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Vegetable Crops: Article

Dec. 2020

December 4, 2020
Broomrape Informational Virtual Tomato Meeting Tuesday, Jan.
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An adult goldenrod leaf beetle. (Photo courtesy of Andre Kessler)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Andre Kessler Seminar: Plant Interactions and Defenses

December 4, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Chemical ecologist Andre Kessler, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University, will speak on "Chemical Information Driving Plant Interactions and Community Dynamics" at the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.
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Designate permanent walking paths so garden beds are not compacted by foot traffic.
Green Blog: Article

Home gardening is more pleasant and successful with healthy soil

December 4, 2020
By Jeannette Warnert
With winter soon upon us, it's a good time to treat your garden bed just like the one where you tuck in at night, says Dustin Blakey, UC Cooperative Extension advisor, director and UC Master Gardener coordinator in Inyo and Mono counties.
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mulch
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Capturing Carbon in a Lemon Orchard

December 4, 2020
By Ben A Faber
In honor of #HealthySoilsWeek2020, our healthy team would like to share background and an update on our healthy soils project @Limoneira in Santa Paula.
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Preliminary planting plan, Eve Werner
The Real Dirt: Article

Planting Design Basics, Part 3 of 4

December 4, 2020
Site map and analysis completed, per Part One? Check! Garden style selected, per Part Two? Check! Welcome to Part Three, where the focus is: What plant jobs need to be filled in my garden? Plants jobs can be functional, aesthetic, or both. Functional jobs affect the use of the garden.
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2020 GivingTuesday donations break records

December 3, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues, I am thrilled to report that we raised over $196,000 for UC ANR programs on GivingTuesday this year a 49% increase over the $130K raised during GivingTuesday last year! Given the widespread opinion that giving was likely to be down this year, this result is both inspiring and an af...
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Monarchs overwintering in the Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, in 2016. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Memorable Year for the Western Monarchs

December 3, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's definitely going to be quite a memorable year for the Western monarch butterflies--memorable as in "record low populations at the overwintering sites along the California coast.
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