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There's still time to sign up for our Garden Tool Maintenance Class happening Saturday, January 13 at 9:00 a.m.

Plants, therefore avocados, go through different growth stages, so called phenological stages, regular periods where they grow and differentiate from seed to various vegetative stages, flowering and finally seed production.

[Note: Gray pine (Pinus sabiniana), buckeye (Aesculus californica), and blue oak (Quercus douglasii) are tree species that thrive in rugged local foothill woodland and chaparral habitat. Last edition, we covered the blue oak, and today the gray pine is featured.

Hello and Happy New Year! Here's your January 2024 Lassen County 4-H Roundup! In this issue you will find important information on: * 4-H Decal Fundraiser * County Presentation Day information * Spring 2024 Online Workshop Series for 4-H Project Leaders * Information on Avian Influenza and Prop 12 t...

"Target-site insensitivity (TSI) is an important mechanism of animal resistance to toxins," says nematologist Adler Dillman of the University of California, Riverside.

Beans...High in Protein, Low in Cost; Pasta Fagioli Soup Recipe.

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A new study that estimates costs and potential returns for growing raspberries on the Central Coast is available for free from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Cooperative Extension and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Did you know that UC IPM has an online tool that provides month-by-month pest prevention and management tips? It's called the Seasonal Landscape IPM Checklist! You can select your region of California to view activities to do in the landscape each month.

Most commonly we associate the malformed fruit we see in lemons to citrus bud mite. But it can also occur on other varieties of citrus in Southern California, including in this case to tangelos. If there's enough fruit to bite into, it's still edible.