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Tulare County Cooperative Extension: Article

Come to a nearby SWEEP Workshop

October 21, 2019
SWEEP Workshop Announcement Contents: Interested in water and energy efficiency upgrades on your farm? Come to a nearby SWEEP Workshop: November 7, 2019 9 am - 11 am Cooperative Extension Tulare County 4437 S. Laspina St.
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CA Agriculture
Topics in Subtropics: Article

California Agriculture - A Great Resource

October 21, 2019
By Ben A Faber
It was recently pointed out to me that the University of California's online journal is available to all and indexed for searching topics going back to 1946. This is a phenomenal resource, but for some reason when doing a Google search, articles wont often turn up.
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HoshigakiDemo
UC ANR South Coast REC Field Events, Workshops, and Extension: Article

Persimmon Workshop and U-Pick

October 21, 2019
By Tamara J Majcherek
Would you like to pick your own half-bushel of persimmon from one of our 50+ varieties and learn about the hoshigaki method of drying persimmon into delectable, sugary treats? Join us on Saturday, November 23rd! For more information go to: http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.
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PersimmonHarvestWorkshop Twitter
News from UC ANR South Coast REC and Beyond: Article

Persimmon Workshop and U-Pick

October 21, 2019
By Tamara J Majcherek
Would you like to pick your own half-bushel of persimmon from one of our 50+ varieties and learn about the hoshigaki method of drying persimmon into delectable, sugary treats? Join us on Saturday, November 23rd! For more information and to register for this workshop go to: http://ucanr.
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ICC annoucement
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Turkish Citrus Conference - Get It On Your Calendar

October 21, 2019
By Ben A Faber
On behalf of the International Society of Citriculture (ISC) and the Organizing Committee of the 14th International Citrus Congress (ICC 2020), we are very pleased to invite participants from public and private research and institutions, and from the production and commercial sector to attend the IC...
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Plum Gall
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Got a Plum Gall on your Fruit Tree?

October 21, 2019
Client's Request: I'm a trapper in the Ag Department. We have been looking for plum bud gall mites in the county. I recently came across this plum tree with a huge growth or gall, it's 8" long and 7" wide on the underside of a branch, the tree is around 15 years old.
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California Angle-wing Katydid - Adult<br><i>(Microcentrum californicum)<i>
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Katydid Problem in Your Garden?

October 21, 2019
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Gardener's request: I've just caught and identified what looks like a California Angle-wing Katydid.
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Vines, 2 watermelons, and a garden gnome on a lawn.
The Backyard Gardener: Article

Gardening Pranks

October 20, 2019
I woke up on my seventeenth birthday to find my parent's juvenile maple tree had magically converted to a banana plant overnight and had a resident monkeyand no, I was not dreaming.
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