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Lake Merritt Trial Gardens bee garden with several variety of flowers in bloom
UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda County: Page

Lake Merritt Trial Gardens: Self-Guided Tour

Visitors to the Lake Merritt Trial Gardens are invited to take a self-guided tour to find inspiration and see practical applications for growing plants and vegetables in our local, marine-influenced climate.
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Join 4-H

 The 4-H year is from July - June. 4-H Members and Volunteers must renew their membership each year tocontinue to participate in the 4-H program. Current 4-H MembersFor projects and events that are continuing past the June 30 4-H year end, current 4-H members and volunteers may continue their…
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Float Two Videos

July 2, 2025
By Stephen Dampier
What is Lorem Ipsum?Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries,…
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Float Three Videos

July 2, 2025
By Stephen Dampier
What is Lorem Ipsum? Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five…
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bakanae rice plant in a rice field
UC Rice Blog: Article

Chlorine Seed Treatments

July 2, 2025
By Sarah Marsh Janish
 In the last month, I’ve had more frequent calls about how to cut costs, with several people mentioning cutting their chlorine seed soak treatment in an attempt to bring down their input costs. This seed soak is used to eliminate bakanae spores from rice seed and is one of the most effective methods to…
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Honeybees on Honeycomb - Pexels - pixabay-56876
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

The Alarming Disappearance of Honeybees

July 2, 2025
By Hedwig L Van Den Broeck
 by Stephen Guglielmanawith the assistance of David GeorgeHave you been tracking the plight of commercial honeybee hives around the country this past year? It’s frightening. As a beekeeper and UC Master Gardener volunteer, I have been painfully aware of rising national honeybee hive collapse statistics…
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small ripening green melons on a vine
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

How's Your Garden Growing? Have Questions? Ask a Master Gardener!

Jul 13, 2025

Our Vegetable Gardening Class Series continues...giving less experienced vegetable growers the information they need to succeed.How's Your Garden Growing? Have Questions?Ask a Master Gardener!Every vegetable garden has its ups and downs by mid-summer. Some plants are thriving and giving it their all, while…
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties
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Eastern Sierra Community and Economy: Article

Observations from Rural California on the State’s Economic Blueprint

July 1, 2025
By Aaron Wilcher, Alec D Dompka
A BlueprintCommentary on the California Economic Blueprint from University of California Cooperative Extension Advisors in two rural regionsI recently had the opportunity to co-present with my colleague Alec Dompka, UC Cooperative Extension Community Economic Development Advisor for the North Coast, to share…
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Wildfire treatening Homes - CCMG - webinar
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Neighborhood Firewise USA Certification 1-2-3

July 1, 2025
By David George
 After the Palisades and Altadena firestorms in Southern California, Contra Costa homeowners don’t need to be reminded that we also live in risky wildfire territory. Homeowners face multiple threats, including complete loss of their homes and possessions, insurance premium increases or cancellations,…
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