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In a recent meeting the topic of where to go for irrigation information came up. Well there's no substitute for attending a class in irrigation, such as offered at Cal Poly SLO (http://www.itrc.org/classes/iseclass.htm , but here's some written sources to get you started thinking. http://ciwr.ucanr.

It's summertime! Our gardens are in full swing, tomatoes are beginning to ripen, berries are mostly done, and everything is lush and green. But beware, your plants can sunburn just like you.

Postfire grazing fact sheet wins award A group of UCCE natural resources experts received the National Association of County Agricultural Agents' National Finalist Award for the fact sheet Rapid User Guide: Postfire Grazing on California's Intermountain Rangelands.

Holmes named 4-H Youth Development Program director Kimberly Sinclair Holmes joined UC ANR on July 15 as the new director of the 4-H Youth Development Program.

Here is this week's plant quiz: What plant genus has square branches, comes in an enormous variety of sizes and flower types and is drought tolerant once established? The answer is Salvia, a large group whose members we commonly refer to as sages.

So here's this female praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, camouflaged on a narrow-leaf milkweed, Asclepias fasciculari, in a Vacaville garden. If she thinks she's going to ambush a monarch, she has another think coming. No monarchs in the garden. If she thinks she's going to ambush a bee, no way.

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When the weather is hot outside, pests are likely to search for cool, sheltered areas such as inside your home. But that doesn't mean it's time to spray pesticides.

Nutrition Policy Institute Director Dr. Lorrene Ritchie presents at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, SNEB, 2024 international conference.

The victims: In late June, wilting was observed above one stem near the top of the tomato plant. On closer inspection, a hole was bored below the wilting in a single stem and a hole in a nearby tomato. The autopsy: Evidence of tunneling and frass or caterpillar waste.