with some 35 other students. (Photo by Ching-Jung Lin)
Bug Squad: Article

They Spent Their Summer Doing Research in a UC Davis Nematology Lab

September 19, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's great to see two high school seniors spend their summer doing research in a UC Davis nematology lab as young scholars in the UC Davis Young Scholars Program (YSP) YSP is a six-week summer residential program that introduces several dozen high-achieving high school students to original research...
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

September 2024

September 19, 2024
September 2024 CattleCal newsletter featuring 2024 interns, research highlights, Dr. John Wagner, avian flu in cattle, and a FAMACHA workshop.
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Rose Corral October 2024
Spill the Beans: Article

Rose Garden Corral – October 2024

September 19, 2024
The October Master Gardener's Rose Cycle chart (https://napamg.ucanr.edu/files/254549.pdf) has us continuing to deadhead and removing infected leaves that show yellowing, black spots, browning edges and/or have pests lurking among the blossoms and stems.
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UC ANR's commitment to helping youth thrive

September 19, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues, As you've undoubtedly seen in news reports for the past several months, our society continues to become more polarized. One aspect of that has been a back-pedaling by many corporations from expanded goals related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
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Ashraf's lecture
Lindcove Research and Extension Center News: Article

Citrus Workshop for Hanford FFA Students at LREC

September 18, 2024
By Sandipa Gautam
Lindcove REC recently organized a Citrus Workshop for Hanford FFA Students reinforcing our dedication to Youth Outreach and Education to nurture the future generation of agriculturists. On September 18, 2024, Sophomore students from Hanford High School visited LREC.
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A monarch butterfly gliding over a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola on Sept. 17 in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Wings Up! Let's Go!

September 18, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Wings up! Let's go! The monarch fall migration is underway. "Unlike most other insects in temperate climates, monarch butterflies cannot survive a long cold winter. Instead, they spend the winter in roosting spots," explains Monarch Watch.
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