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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: March 14 - 20

March 13, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
Prepared by Terry Lewis Check out the nursery, online websites and garden books for new plant varieties that use less water. In a drought year, consider native plants suitable for our area.TasksRemove thatch and aerate warm-season lawns (Bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine) to allow better water penetration…
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Red hibiscus flower
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Help prevent a pink hibiscus mealybug infestation in Fresno County

March 13, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
By Jeannette Warnert While tending your landscape and garden this spring, keep an eye out for pink hibiscus mealybug (PHM), an invasive insect that has already been found in parts of Southern California. PHM could make its way to the Central Valley and cause significant damage to crops, landscape plants…
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UCCE Siskiyou: Event

2025 Fashion Review & Home Economics Day

Apr 12, 2025

 Fashion Revue is scheduled for 4/12/2025 at the Gazelle Grange. Arrive by 2:00. The Judging will begin at 2:30. Fashion Revue Modeling in the Cafeteria starts at 4:30. Awards to Follow. 4-H members are eligible to enter the event. Please note that a few of the Fashion Revue categories are restricted to…
UCCE Siskiyou
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Bountiful Berries Webinar
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Event

Bountiful Berries Webinar

Mar 18, 2025

Bountiful BerriesBerries are a rewarding garden plant. Berry plants are perennial, producing fruit year after year making them a wise investment. This Master Gardener sponsored presentation will cover the planting, care and maintenance of 4 of the most common garden berries, blueberries, strawberries,…
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
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Sweet William
The Real Dirt: Article

Dianthus, the “Divine Flower”

March 12, 2025
By Jeanette Alosi
References to the plant genus Dianthus go back as far as the Greek botanist Theophrastus.  He named these plants from the Caryophyllaceae family “divine flower” (dios = divine plus anthos = flower). 
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Brown chickens peck at bugs in the grass at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
Food Blog: Article

Bird flu's impact on egg and milk markets varies

March 12, 2025
By Ria DeBiase
 Egg prices soar while dairy prices remain stable as H5N1 spreads through CaliforniaConsumers have faced reduced egg supplies and high egg prices. A recent article by University of California, Davis agricultural economists explore the reasons for reduced egg supplies and high egg prices and assess what…
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UC policy revisions for employee comment

March 12, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Systemwide review of Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 500 distributed on February 13, 2025, has been rescinded. Enclosed for a new systemwide review period are updated proposed revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 500, Recruitment (APM - 500).
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CLEAN kitchen & personal hygiene (Pixabay image)
UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County: Page

Food Safety

Introduction to food safety and links to detail pages for Everyday food safety, Emergencies and food safety, and Food safety when entertaining.
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UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County: Event

Fighting Mosquitoes: Staying Safe and Healthy/Zoom/May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

Learn how to keep mosquitoes away, stop diseases they carry, and protect yourself and your community. This class covers the basics of mosquito life, how they spread illness, and simple ways to control them in your home and neighborhood. Our speaker is Steve Solomon, vector control technician with Ventura…
UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County
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