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Above 2000 ft.: prune deciduous fruit trees, cane berries Below 2000 ft.: prune grapes, roses, crepe myrtle. Paint trunks of bare root and young fruit trees to prevent borers and protect from sunburn. Use interior white latex paint with equal amounts of water and apply generously.
Prune grapes and roses. Cleanup: remove mummy fruit and blighted limbs on stone fruit to reduce brown rot. Remove and destroy fallen leaves to reduce peach leaf curl. Mulch cane berries, cut out all old canes and reset new canes in twine.
Living in the foothills and forests provides many pleasures beautiful surroundings, ample recreation opportunities, sharing our habitat with the local wildlife but it also presents significant challenges.
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Pinch chrysanthemums back to 6 inches every month through July. Trim dead flowers but not leaves, from spring bulbs. Mulch cane berries, cut out all old canes and reset new canes in twine. Cultivate and pull weed seedling now to prevent bloom.
Set out traps for earwigs, slugs, and whitefly. Thin pit fruits at or before pit hardening. Thin apples when diameter. Mow grass or cultivate soil around orchard to discourage thrips and plant bugs. Mulch around plants to control weeds and conserve moisture.
Thin apples when diameter. Mow general cleanup for fire protection.. Mulch garden beds to retain moisture and encourage deep roots by deep and infrequent watering. Check sprinklers and drip systems for needed repairs and adjustments.
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Iberian starthistle is a noxious, quarantined weed in California. Solar tents can easily, inexpensively and successfully kill weed seeds and rhizomes, eliminating the need for hauling weeds out of remote areas where the unwanted plants have taken hold, a UC researcher has demonstrated.
