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There.s still time to start or add to your Vegetable garden. (birdsandblooms.com)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Still Time to Plant Summer Vegetables!

June 6, 2021
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County For me, this past year has been very distracting, so I'm not as far along with planting my summer garden as I normally would be. If you can relate, the good news is that it's not too late to have a successful summer vegetable garden.
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loquat
Master Food Preservers San Bernardino County: Article

It's Loquat Time!

June 5, 2021
Loquat-a-rama-bama-lama. No lamas here, but bama-lama but it went well with Loquat-a-rama. Mainly I wanted to suggest to try some loquats. Secondarily I wanted to share some confusion that I tunneled into with my rabbit-hole search for loquat recipes for canning.
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2021 May5 SFREC3
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

What’s Your Go-To Drought Strategy?

June 5, 2021
By Daniel K Macon, Grace Woodmansee
Help Us Pilot-Test a New Decision-Support Tool! By now, most of us are well aware that we're in the second year of another significant drought. A growing proportion of Northern California is classified as D4 by the U.S. Drought Monitor. And we're coming off one of the driest rainy seasons in memory.
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UC Cooperative Extension - Madera County: Article

Summer 2021 meetings

June 4, 2021
There's still time to sign up for Turning Lab Reports into Action held June 11 The agenda and registration link is in the newsletter...
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Figure 1 Walnut Freeze
Nut, Olive and Prune Programmatic News: Article

Fall 2020 Caused Cold Injury on Walnut In Tulare and Kings Counties

June 4, 2021
By Elizabeth J Fichtner
Freeze damage was reported in commercial walnut orchards throughout California during the winter of 2020. Although comprising the southern tier of the state's walnut-growing area, Tulare and Kings County orchards were not exempt from freeze damage.
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A mint moth, Pyrausta californicalis, nectaring on lavender in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

What's Better than a Mint on Your Pillow?

June 4, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What's better than a mint on your pillow? A mint moth in your garden! We ran across this colorful mint moth, Pyrausta californicalis (as identified by UC Davis distinguished professor Art Shapiro) on May 20 in a Vacaville bed of tall lavender.
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photos by Betty Victor
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Germander (Teucrium fruticans)

June 4, 2021
I am not sure which nursery this plant came from. I have it growing in my garden now. I think it came from Sacramento since I seem to go to different nurseries in Sacramento mostly or it could have come from one of the UC Arboretum plant sales.
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