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Wildfires are becoming more frequent, more intense and more destructive in California.

A team of California and Nevada fire scientists have produced a booklet with step-by-step guidance on retrofitting an existing home to be more resilient to fire.

Since the Eastern Sierra is very dry, we don't usually get fungal or bacterial diseases in the garden. Normally viral diseases affect our tomatoes and peppers instead. This year that trend continues.

Rae Olsson rachel.olsson@wsu.edu 509-335-4846 PULLMAN, Wash. - A tiny bee imposter, the syrphid fly, may be a big help to some gardens and farms, new research from Washington State University shows.

Silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) is a perennial subshrub native to the American Southwest, southern states, Mexico, and South America.

While out harvesting your tomatoes this season, did you notice any fruits that had round, sunken, water-soaked spots on the bottom? This is a common disorder called blossom-end rot. As the name implies, it always occurs on the blossom end of the tomato, opposite the stem end.

Melody Kendall We did a total makeover of our back yard landscape last summer. We removed the pool and added a multi roomed' garden oasis.

by Melody Kendall We did a total makeover of our back yard landscape last summer. We removed the pool and added a multi roomed' garden oasis.

This issue of our quarterly newsletter, "The Santa Barbara County Bounty", brings you: Garden Talks: Info on how to register for our FREE monthly series! The first Garden Talk is tomorrow night, Monday, 7/12 at 7PM.

Originally published in the Summer 2021 issue of Utah Pest News. Many problems that gardeners experience with tomato plants are not related to insect pests or diseases. Rather, they are associated with adverse growing conditions due to the environment or production practices.