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Garden Notes: Article

Tips for Confident Rose Pruning

December 30, 2021
By Marceline D Sousa
No matter how many times I prune roses, I return to articles about pruning to sharpen my skills and memory, and this year is no exception.
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Article

January 2022: Choosing Bare Root Fruit Trees

December 29, 2021
December was a slow time in the garden. We added a few plants like leeks and arugula but our workdays were limited due to the regular rain that came through our county. No one is complaining though since our drought conditions have eased somewhat....
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This is a cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae. In its larval stage, it is a pest of cucurbits. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest? Maybe Not in 2022

December 29, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
There may not be a UC Davis "Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest" or "Suds for a Bug" in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic precautions and/or lockdown may interfere with it.
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Stanislaus County: Article

CropManage Hands-on Workshop - 1/26/22

December 29, 2021
CropManage Hands-on Workshop Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision-Support Tool to the Field Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 1pm 5pm Location: University of California Cooperative Extension-Stanislaus County Harvest Hall, Room E 3800 Cornucopia Way, Modesto, CA 95358...
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Capture Don York KMJ580 December 27, 2021
Conservation Agriculture: Article

DeVincentis and Mitchell talk “cover crop water use” with KMJ580’s Don York on morning Ag Report

December 29, 2021
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
December 28, 2021 KMJ580's Don York, who produces the daily Ag Report on the Fresno-based radio station, interviewed Alyssa DeVincentis and Jeff Mitchell about work they and a larger team of researchers at UC Davis conducted on water-related impacts of winter cover crops throughout the Central Valle...
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Mischievous garden gnomes
Garden Notes: Article

Maintaining a Senior Friendly Low Maintenance Yard

December 28, 2021
By Marceline D Sousa
The needs of the garden can easily lead to feeling overwhelmed. At one point or another, every aging gardener will feel the angst of not knowing where to begin. With each new season, there is the realization that what was managed last year may not be possible this year.
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This image of a black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, was taken in Benicia on Jan. 25, 2020. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Wanted: The First Bumble Bee of the Year in Yolo or Solano Counties

December 28, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Wanted: the first bumble bee of the year in Yolo or Solano Counties! If you're the first to photograph one and email it to the Bohart Museum of Entomology you'll win the prize: a coffee cup designed with an image of the endangered Franklin's bumble bee.
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Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Winter Quarter Seminars Begin Jan. 5

December 27, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The UC Davis Department of Nematology's winter quarter seminars will take place on Wednesdays at 4:10 p.m., beginning Jan. 5 and continuing through March 9, announced seminar coordinator and nematologist Shahid Siddique, assistant professor.
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