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You can help 4-H youth learn and practice new skills Volunteers are important to help 4-H youth "learn-by-doing". As a 4-H volunteer, you work side-by-side with 4-H youth in youth-adult partnerships, where you grow together in shared responsibility and decision-making.Improve your own…
ANR Work Environment AssessmentThe results of a systemwide survey of all faculty, students and staff about experiences as part of UC. The Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources participated in this survey to gather a wide variety of data related to work environments and work-life issues.UC ANR Work…
Scientific NameAgastache foeniculumGeneral InformationAnise hyssop is a short-lived perennial with the scent of basil and tarragon and aIt blooms midsummer into fall. Its spiky, blue blooms and bright green leaves tinged with purple make it a great ornamental. It is in the Lamiaceae or mint family and…
Scientific NameOcimum spp.General InformationBasil is a warm weather annual grown in full sun. The leaves, flowers, and seeds have culinary uses. There are many cultivars, each varying in leaf shape, color, scent, and flavor. Basil grows 8 to 24" tall and 8 to 12" wide, depending on the variety. It is…
Scientific NameBorago officinalisGeneral InformationBorage is an exuberant annual that grows two to three feet tall and is covered with many striking blue pendulous flowers. It is a prolific self-seeder and may become invasive. When to PlantSow in late spring to early fall.Thin so mature plants…
Scientific NameCalendula officinalisGeneral InformationCalendula is beautiful, easy to grow, and deer resistant. Both leaves and petals are edible and have a peppery, tangy taste. Its yellow, orange, and gold flowers close in the dark and in wet weather but bloom through fall and into early winter in…
Scientific NameMatricaria recutitaGeneral InformationChamomile, also called German chamomile, is a self-seeding annual that grows 2 feet tall. It has fragrant foliage and attractive flowers that attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. The flowers have a pineapple flavor and are often…
