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Our rainy spring weather has been great for our gardens but may also have encouraged some unwelcome garden visitors, including snails and slugs. Snails and slugs are similar in structure and biology, but snails have a characteristic spiral shell while slugs lack a shell.

Catch and release. Release and catch. No, wait. Catch...examine...and then release. That's what attendees will do at the UC Davis Bee Haven's 15th anniversary celebration, set from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 6 on Bee Biology Road, west of the central campus.

The Humboldt Master Gardener/Del Norte Help Desk is staffed by volunteers trained by the University of California to answer gardeners' questions using information based on scientific research. Thank you to Annie Sicotte, Humboldt Master Gardener, for researching this question.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are essential to a healthful diet, but it's hard to keep perishable foods on hand if one doesn't have a refrigerator or a home.

March 26, 2024 Glenn County 4-H Gets Creative! Glenn County 4-H youth members participated in the annual Food Fiesta, Creative Arts & Skills Day Event.

Today, the revitalization of the UC Wood Products laboratory at the Richmond Field Station outpost is led by Berkeley's UCCE Assistant Professors and Extension Specialists Dr. Daniel Sanchez and Dr. Paul Mayencourt.

The UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology Extension Team will be On the Road in Kern County on Wednesday, April 10th! See attached for agenda and registration link...

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Bugs! Have you started getting them yet? I killed a couple of aphids the other day. The weather situation is perfect for their breeding. What is an aphid? They are little critters that can multiply very quickly and cause damage to your plants.

There is much beauty in the late spring gardens of the central San Joaquin Valley. Tasks Sometimes gardeners need to accept a small amount of pest damage to plants. Instead of trying to kill insects, learn which ones are beneficial and protect them by avoiding the use of synthetic insecticides.