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Coffee grounds for composting.
UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

Benefits of Composting with Coffee Grounds by Pam Snethen

July 16, 2019
Used coffee grounds are abundantly available for the asking at your local coffee shop. But just because the item is free, is it beneficial for composting? Compost your coffee - Coffee grounds add nitrogen to the compost, but as fertilizer they do not add nitrogen immediately to the soil.
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Photo By Tami Reece
UC Master Gardeners- Diggin' it in SLO: Article

Soils And Water Management

July 16, 2019
Soils and Water Management By Leonard Cicerello UCCE Master Gardener How can I get more enjoyment out of my gardens? Denise S. Morro Bay I came across an old saying, feed the soil, not the plant.
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Jasmine Morisseau, 10, holds a male praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, the tiniest warrior at the Bruce Hammock Lab Water Balloon Battle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

How This Tiny Warrior Crashed the Hammock Lab Water Balloon Battle

July 15, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
He wasn't invited, but he crashed the party anyway. A few minutes before the 16th annual Bruce Hammock Lab Water Balloon Battle began on the Briggs Hall lawn at the University of California, Davis, water warrior Jasmine Morriseau, 10, noticed "something" on the head of her twin brother, Cedric.
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Kings County UC Cooperative Extension: Article

July 2019

July 15, 2019
In this Edition .. Kings County 4-H News Enrollment Council Mtg. Online Record Books Record Books Due Staff Updates Kings Fair Pictures State Field Day Results 19/20 Leadership Team Recognition Dinner Club info Project News 4-H Volunteer Info.
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Blog - Forest Research and Outreach : Article

Fuel surplus could cause another destructive wildfire season

July 15, 2019
By Susan D Kocher
Reposted from the UC Berkeley News Fire crews work on a wildfire in California. The 2019 fire season could be as destructive as earlier fire seasons. (U.S. Forest Service photo by Mike McMillan under Creative Commons 2.
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UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardener Class of 2019.a
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Apply NOW for the 2020 UCCE Master Gardener Program!

July 15, 2019
By Anne E Schellman
University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Stanislaus County started a brand-new Master Gardener Program in January of 2019. Our first class of twenty-three volunteers just graduated and are out in the community making a difference.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Birth Flowers

July 15, 2019
We all know about birthstones. But for all, you trivia fans, do you know about birth flowers? There is a flower assigned to each month, and supposedly individuals inherit the characteristics of the flower assigned to their birth month.
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