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The Savvy Sage: Article

Water is Gold for a Garden in More than One Way!

June 3, 2024
As the summer heat creeps up on us once again, we think about how to support our gardens to keep them growing and healthy with careful watering through our long hot days. Our plants and trees are not the only components of our gardens that need the support of water.
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Ruth Storer Garden. photos by Karen Metz
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Adventures in the Arboretum

June 3, 2024
I've enjoyed visiting the UC Davis Arboretum many times over the years. Because there is so much to see I've usually focused on one area at a time. In April, I came with a group that had never seen the Arboretum before.
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Palmer amaranth
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

New Avocado Herbicide

June 3, 2024
By Ben A Faber
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has approved the herbicide Rely 280 (glufosinate-ammonium) for use in avocado groves in California. Rely 280 is a post-emergence broad-spectrum herbicide for use against broadleaf and grassy weeds.
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California Invasive Species Action Week is June 1-9, 2024.

California Invasive Species Action Week 2024

June 3, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
Help increase public awareness of invasive species and encourage participation in the ongoing fight against invasive species by celebrating California Invasive Species Action Week (CISAW) June 1- 9, 2024.
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Photo of hands patting down soil around pepper seedling

Learn More about Gardening

June 3, 2024
By Help Desk Team
Are you a gardener with questions? Are you a beginning gardener just getting started? Do you want to know more about how to troubleshoot problems in your garden?
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oranges affecte by hlb
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Florida's Declining Citrus Production

June 3, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Florida's citrus industry has long been susceptible to freezes, hurricanes, and disease. A series of devastating freezes in the 1970s and 1980s caused production to shift to more southern regions of the State.
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Tree Roots
UC Master Gardener Coordinators: Article

Rooted in Marketing - June 2024

June 2, 2024
By Barbra Braaten
Summer is almost here, though it may already be feeling like summer for a lot of us! Our gardens are busy and will need help to battle the heat soon. With so much happening, there is never a lack of content for our marketing channels. But we are here to help keep you inspired! In this issue of Rooted in…
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Pruning diagram in the free UC ANR publication 'Fruit Trees: Training and Pruning Deciduous Trees,' publication number 8057. (Find link in last paragraph.)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Abundant rainfall spurs tree growth, which may require pruning

June 2, 2024
After two consecutive years of normal and above-normal rainfall, trees, hedges and bushes whose growth was constrained during the drought years have shown a huge growth spurt this spring. My neighbor's magnificent loropetalum hedge is at least four feet taller and wider.
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Magnolia Photo by Author

Magnolias

June 1, 2024
There is a beautiful house for sale in my neighborhood, and it was recently featured in the New York Times. Among its abundant selling points is a magnolia tree. It is indeed a lovely tree, and it is in bloom right now.
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