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UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Trailing Petunia

February 21, 2023
Trailing Petunia By Deborah Light-Pacheco UCCE Master Gardener Common name of plant: Million Bells or Trailing Petunia Scientific name: Calibrachoa Planting area: Sunset Zones 8, 9, 14-24 as perennial; Zones 2-7, 10-13 as annual Size: Height 6-12 inches, width 12-24 inches with a trailing habit Bloo...
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UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Loquats

February 21, 2023
Loquats By Phyllis A Molnar UCCE Master Gardener Common name: Loquat or Japanese Plum Scientific name: Eriobotrya japonica Zone: Zones 8 to 10 Size: 15 to 30 feet tall and wide Bloom Season: Late October and November Pruning needs: Requires little pruning Water needs: Drought tolerant, at least 1 in...
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Internal submissions sought for national Extension awards

February 21, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The 2023 nomination process for the National Excellence in Extension and Diversity awards has been announced by the Extension Committee on Organization & Policy (ECOP) and USDA-NIFA. Each state is eligible to submit one nomination in each category. UC ANR's internal submission deadline is April 10.
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Got an ant question? From left are members of the Phil Ward ant lab at UC Davis: doctoral candidates Jill Oberski and Zachary Griebenow, and third-year doctoral student Ziv Lieberman. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: A Great Time to Talk Ants

February 20, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
How did you spend your Presidents' Day weekend? Well, if you were high school student Ziya Akmal, he journeyed--by car--nearly 400 miles from his home in Los Angeles to attend the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 18 on the University of California, Davis, campus.
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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Indoor Seed Starting

February 20, 2023
By Help Desk Team
A great way to get a head start on your spring and summer vegetable garden! The seeds of many vegetable plants can be planted indoors several weeks before the usual outdoor planting date.
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Spill the Beans: Article

A compost bin in plain sight

February 20, 2023
by Bob Niklewicz Where do you hide your compost bin or do you hide it at all? Is everything in the back of the yard, or in wooden boxes, or big piles somewhere out of sight? Perhaps you have the garden waste inside black plastic containers that look like Darth Vader or R2D2?
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Rimsulfuron: new 24c label for branched broomrape control

February 19, 2023
By Brad Hanson
Branched broomrape is a parasitic plant that is an A-listed noxious weed in California, requiring crop destruction and a hold order to be placed on reported fields.
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UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Article

Landscape Fabric: A Cautionary Tale

February 18, 2023
Do those nice, neat rolls of weed blocking fabric seem like the perfect solution in your battle against unwanted vegetation?
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