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Take it from the bee scientists. Honey is NOT vomit. That incongruous belief that Honey is bee vomit is resurfacing on a number of YouTube channels, opinion pieces and other Internet posts.

UC Rice Advisor Whitney Brim De-Forest is using a spray chamber to apply a foliar organic fertiliser to rice. She uses the chamber to make sure that they are applying a precise amount of the product. Thanks to @balde.hamady for the video! https://www.facebook.

I learned about this wild mushroom camp some years ago and have been wanting since that time, to attend, but something always came up. In my ongoing quest for adventure, I have decided that 2018 was the year in which I would enroll.

The redhumped caterpillar is a familiar pest on fruit and nut trees such as plum, almond, cherry, and apple, as well as on ornamental trees like liquidambar and birch. It can reach high populations in California's Central Valley, sometimes defoliating entire trees.

This week on In the Garden, UC Master Gardener and KUCI staff host Ann Liu will talk with fellow Master Gardener Jon Schara on the topic of Winter Pruning of Fruit Bearers and Dormant Pruning Part 1 of 2.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17th, 2018 Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds, Franklin Hall 3.05 CE Hours Pending: 1.3 Laws & Regs; 1.

Reposted from the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network blog I was nine years old when my dad's family home burned in the Oakland Hills Fire. As a country kid from one of the most fire-prone counties in northern California, I was no stranger to wildfire.

When I was growing up I remember a time when all the adults were discussing which three books they would take with them if they were stuck on a desert island. Later top ten lists became popular for books, records, and numerous other categories.