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Spill the Beans: Article

Create a Drought-Tolerant Dry Garden

August 24, 2020
Following is a summary of a Library Talk by UC Master Gardeners on July 2, 2020. by Carrie Strohl I was recently grateful to be able to get out of town for a few days.
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Amina Harris, director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, leads a discussion at a recent honey sensory workshop. The Oct. 22 sensory workshop will be virtual. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Honey and Pollination Center Gearing Up for Two Events

August 23, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center at the Robert Mondavi Institute is gearing up for two virtual events, one in September and the other in October: "Sips and Bites: The Hidden World of Honey" from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9 on Zoom. Honey Sensory Workshop from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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Oleander aphids on a milkweed stem. (Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Garden Journal: My Buggy Summer

August 22, 2020
By Anne E Schellman
It's been a buggy spring and summer in my new garden, where I've encountered varieties of scale, aphids and flies I hadn't experienced before. About 18 months ago we moved to a new house in a new neighborhood.
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Ashes scattered all over the leaves.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Ashes

August 21, 2020
By Mark P Bolda
In case any of you are wondering what the strawberries look like right now with the fires close by (about 30 miles away) burning, I took some pictures of one of the test plots I happened to be harvesting this afternoon. Influence is negligible, a bit of the fruit that can be washed off.
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House in a meadow (wallpapers13.com)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Fire Wise and Garden Smart.

August 21, 2020
By Donna Woodward, UC Master Gardener of Napa County When I moved to our property on Dry Creek Road in Napa in 2009, I found myself in a house in the middle of a meadow surrounded by forest. The house looked bare sitting there in a grassy field.
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Empty Pool
Under the Solano Sun: Article

New Beginnings

August 21, 2020
And suddenly you just know it's time to start something new and trust the magic of new beginnings - Meister Eckhart If you could do it all over again, what would you change? Would you formulate a plan and stick to it meticulously? Would you study more, research better?
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