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Photo by Anne Sutherland. CoCoMG Rosalee Frankel hands out potting-up supplies to students at Monument Crisis Center Summer School.
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

¿Qué pasa, Jardineros? (What’s happening, Jardineros?)

September 18, 2023
By Anne Sutherland This years highlight has been teaching hands-on potting up classes to Spanish-speaking mothers at local elementary schools. We began these classes last year, and the word is spreading.
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Photo by Help Desk Terri Takusagawa identifies client’s tomato bugs from a recent event at Our Garden.
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Bug ID: It Takes a Team

September 18, 2023
By Sheila Weston In July, a client brought specimens of an insect to the Ask A Master Gardener table at Our Garden that he thought were damaging his tomato plants. They looked like flies but were actively moving around in the container. AAMG team members couldn't examine them at the table.
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Photo by Greg Letts.
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

News From Our Garden

September 18, 2023
By Janet Miller Photos by Greg Letts The summer season at Our Garden has been one of our busiest and most productive. The year started out with more challenges than we have ever experienced.
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Perfectly ripe tomatoes for canning

Help Desk: Overripe Tomatoes

September 18, 2023
Question: Why is it not advised to use overripe tomatoes for home canning? Response: Using overripe tomatoes in home canning is not recommended for several important reasons, primarily related to safety and the quality of the canned product.
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Several plastic bottles of cleaning solutions and a blue microfiber towel.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Disinfectants and Sterilizers: The Lesser-known Pesticides

September 18, 2023
By Lauren Fordyce
Did you know that disinfectants and sterilizers are pesticides? Any substance that claims to kill, destroy, prevent, or repel a pest, including germs, is considered a pesticide. So cleaning products that claim to sterilize or kill germs on surfaces or be effective against bacteria like E.
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PH indicator paper with multiple colors
Preservation Notes - San Joaquin Master Food Preservers: Article

Help Desk Question: Home pH Testing

September 18, 2023
QUESTION: Is there any instrument that can be bought to measure the pH balance for home canning? What about a high quality litmus paper or a pH gauge?
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water movement all together
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Water, SGMA, GSP?

September 18, 2023
By Ben A Faber
To achieve groundwater sustainability under California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, demand management policies that encourage water conservation will be necessary, says Ellen Bruno, University of California Cooperative Extension specialist in quantitative policy analysis at U...
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Inca Jewel September 14th after Pruning Dying Leaves
Spill the Beans: Article

Growing Tomatoes in Containers Trial Update

September 18, 2023
Summer is winding down and the produce from our gardens is starting to wane. I just cut down my Prairie Fire tomato that I had planted as part of our experiment with growing tomatoes in containers.
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