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Well, it's that time of year when we say goodbye to the salads of summer. As the days shorten and cool, we crave the comforts of fall. Fall casseroles take a leading role in providing a family meal that is both warm and fulfilling. Casseroles can highlight seasonal fall favorites and produce.

I have two plants in my garden that are magnets for pollinators and butterflies. Both plants put on quite a flower show and are drought tolerant. Given our ongoing issues with water, this latter feature should be priority for all of us.

If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a colony of honey bees to show us how to divide the labor and work well together. And if you're part of the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP), it takes a lot of worker bees from all facets to succeed.

"The Bee Team is really "The A Team.

Dear members of the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council, 4-H Leaders Council meeting scheduled for September 19th has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts. An alternative date will be issued when more information becomes available.

In this issue: Planting tomatoes into old walnut ground Tomato spotted wilt virus in the north: increased incidence, unusual symptoms Updated processing tomato cost study Equipment sanitation field day summary Southern blight Seeking collaborators for broomrape research Seeking input on Yolo County...

In this issue: New vegetable crops adviser introduction N management in a wet spring Broomrape updates Had to work a wet field?

Promoting Healthy Eating & Physical Activity in the Classroom...

Recently I had a chance to interview John and Cindy McIntosh, long-time 4-H volunteers in Nevada county who also ran our Placer-Nevada summer camp this past year. The following are their responses to my questions.

So what causes these wounds on leaves and fruit on lemons? Corky, sunken blisters on the leaves. Small divots in the fruit. Some of the spots had halos around them, but most not. That would indicate an infection of some sort. It was showing up in a large orchard near Santa Paula.