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Our showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) is putting on a show. The towering plant--a good eight feet--anchors the garden as we patiently wait for monarch butterflies to arrive and lay their eggs.

The Second Street parking lot is reasonably full these days. But the building is so large, it still seems like a ghost town.

The CDC has released their Fall Influenza Frequently Asked Questions for the 2021-22 flu season. I suggest reading the top line bullet points at a minimum, but the guide addresses COVID and Flu vaccine administration timing among flu-related questions and concerns.

How to cope with the drought? Tips for maximizing water use efficiency Should alfalfa be irrigated after it goes dormant? What about irrigating grass pastures in fall?

Croton By Deborah Light-Pacheco UCCE Master Gardener Common name of plant: Croton Scientific name: Codiaeum, Variegatum Pictum Planting area: Sunset zones, 24; H2; or Indoors Size: Grown outdoors can reach 6 feet or taller, Indoors about 2-3 feet tall.

Mulch By Polly Nelson UCCE Master Gardener Want to Conserve Water? Mulch Your Planting Areas Water conservation is the major reason to mulch your landscape. Mulch is any material, organic and inorganic, that covers the soil but is not mixed in.

Jelly Bean Plant By Alissa Bright UCCE Master Gardener Sedum rubrotinctum Planting Area: USDA zone 9 Size: Can grow up to 7-8tall Bloom Season: Perennial (bring indoors during frost season) Exposure: Full Sun Pruning needs: None Water Needs: The rule of thumb for succulents is to underwater, and wat...

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Meals provided to children at schoolsfunded by the USDAhelp mitigate childhood food insecurity. Despite COVID-19 related school closures beginning March 2020, school districts across California continued to offer meals to children and families.

I used to only worry about encountering a coyote or rattlesnake when I stepped out my front door. But on June 16th, a neighbor wrote a post about a bobcat they've been seeing on their property on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/WilkinsonAcres/posts/.