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A Garden Runs Through It - UCCE Master Gardeners of Colusa County: Article

Grow Your Own Potatoes!

February 6, 2018
By Gerry Hernandez
As a home gardener you may want to grow potatoes in a bucket or grow bag instead of the ground. The reason is 1) you don't have to dig them up, 2) if you don't get every single piece of potato, you will have them forever.
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Compost Stew
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Compost Stew

February 6, 2018
What's the best time to begin teaching kids about composting and feeding the soil instead of the plants? Now! And the perfect book to do it is, Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth.
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Presentation Day
San Joaquin County 4-H: Article

Presentation Day and Interview Contest Results!

February 5, 2018
The 2018 Presentation Day and Interview Contest was held on February 3rd at Waterloo School. The results are posted below, and congratulations to all of our participants! Those who received a gold award are eligible to compete at the Are Presentation on April 7th at Madera High School.
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This Culex mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, transmits West Nile virus and other viruses. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Why Vector-Borne Diseases Remain a Key Threat to Human Health

February 5, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Vector-borne diseases remain a key threat to human health, wildlife, and plants, in part, due to the multitude of factors that influence their transmission," says biologist A. Marm Kilpatrick, assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Santa Cruz.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

The business of weed control

February 5, 2018
By Steven A Fennimore
Dear California weeders, I organized a symposium on the business of weed control at last week's WSSA meeting which contrasted the state of the agrochemical industry with engineering companies that are developing automated weed removal technology.
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UCCE in the County of San Luis Obispo: Article

Ground Squirrel Workshop

February 5, 2018
Please see the attached flyer about the upcoming workshop on California ground squirrels.
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