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Date: July 18, 2024 Location: Granzella's Banquet Hall, 457 7th St.

A new set of data briefs developed by the Nutrition Policy Institute showcases the impactful programming carried out by local health departments through California's SNAP-Ed program in Federal Fiscal Year 2023.

UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County, in Partnership with the Santa Maria Public Library Present: A FREE, In-Person Garden Presentation Sunday, July 7, 2024, 2:00 - 3:30 pm Santa Maria Public Library 421 South McClelland St.

Join Master Gardeners Janet Rogers and Trudy Adair-Verbais as they discuss a research-based presentation on keeping home chickens.

New article :: Exploring sterile pollen technique as a novel tool for management of Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) Posted by: Gale Perez Published on: May 26, 2024 Newly published research provides a novel and sustainable weed-management strategy WESTMINSTER, Colorado 22 May2024 Recently pub...

In the Master Gardener's Rose Cycle, July is when we fertilize lightly with organic products if needed. Deadheading continues and pruning of crossing branches or dying canes are a must. We also monitor our irrigation systems for the proper amount of water provided.

Redbuds in bloom are a most welcome harbinger of spring. Their dense clusters of magenta flowers bloom early, providing splashes of color against a winter landscape of browns and grays.

Have you ever seen the digger bees on the sandy cliffs of Bodega Head, Sonoma County? if you hike a short distance up a meandering trail, you'll see a landscape of turrets, the work of solitary, ground-nesting digger bees, Anthophora bomboides standfordina. The nests remind us tiny sandcastles.

Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.