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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

It's October--Time to Plan!

October 16, 2020
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County It's the middle of October, we haven't had any rain yet, and I'm working on and thinking about my spring vegetable garden.
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This is an Aedes albopictus female mosquito obtaining a blood meal from a human host. (Photo by James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

New York Mosquito Researcher to Discuss Zika Virus Infection

October 16, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Mosquito researcher Maria Onyango, a postdoctoral associate at the New York State Department of Health, Albany, N.Y., will deliver a virtual seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on Wednesday, Oct.
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A grass green field of Monterey in Macdoel, California, October 6, 2020. Total amount of chill hours between 33 and 45 degrees, 168. Photo courtesy Doug Thomas, Crown Nursery
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

High Temperatures in Plant Nurseries - Some Thoughts

October 16, 2020
By Mark P Bolda
I've been entertaining a fair number of calls from worried growers, farm managers and others in regards to the warmer than normal temperatures this year at the strawberry plant nurseries up in Northern California.
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Monterey County: Article

4-H Leaders Council meeting, October 20th, 2020

October 16, 2020
Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, On Tuesday, October 120th, the 4-H Leaders Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7pm. This will be via ZOOM. All 4-H families are invited to attend and take part in the councils discussion and planning.
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irrigATING CITRUS
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Water and Nutrient Program for Growers

October 16, 2020
By Ben A Faber
INTERACTIVE IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT TO REDUCE THE LEACHING OF NITROGEN IIMRLN PROGRAM The program purpose is to reduce the amount of nitrogen leached from farms with the goal of enhancing surface and groundwater quality Participants will be selected based on: potential for nitrogen leaching and proxi...
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Appearance of water droplets "balled up" on water repellent soil (USFS, Wildland Fire in Ecosystems, Photo by DeBano, 1981)
The Real Dirt: Article

Hold Your Ground: Mitigating the Effects of Fire on Your Soil

October 16, 2020
I first heard the term hydrophobic soils on the local news after the Camp Fire ravaged the Ridge and Butte Creek Canyon. This potentially catastrophic natural phenomenon seems counterintuitive: soils which are damaged by the intense heat of fire become water repellent.
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