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It may not be too late to check out this little gem in Woodland. I had heard of the Mezger Zinnia Patch but had never been. I have a fondness for zinnias ever since I used them in my student project at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

In the past three years, there has been an increase in the number of reports of damage to rice by rice seed midge in the Sacramento Valley. During 2021 and 2022, the issue was not widespread, but there were some instances where the damage was severe.

I always grow Scotch Bonnet,' a Capsicum chinense like the Habanero.

Just about every aspect is covered in this short one-hour show such as decisions: seasonal (cool/warm), seed/sod, meadow/manicured; what fertilizers to use and when; maintenance (mowing, weeding, watering).

The Nutrition Policy Institute is seeking a part-time student communications fellow.

It's not every day you find a 15-million-year-old skull of a dolphin. Leave it to an eagle-eyed entomologist accustomed to searching for elusive bees to find it. Emily Bzdyk, who holds a master's degree in entomology from UC Davis, is making national headlines, but not about insects this time.

The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County in cooperation with Buellton Community Garden invite you to join us for a free, in person public presentation on Monday, September 18, 2023, at 6:30 pm.

The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County invite you to join us for a free, online Garden Talk on Monday, September 11, 2023, at 7pm. UC Master Gardener Trudy Adair-Verbais will share a research-based presentation, Monarchs and Milkweed.

Growers are said to be one of the most surveyed groups in the US. This is understandable as only around 2% of Americans work in agriculture and there is an intrinsic lack of understanding of what is needed to help growers develop their operations.

The University of California's Nutrition Policy Institute released brief training videos to aid family child care home providers in promoting proper nutrition among young children.