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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Can you tell me what's eating my beautiful tomatoes? Squirrels?

May 20, 2024
By Susan Heckly Thank you for contacting the UC Master Gardener Program Help Desk and for sending a photo of your poor tomatoes. If the tomatoes were still on your plants and not moved a distance away when you discovered this, it's rats doing the damage.
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Varieties of Andean Corn.
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Growing Vegetables in Peru

May 20, 2024
Article & Photos By Anne Sutherland My honey and I recently returned from the trip of a lifetime in Peru and the Galapagos. To our delight, biodiversity specialist Maywa Blanco talked about Perus many varieties of potatoes and corn when we were in Cusco.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

A Stubborn Watchman at the Low Water Garden

May 20, 2024
Article by Liz Rottger Photos by Brian Kerss This past winter, Brian Kerss and Liv Imset decided to prune a large elderberry tree at the Low Water Garden in Richmond. The tree had struggled through the entire summer with a heavy infestation of aphids and the pursuant black sooty mold.
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Honeycomb Hideout
The Bee Gardener: Article

Final Thoughts: the Haven Past, Present, and Future

May 20, 2024
It began with an idea forged by Hagen-Dazs and UC Davis. Recognizing a need for the public to better understand the link between bees and our food supply, the garden was created in Spring 2009 thanks to a donation from Hagen-Dazs.
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2 parallel drip irrigation lines running top to bottom on both sides of a vegetable seedling
The Backyard Gardener: Article

Flow Focus: Irrigation Friction Loss

May 20, 2024
I recently helped one of our local student gardens install a drip irrigation system in some raised beds. During the installation, I had to explain why we were using tubing for most of our system instead of .
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Hrdy to fund citrus pest, raptor research

May 20, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Thanks to the generosity of the Hrdy family, we are pleased to announce that the following proposals have been selected for funding through The Daniel & Sarah Hrdy Fund for UC Cooperative Extension Research.
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