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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weed B Gone and Tree B Gone?

April 7, 2024
By Ben A Faber
With all the rain last year, even extending into August and now with the rains since December there is a lot of natural ground cover growing, When it gets out of hand, we call it weedy.
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Rose Garden Corral - April 2024
Spill the Beans: Article

The Rose Garden Corral – April 2024

April 7, 2024
BOOM!! We have flowers! There is an old saying, April showers bring May flowers. If you heard that as a kid you would finish that ditty with, What do May flowers bring? you know the rest.
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Tomato Sale
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

HERE COMES THE TOMATO SALE!!!

April 6, 2024
Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 13, the UC Master Gardeners of Napa County annual tomato sale. The popular sale is as much a sign of spring as the first robin is. Seedlings will be available from 9 am until sold out, so arrive early to get the varieties you want.
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Kern County: Article

Green Scene April 2024

April 5, 2024
Next Horticultural Tour Master Gardener Program Transition to Battery-Powered Lawn Equipment Fall Planted Bulbs-Planting Time in a Few Months...
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Signage at the 284-acre Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas, Austin, welcomes visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Breathtaking Bluebonnets and Butterflies

April 5, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you've never been to the 284-acre Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas, Austin, in the spring to see the flora and fauna--especially the breathtaking bluebonnets--you're in for a real treat.
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Ripening strawberries in the field
Food Blog: Article

New UC study estimates costs for growing strawberries on the Central Coast

April 5, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A new study that can help growers and other readers estimate costs and potential returns for growing strawberries on California's Central Coast was recently released by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Cooperative Extension and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
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