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Cultivate planting beds lightly to prevent weed germination. Tasks Monitor rainfall and adjust automatic sprinklers accordingly. If rainfall is adequate, warm-season grasses require no supplemental irrigation. Spray stone-fruit, apple, pear, nut and flowering trees and roses with dormant oil spray.

While it's certainly possible to start California native perennials, shrubs and trees from seed, most people buy plants that are growing in pots to transplant to the yard. By far the best time for planting natives is October through late winter. The weather is cool and nature helps with irrigation.

Linda was residing in Laguna Beach at the time of this interview and was very active in good-food related enterprises as you will hear. She has since relocated to southern Utah.

Look, over there! It's Thanksgiving Week and there's a newly eclosed Gulf Fritillary on a tattered pink zinnia "that looks as it has seen better days," as my mother used to say. The orange of autumn exploding, the silver of yultide beckoning. Silver and bold...

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It's good to see UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock and his 50-plus years of incredible research in the news.

This press release was written by Julie Finzel, UCCE Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor. A team of University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisors has created a new comprehensive website for small acreage landowners in California and beyond.

Question: I want to can my holiday leftovers this year. I have experience with water bath canning already. When using a pressure canner, how do you increase or decrease the heat? Answer: For holiday leftovers, it would be best to portion and freeze them instead of canning.

CalFresh Healthy Living aims to improve the health and wellbeing of Californians through interventions that promote healthy eating and active living.

Talbot named publications and production supervisor Jeffrey Talbot joined UC ANR Publications on Nov. 4 as the publications and production supervisor. He will be contributing production management for UC ANR publications including California Agriculture and journals and manuals.