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by Cynthia Kerson The UC Master Gardeners of Napa County have started spring and summer home garden tours. It's a chance for members to tour each other's gardens, share ideas and visit with each other.

Why is it that sometimes there are plants that you can't keep alive while at other times there are plants that you can not kill? This is a thought that runs through my head a lot as I work around my property.

This winter's rains have prompted Napa Valley to burst into extravagant bloom.

Please, please, forget to eat our forget-me-nots! But it's not going to happen. So here we are in our Vacaville pollinator garden, looking at the Chinese forget-me-nots. We see honey bees, leafcutter bees, syrphid flies, lady beetles, cabbage white butterflies, and other critters foraging.

In This Edition 2- Committee & Council Mtgs. 2- Happy New Year 2- New Enrollment System 3- Sheep & Goat Show 3- Sheep & Goat Camp 3- Fresno Fair Reminders 4- YQCA 5- Horse Achievement Day 5- Clover Fest Recap 6- Livestock Achievement 6- Beef Clinic 7- State Leadership Conf.

ANR Community, As you are all aware, there have been recent performance issues with ANR's website. The performance issues are due to an increased level of bot activity.

'UC Westside' - A New Cultivar Release Part of a New Team to Pollenize 'Kerman' Better Plant Nutrition is Seldom the Cause of Unsatisfactory Pistachio Yields in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California Craig Kallsen Retirement...

The Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association (CCPBA) is a project of UC Cooperative Extension San Benito County and the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County with funding from two CAL FIRE grants. We hosted our first prescribed fire training exchange (TREX) from June 3 - June 10, 2023.

I am thrilled to share the winners for the 2023 UC Master Gardener Search for Excellence competition. The exceptional projects that have risen to the top truly captivated the judges and inspired them with their innovation, engagement, and commitment to service.

Puncturevine (Tribulus terrestris) is an attractive green plant with small yellow flowers commonly seen growing prostrate along the side of the road. A native to Southern Europe, it's also referred to as goathead. However, underneath its foliage lies danger: spiky seedpods with needle-point spikes.