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by Melody Kendall I love my garden. It never fails to make me smile. Even in the fall my plants continue to provide blissful, calming vistas when viewed over my morning mocha. My dahlias, though succumbing to the inevitable yearly fall powdery mildew attack, still produce colorful blossoms.

I understand that beans are considered boring, except by youth who celebrate their more odiferous side effects. But as gardeners, be advised, that the simple bean can be the highlight of your winter garden. To justify this praise, I will focus on the highly underutilized but extraordinary fava bean.

It seems like short weeks are super packed. Last Monday Darren Haver and I drove to the Desert Research and Extension Center (REC). It was great to visit with Jairo, Stacey and Gilberto on our wagon ride around the REC. It was nice to see Kat as well.

Trees planted near streets and highways are subject to elevated insect damage due to the adverse effects of vehicle pollution and urban heat, according to newly published research led by urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

Please join the San Benito Weed Management for our 21st Annual Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers. Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 Time: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Location: via Zoom Deadline to register: December 5, 2022 Register here: https://bit.

Did you ever wonder why trees "turn" color in the fall? The short answer: It's primarily a function of long, cool fall nights and short, sunny days.

You won't want to miss this. When two talented entomologists/artists from the University of California, Davis, collaborate and teach classes, you'll want to see the work that their students create. And you can do just that from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov.

An Entomology (ENT) 001 art show, "Insects in the Anthropocene," will be hosted by UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty members Emily Meineke and Diane Ullman from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 29 in the Labudio (lab+studio).

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What you are planning is a long-term commitment that can add either great value and beauty to your property or greatly burden you with maintenance trimming costs and maybe even damage to utilities both above and below ground! Mr.