Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

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Pressure Canning Gauge Testing

Do you own a Dial-Gauge Pressure Canner? Pressure canners need to be tested annually to ensure dial gauges are accurate. If your dial gauge is not accurate, it is not correctly reading pressure which may result in under or over processing and unsafe food.
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Master Gardener Video Presentations

Videos from recent presentations in collaboration with Yolo County Library, as well as some from our archives, are here. Click the title link to download the presentation
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Gardening in Solano County

Most gardening books, catalogs, and seed packets refer to plant hardiness zones, climate zones, or growing zones. Temperature hardiness climate zones are based on normally expected high and low temperatures and serve as guides to help you know which plants will grow where you live.
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Home Vegetable Gardening

Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden Vegetable Garden Basics Compost in a Hurry Vegetable Information from California Garden Web UC Davis - Good Life Garden A Garden of Words (bilingual gardening dictionary) Vegetable Gardening Guide...
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Pests of the Home and Garden

Hiring a Pest Control Company information Pesticides: Safe and Effective Use Pesticides and Water Quality Information related to specific pesticides Other resourcesInsects, Mites, Mollusks (snails), and Nematodes (microscopic worms) Flowers-look up by flower which pest may be harming your blooms Orn...
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Pollinators and Beneficial Insects in Your Garden

Beneficial insects (a.k.a. natural enemies) are any of a number of species of insects that perform valued services like pollination and pest control. Beneficial insects may sometimes appear as scary or ugly, but are indeed good insects to have in your yard.
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Composting

Compost, they call it Gardener's Gold. Learn how you can recycle your food and create a rich amendment that will benefit your plants.
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Your Backyard Orchard

Fruit TreesTraining and Pruning Deciduous TreesThinning Young Fruit TreesPruning Overgrown Deciduous Fruit TreesPlanting and Care of Young Fruit TreesOther information relating to citrus:Frost Protection for Citrus and Other SubtropicalsBudding and Grafting Citrus and Avocados in the Home GardenBy Season,…
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Landscape Trees

Many of us have trees in our landscape. What you might not know is how valuable they are. They provide us with a lot of benefits.
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