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UC Master Gardener Coordinators: Article

Coordinators Quarterly Newsletter - Spring 2022

April 2, 2022
By Barbra Braaten
This quarter's coordinator newsletter covers annual volunteer reappointment from June 1 to July 31, the updated UC ANR Code of Conduct, new fundraising templates, and a 40% off publications promo code. It also includes information on program name badges, UC ANR Giving Day, event contact sheets for program…
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UCCE in Santa Barbara County: Article

Spring 2022 Issue

April 1, 2022
Happy Friday and Spectacular Spring! In this issue: Garden Talk: "Gardening in Small Places" is 7:00pm this Monday, April 4. Register for these FREE, 1-hour, online presentations by clicking the Garden Talk topic here.
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Livestock, Range and Natural Resources: Article

Spring 2022

April 1, 2022
In this issue: ***2021 Water Diversion and Use Reports Due April 1 for All Diverters*** Spring Webinar Series for Small Acreage Management Range Camp reopens Forage and Drought Weed book still on sale...
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A yellow-faced bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, heads for Phacelia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Bumble Bee Ballet

April 1, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ever watched a bumble bee ballet? Bumble bees may look clumsy in flight, but they get the job done. We recently marveled at the yellow-faced bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on lacy phacelia, Phacelia tanacetifolia, on the UC Davis campus. This is a native bumble bee and a native plant.
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Unthinned peach tree. With no thinning fruit are very small, have poor flavor and more prone to disease, R. Johnson, UC ANR
The Real Dirt: Article

Don’t Hesitate to Thin That Fruit!

April 1, 2022
It is time to start thinking about thinning the fruit on peach, nectarine, plum, pluot, apricot, apple, and pear trees. To produce fruit that is large and healthy, fruit trees need plenty of leaves to feed the developing fruit.
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