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Pests2022Q3a
Garden Notes: Article

Pests of Summer

June 21, 2022
Summer is finally upon us, and it is obviously going to be a hot one! Your garden will have to deal with many environmental issues as well as the normal insects and vertebrates which love to invade our space and enjoy our efforts often well in advance of harvest day.
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Lemon Balm is an attractive herb to have in a container.
Garden Notes: Article

Plants of the Season Summer 2022, July-September

June 21, 2022
Perennial: Gaura: Gaura lindheimeri. This perennial is a shrubby herbaceous native of southeast Texas, Louisiana, and Mexico. It is also known as apple blossom grass, bee blossom, wand flower, or white gaura.
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Recipes2022Q3a
Garden Notes: Article

Recipes from the Garden: A Taste of the Season

June 21, 2022
It's summertime and the living is easy. It is time for some simple recipes for the long days ahead. If you've grown your own zucchini, hit the farmer's market or been gifted zucchini from a neighbor, the breakfast quesadilla recipe is perfect.
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A male long-horned bee, a Melissodes agilis, targets a Gulf Fritillary on a Mexican sunflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Target: A Gulf Fritillary

June 21, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So here's this Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. It's National Pollinator Week. All's right with the world. The butterfly had visited a passionflower vine, Passiflora, its host plant. Now for a little fuel. The nectar is enticing.
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Sam Sandoval Solis, especialista de la Extensión Cooperative de la UC, en el centro, demuestra a los alumnos de quinto grado cómo el agua superficial fluye hacia el agua subterránea.
Blog Verde: Article

Estudiantes de primaria exploran el papel del agua en la vida

June 21, 2022
By Ricardo A Vela
Un grupo de 120 estudiantes de quinto y sexto grado de la Escuela Primaria Cherryland, localizada en la Ciudad de Hayward, participaron recientemente, en el taller de 11 semanas del programa 4-H Water Wizards que incluy adems un viaje de aprendizaje al Centro de Educacin Ambiental UC Elkus Ranch, en...
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Broomsedge bluestem (USDA photo)
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

A Few Observations on Broomsedge

June 21, 2022
By Daniel K Macon
Broomsedge Bluestem (Andropogon virginicus L.) is an increasingly problematic weed in irrigated pastures in the Sierra foothills. We've grazed several pastures with fairly significant infestations - and we're seeing it spread.
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