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IRCHLB 2023

International Research Conference on HLB - Riverside

March 8, 2024
By Ben A Faber
International Research Conference on HLB Here in California The International Research Conference on Huanglongbing VII (IRCHLB VII) is just around the corner! The California citrus industry is excited to welcome researchers, regulators, and citrus industry members from around the world to the Golden...
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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

This week in the garden: March 8 - 14

March 7, 2024
Wait until after the danger of frost has passed to set out frost-tender plants. Historic frost dates: In Zone 8 the last frost date is March 15, in Zone 9 it is Feb. 15, but watch the weather forecast for your area. Tasks Clean up drying grasses within 30 feet of structures for fire prevention.
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A bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on trailing African daisies at the Matthew Turner Shipyard Park, Benicia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blooms and Bombus in Benicia

March 7, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
There she was, a beautiful yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging Feb. 27 on African trailing daisies, Osteospermum fruticosum, in the Matthew Turner Shipyard Park, Benicia, Calif.
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Spring 2024 Curious Gardener Newsletter

March 7, 2024
In This Issue: Wigglers Offer Enrichment for Gardens,1 BotLat: Loooong Plant Names, The Myth of Firewise Plants, Hotline FAQs: Cottage Garden Under Oaks?, Insect Bytes: Monarchs, All-Star: Chinese Ground Orchids, Planting Bushes and Shrubs, Invasive Mosquitos, Nevada County Demo Garden News, Unusual Edible:…
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