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Reposted from the UCANR news Trees are facing stress from a variety of pressures in California, including climate change and exotic invasive pests, reported Jeanette Marantos in the Los Angeles Times.

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Introduction: Grafting is increasingly common in vegetable crops such as cucumbers, tomatoes and watermelons as this technique has continued the possibility of production of these commodities in disease infested soils which can no longer be fumigated or chemically treated.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 8:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Intersection of County Rd 86 and County Rd 14, Esparto, CA GPS: 38.788309, -122.022779 Registration (not required, but helpful for us): http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=29662 8:15 a.m. Registration, light refreshments 8:25 a.m.

When one has looked at all the seed catalogs, read and re-read the latest gardening magazines and old magazines - paper and digital editions, what else is there to do?

Wondering what it is like to be a Master Gardener, or what a "day in the life of a Master Gardener" might be like? I remember what I was thinking when I first heard that my dear friends' mother was a Master Gardener... I thought "wow! That's amazing...

Lots and lots of events in March and April, hope to see you at one! Book of the Month - Epic Tomatoes Ornamental Plant of the Month - Saucer Magnolia Edible Plant of the Month - Edible Landscaping Recipe of the Month - Sticky Toffee Date Cake Events Second Saturday at the Library & Plant Exchange (1...

Trees are facing stress from a variety of pressures in California, including climate change and exotic invasive pests, reported Jeanette Marantos in the Los Angeles Times.

Is your tree on death's door? Here's how to tell (LA Times) Jeanette Marantos, Feb. 28 Climate change, invasive species and even international trade are taking a serious toll on California trees.

Have you listened to the latest podcast on Growing the Valley website? Drew Wolter, UC Davis graduate student (Weed Science Program) from Dr. Brad Hanson's lab, talks about Management of summer weed grasses.