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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

3.6. Insects

May 5, 2026
By CoCoMG Helpdesk
Vegetable Gardening - Handbook for Beginners Chapter 3.6.  To discourage snails and slugs: pick and squish, put beer bait in a saucer, collect under a board, use copper collars, surround the area with the spiky fruit pods of the sweet gum tree, use abrasive surfaces such as eggshells, lift vine…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

3.5. Diseases

May 5, 2026
By CoCoMG Helpdesk
Vegetable Gardening - Handbook for Beginners Chapter 3.5. Disease pathogens are naturally always present in the air and soil. These pathogens become problematic only when all elements of the pest triangle are present. To avoid this, make sure your garden environment does not encourage favorable…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

3.4. Weeds

May 5, 2026
By CoCoMG Helpdesk
Vegetable Gardening - Handbook for Beginners Chapter 3.4. Weeds compete with crop plants for sunlight, water, and nutrients, so their growth must be limited to obtain a reasonable yield of any food crop. In vegetable planting, weeds can quickly shade out young crop plants as well as rob the soil of…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

3.3. Pest Triangle

May 5, 2026
By CoCoMG Helpdesk
Vegetable Gardening - Handbook for Beginners Chapter 3.3. Disease, insects, and weed seeds are always present in garden locations. All these infectious triangle components must be present in order for one of these pests to become established. Diseases The likelihood of disease is less if the…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

3.2. Beneficial insects and other biological controls

May 5, 2026
By CoCoMG Helpdesk
Vegetable Gardening - Handbook for Beginners Chapter 3.2.Beneficial insects are insects that help limit pest damage. They reduce pest populations primarily by parasitizing or eating pests or weeds. Planting a variety of flowers, vegetables, and herbs will provide food and protection for beneficial insects as…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

3.1. Pests in the Garden

May 5, 2026
By CoCoMG Helpdesk
Vegetable Gardening - Handbook for Beginners Chapter 3.1.When dealing with insects in your vegetable garden, determine the acceptable level of infestation - how much damage can your plants withstand before you feel that you must take action? How many chewed or dried-up leaves can the plants stand, and how…
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succulents in individual containers for sale
UC Master Gardeners of Tulare and Kings County: Event

UC Master Gardeners' House Plant and Succulent Sale

May 16, 2026

UC Master Gardeners' Succulents and Houseplants Sale.  Choose from Individual Succulents, Succulent Arrangements, and a variety of Houseplants.  “Bring Home Beautiful Plants & Help Local Gardening Education Thrive”     We will be located on Main Street, between Court…
UC Master Gardeners of Tulare and Kings County
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Blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria, foraging on Iceland poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Doctoral Students Win Major Fellowships

May 5, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Congratulations to a trio of UC Davis entomology doctoral students who just received major fellowships, funding totaling more than $500,000.Abigail "Abby" Lehner, a doctoral candidate in the lab of pollinator ecologist Neal Williams, professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and…
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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

UC Master Food Preserver Internal Recipe Sources

May 5, 2026
By Susan Mosbacher
Download a pdf version of this information.(Archived)We use research-based recipes in our public classes and outreach events from a limited source list. The general rule of thumb is if the process has any risk involved (canning, fermentation), we are limited to USDA, University and some Ball recipes. We have…
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