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Thrips/TSWV status in Yolo & Colusa: Article

2025 4th Report-- May 15th

May 15, 2025
By Patricia A Lazicki, Neil McRoberts
General outlook & thrips populationPlanting will be wrapping up over the next couple of weeks, though the heat wave coming up next week may cause delays. In general, it’s been good spring weather and earlier plantings are progressing well. The warm weather in the forecast has pushed up population…
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Hyssop
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

May plant of the month: Hyssop

May 15, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
 Hyssop (Hyssopsus officinalis) is an Old World herb with a long history of medicinal and culinary use. Native to Southern Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa, Hyssop is a perennial usually in the 18- to 24-inch range with small, glossy aromatic leaves and deep blue to violet flower spikes from…
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Hummer at feeder
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: May 16 - 22

May 15, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
“We can complain that roses have thorns or rejoice that thorn bushes have roses.” ~ Abraham LincolnTasksAvoid cutting lawns too severely because the resulting stress causes yellowing.Water citrus being careful not to overwater. Continuously wet soil in the upper few inches risks root rot.Hand pick hoplia…
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Grown in Marin: Event

Farmer-to-Market Convening

Event Date
May 29, 2025

Farmer-to-Market Convening is an event aimed at connecting BIPOC/small scale farmers with values-aligned market representatives. This gathering will provide a platform to build meaningful relationships and strengthen our local food systems.What to Expect:Networking Opportunities: Meet and exchange…
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IWP Training: Article

Google Analytics

May 15, 2025
By Stephen Dampier
Google Analytics is implemented across all UC ANR websites. There is a single Google Analytics 4 (GA4) account that tracks activity on all ANR sites under the UCANR.edu domain.In the past, individual ANR sites could use their own Universal Analytics (UA) or GA4 tracking IDs. However, with the shift to GA4…
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View over the tops of avocado trees from a tower with scientific instruments
Food Blog: Article

UCCE advisor provides first-of-its-kind avocado irrigation data

May 15, 2025
By Michael Hsu
Crop coefficients are numbers used to calculate the amount of water a particular crop needs. In an unprecedented study, Ali Montazar, UC Cooperative Extension irrigation and water management advisor, set out to develop more reliable crop coefficients for avocado based on real-world data.
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