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photo by Jennifer Baumbach
Under the Solano Sun: Article

March Miku

March 5, 2019
Enough rain, cold and snow? Plenty of water for Spring plants Can you feel and think Spring?
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Ventura County 4-H: Article

The 2019 Southern Youth Summit

March 5, 2019
The Southern Youth Summit (SYS) is sponsored by the state 4-H and the theme this year was Bee the Change. I have been to SYS for two years and it is a wonderful experience where I have learned leadership skills and met other 4-H youth leaders.
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alkaliweed Shaeffer
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Alkaliweed research survey - please help

March 5, 2019
By Brad Hanson
James Schaeffer and his UCCE and CSU Fresno colleagues are conducting a survey to gather information on a relatively new weed problem in orchard crops of the San Joaquin Valley.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Vegetable Planning Ahead.

March 5, 2019
By Heather Dooley and Pat Hitchcock, UC Master Gardeners of Napa County The recent rain and cool weather have given us plenty of time to pore over all those seed catalogs looking for a new vegetable variety to try or reordering seeds for our favorites.
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Potato aphid adults and nymphs. Photo Jack Kelly Clark, UC IPM.
From Soil to Science: Article

ID that pest in your vineyard, orchard, garden

March 5, 2019
By Lucia G Varela
Want to know what bug is making holes in the leaves of you shrub or eating your fruit? Or what is the pesky weed you cannot get rid off? The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources publications have four sets of Pest Identification cards for you.
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