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Kern County: Article

Kern County Almond Rootstock Field Day

June 19, 2023
Kern County Almond Rootstock Field Day Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 7:45am to 10:00am See attached for agenda, registration link, and map Please note: The registration site has been affected by a UC ANR system outage this week, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Grapes for the Home Garden

June 19, 2023
By Help Desk Team
According to someone who knows such things, grapes are one of the most widely cultivated fruit crops in the world. Worldwide, there are over 10,000 different varieties, and whether one's interest is ambience, erosion control, raisins, jelly, table munchies, or wine, grapes nicely fit the bill.
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Figure 1. Robovator (left) and finger weeder (right) at WSREC and Dos Palos, CA, 2022.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weed control and cost benefit analysis of automated cultivators and herbicides to control within-row weeds in melons

June 18, 2023
By Clifford S Stoddard
In melons, as with many annual crops, weeds that emerge in the plant row are the most difficult and costly to remove. There are only a few registered herbicides for CA melon production, and efficacy can be marginal depending on weed species and method of incorporation.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Napa Valley’s Magnificent Old Native Oaks

June 17, 2023
Recently I visited the home of a fellow Master Gardener who lives near Napa's eastern hills off Third Avenue. She has majestic native oaks in front of her home, and I asked her how old those trees might be. She said maybe 200 years.
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