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by Donna Woodward The Tomatoes-in-Containers Trial We gardeners who have space to grow plants are fortunate. Many people would love to grow some vegetables, such as tomatoes, but have no garden space. We Napa MGs in the Field Test Committee felt we should do something to help these people.

Coming out of 2022, where roughly half of all California rice fields were left fallowed last year, and others may have been fallowed for two seasons, many of us have questions about what weed management will look like in 2023.

Besides starting fires for the sake of research, Luca Carmignani, UC Cooperative Extension fire advisor for San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties, has started leveraging his connection to local UC campuses by providing opportunities for hands-on learning.

This issue contains: Quiz Bowl 2023 Trinity County Fair Range Camp 2023 Presentation Day Scholarships for Higher Education Small Animal Field Day 2023 California 4-H State Leadership Conference 2023 Horse Educational Contests

Picture this. Jill Oberski is in the third grade, stretched out on the classroom floor reading her "Audubon Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America." Another insect publication is within reach. Fast forward to today: she's Dr. Jill Oberski.

Myrmecologist Jill Oberski, who just completed her doctoral dissertation, mentored by major professor Phil Ward, ant specialist and professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her exit seminar on "Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Pyramid Ants" at 4:10 p.m.

This quarter's coordinator newsletter covers the 2021 and 2022 Impact Report, the UC Master Gardener Photo Contest running June 15 to Aug. 28, and collaborating with elected officials. It also includes 2023 Invasive Species Awareness Week, UC ANR Giving Day, and reappointment running June 1 to July 31…

Until a few years ago I considered myself an avid gardener. When it came to gardening, I felt that anything worth doing was worth doing to excess. Most people would have been satisfied with just a few raised beds for vegetable gardening, but I had thirty.

Four years ago, the City of Napa's Parks and Recreation Department and the UC Master Gardeners of Napa County reached an agreement to create a learning garden at the Las Flores Community Center in Napa.

The UC Master Gardener Program is pleased to be welcoming new Advisors to our community of practice! New advisors are joining the statewide team for a 3-part, 3.