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February is a great time to start preparing for your spring and summer vegetable garden, especially if you want to get a head start on the growing season.

A great way to get a head start on your spring and summer vegetable garden! The seeds of many vegetable plants can be planted indoors several weeks before the usual outdoor planting date.

by Bob Niklewicz Where do you hide your compost bin or do you hide it at all? Is everything in the back of the yard, or in wooden boxes, or big piles somewhere out of sight? Perhaps you have the garden waste inside black plastic containers that look like Darth Vader or R2D2?

Branched broomrape is a parasitic plant that is an A-listed noxious weed in California, requiring crop destruction and a hold order to be placed on reported fields.

Do those nice, neat rolls of weed blocking fabric seem like the perfect solution in your battle against unwanted vegetation?

I strive to be as environmentally responsible as possible. A decade ago, my wife and I had a solar system installed that provides 90 percent of our energy. We farm our small vineyard and olive trees organically.

In my previous blog, I gave an overview of the first two days of COMPOST2023. The event, hosted by the The US Composting Council in January, was an outstanding learning and networking experience.

Don't miss the nematodes at the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 18. The daylong event, known as a "Super Science Day"--and free and family friendly--will showcase 11 museums or collections. It's an opportunity to ask questions and chat with the scientists.

Did you get a P-EBT card in the mail and wonder, what is this? You're not alone. When you're ready to activate your child's P-EBT card, call the number on the back to set-up a pin and check your balance. That little card could have several hundred dollars on it.