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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Get to know the Master Gardeners of Napa Valley

July 20, 2024
Napa County home gardeners are fortunate to have a variety of gardening resources at their fingertips. The UC Master Gardeners of Napa County website has a lot of helpful information if you know where to look. Check out the website at https://napamg.ucanr.
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UC Davis doctoral student Peter Coggan (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Don't Miss Bohart Museum Open House on Moths!

July 19, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You won't want to miss the Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night on Saturday, July 20. So much to see and do, and so many moth experts will be on hand to answer your questions. It's all in keeping with National Moth Week.
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Fresno County 4-H: Article

July/ August 2024 Newlsetter

July 19, 2024
In This Edition 2- Committee & Council Mtgs. 2- Happy New Year 2- Council Officers Needed 2- Enrollment 3- Volunteer Ldr, Workshop 3- Horse Achieve. Medalists 3- Horse Planning Meeting 4- 4-H Sheep & Goat Show 4- Record Book Judging 5- Officer Leadership Training 5- Rabbit Achieve.
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Mature yellow nutsedge. (Photo: UC IPM)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Nutsedge - Yes, we hate it too!

July 19, 2024
Nutsedges are aggressive and persistent weeds that commonly infest lawns, vegetable and flower gardens and landscapes. These perennial sedges are a problem in lawns because they grow faster than turfgrasses and result in non-uniform turf.
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Fire blight caused this pear blossom and terminal to suddenly wilt, blacken and die. Prune out infected growth. (Photo: UC IPM)
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: July 19-25

July 19, 2024
Forget the guilt about what's going on outside. It's not your fault that it's hot! Tasks Check sprinklers and adjust timers weekly if necessary. Pre-irrigate to soften the ground for tilling in preparation for fall gardens.
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A basket of heirloom tomatoes. Kim Schwind

Are Your Tomatoes Feeling the Heat?

July 19, 2024
It's hot. Tomatoes like heat, right? Actually, tomatoes like warm weather, between 65 and 85 degrees. When temperatures soar past 95, tomatoes stop growing. In that kind of heat, their flowers fail to pollinate and instead they dry up and drop off, putting a pause on the production of new fruit.
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