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When I was growing up in Southern California, one plant more than any other fascinated me. I knew the dandelion was a weed, but it was such a mysterious weed! In its flowering stage, Taraxacum officinale (T. officinale) dotted lawns, parks and schoolyards with its bursts of bright yellow petals.

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Hello All, Here's your February 2024 issue of the 4-H Roundup newsletter. * Countywide First Aid and Safety project is being offered. * County Presentation Day registration deadline is February 15.

Helechos colgantes dan la bienvenida a los visitantes en medio de un oasis de vegetacin, cuidadosamente resguardados en el interior de estructuras de plstico que sirven como invernadero para cientos de plantas, en su mayora tropicales.

UC Cooperative Extension collaborates with the California Rice Experiment Station to evaluate commercial varieties and advanced breeding lines. The San Joaquin County Delta location was one of nine locations in the 2023 statewide trial.

2024 Principles of Fruit & Nut Tree Growth, Cropping & Management Join us March 11 - 15 for an extension course covering basic plant biology and the relationship between plant biology and orchard management.

Register now for UC IPM's upcoming Pest Insight webinar! This webinar-style workshop aims to provide applied, scientific, and decision-based pest control information to pest control licensees. CEUs are available.

Who doesn't love peppers?! There are flavors to satisfy everyone's palate, ranging from mild bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, spicy cayenne, hot jalapeos and super-hot habaeros! Pepper seedlings take anywhere from one to six weeks to germinate, depending on the variety.

As of the writing of this blog at the end of January, the Fresno/Clovis/Madera region has received only 2.79 inches of rain so far this water season, less that 25 percent of the yearly average of 11.01 inches.

For many of us, gardening involves a constant battle with weeds. Basically, a weed is nothing more than a plant growing where it is not wanted, the classic example being dandelions in the lawn.