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World Avocado Congress Comes to California

April 14, 2023
By Ben A Faber
April 25 (9 AM -12 PM) WAC Comes to California A panel discussion by grower attendees at the recent World Avocado Congress Highlights of Avocado Research from around the world In-person meeting at the United Water Conservation District offices (1701 N. Lombard ST.
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Peach leaf curl on new peach leaves. Jeanette Alosi
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Tis the Season for Peach Leaf Curl

April 14, 2023
If the new leaves of your peach or nectarine tree become reddish, puckered and severely distorted, chances are that peach leaf curl is the culprit.
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photos by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

French Sorrel

April 14, 2023
A few years ago, on a trip to San Diego, I visited a garden where a docent was tidying up the herb section after winter. She asked if I had ever tasted French sorrel. I told her no, never having tasted any kind of sorrel at all.
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Clean Up the Clutter of Your Site Builder Site

April 13, 2023
By Stephen Dampier
IWP is coming and everyone with a Site Builder website can help us out by getting rid of unused or deactivated pages and assets, deleted pages, and unused files and images. There is a significant overhead for the servers to keep track of the content and assets.
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Theme of the Bohart's open house is "Bugs, Boom, Bang!" This critter, a Madagascar hissing cockroach, will hiss. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bohart: Bugs, Boom, Bang!

April 13, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Talk about alliteration! Bohart: Bugs, Boom, Bang! That's the theme of the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house when the scientists and associates greet visitors during the 109th annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 15. The Bohart will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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