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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Upcoming Meetings of Interest

October 18, 2021
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
I am pleased to announce the following two meetings: 1. UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis will host a Healthy Soils Program Workshop on compost. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 26th from 9:00am to 12:30pm (BBQ lunch provided).
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Potted plant of bulbs blooming at different stages.
UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog: Article

Plant fall bulbs now for spring blooms! A recipe for bulb lasagna

October 18, 2021
By Lauren L Snowden, Melissa G Womack
Fall is the time to plant spring-flowering bulbs. As the cooler temperatures start to arrive in many parts of the country, the last thing on many people's minds is planting flowers for spring color in the garden.
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A honey bee frantically struggles to escape from a reproductive chamber of a milkweed blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bug Squad: Article

Hey, Wait, Take Me With You!

October 18, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Hey, wait, take me with you! No, leave me alone! Let me go! Have you ever seen insects struggling to free themselves from the reproductive chamber of a milkweed blossom?
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IPM character guiding course
Topics in Subtropics: Article

OMG!!!What Caused that Damage?

October 18, 2021
By Ben A Faber
New online course on diagnosing herbicide injury now available Petr Kosina, UC Statewide IPM Program A brand-new online course on Diagnosing Herbicide Injury focusing on how an herbicide injury situation can arise, what information can help diagnose symptoms during field investigations, and what too...
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Tomato plant with herbicide injury
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Root inhibiting herbicide injury on processing tomatoes

October 17, 2021
By Gale Perez
Root-inhibiting herbicides (like pendimethalin or trifluralin) are soil-applied and pre-plant incorporated as a standard practice for conventional processing tomatoes in the Sacramento Valley.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Riverside County: Article

Garden Views, 2021.09 - Sep/Oct 2021

October 15, 2021
In this issue: Marcia Stone shares MG tour of Melissa Bacalls Yucca Valley home; UCCE Plant Sale; Behind the Scenes MG, Marilyn Howard; New Advisory Boards, WCAB, DAB, EAB; County Teacher of the Year and MGs, by Brad Hardison; Tale of Two Succulents, by Amy Clayton; Surprising Survivor: Emorys Indig...
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photos by Erin Mahaney
Under the Solano Sun: Article

When Life Hands You 'Little Lemons'

October 15, 2021
Despite my vow to avoid purchasing any more clematis well, this year at leastI couldn't resist snapping up Clematis Little Lemons' when I saw it on sale. This charming super-dwarf clematis has yellow nodding blooms that turn into fluffy, silvery-gold, Dr.
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