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A wide variety of citrus fruits brighten winter gardens and winter menus this month. Tasks Control cool-season weeds before they mature and go to seed. Plants planted last spring and fall may need water if rainfall has been inadequate.

We in Northern California are fortunate to live in a climate that enables us to garden all year. Our moderate temperatures enable many vegetables to grow through the winter, and at most lower altitudes, frosts are rarely severe enough to kill resistant plants and vegetables.

The cool of the forest is a welcome escape on a hot day. This is especially true for mammals in North America's hottest regions, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

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I am pleased to announce that Jennifer Sowerwine has accepted the position of leader for the Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Initiative. She has been a UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management at UC Berkeley since 2014.

A deadly secret lurks within our spice racks, medicine cabinets, backyard gardens, and private stashes, writes evolutionary biologist Noah Whiteman, author of the newly published book, Most Delicious Poison: the Story of Nature's Toxinsfrom Spices to Vices (Little, Brown Spark).

It has been many years since UC Cooperative Extension aka Farm Advisors have done an educational interest survey and updated our client contact database.

There is some potentially big news for drone users within the university systems that came out last week.

Patton named UC IPM advisor for Central Sierra Mackenzie Patton joined UCCE on Dec. 4 as an area integrated pest management advisor for the Central Sierra. She serves El Dorado, Amador, Tuolumne and Calaveras counties.

Happy Holiday Wishes from Delores and the newsletter team! Attached is our "Internal- Just for Merced Master Gardener Volunteers" newsletter featuring photos and news of our Public Workshops (Fall and upcoming Spring), Field Trips, Garden Tips and more! Included in this newsletter are: Request for v...