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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Rewarding Fun at an Antioch Elementary School Garden

October 24, 2022
I recently had the pleasure of participating in a teacher exploration seminar at Jack London Elementary in Antioch. We gathered in a classroom and divided the teachers into three groups. Each group was given a brown paper bag full of items to remove, examine and share.
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Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsqu ad/blogfiles/35382.jpg
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Milkweed Is Overrun with Aphids

October 24, 2022
Clients question: I'm growing milkweed in hopes of creating a habitat for monarch butterflies. Every day every plant is infested with oleander aphids. I pick them off but I'm wondering if there's anything else I can do that would not require such careful attention. Thanks so much for your help.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Qualifying Hours Explained

October 24, 2022
While working on reappointment this year, we discovered that the subject of qualifying hours was a source of confusion for a lot of UC Master Gardener volunteers. This article is intended to serve as a resource on this subject.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Interview with Greg Letts

October 24, 2022
Greg Letts and I had a chance to sit down the other day beneath the oak tree lording over the entrance to Our Garden in Walnut Creek. We talked about his experiences so far in the UC Master Gardener program and his role on the Executive Leadership Team.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Using Recycled Water—What You Should Know

October 24, 2022
From our sibling UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda County. The Latest Dirt has covered many aspects of living with drought as an ongoing condition of global warming. We are pleased to share with you an article by Jim Farr, a UC Master Gardener in Alameda County.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

UC Master Gardeners Wish a Happy 90th Birthday to PK Sathe

October 24, 2022
Ninety years old and still going strong!! They say that gardeners live longer, healthier lives than non-gardeners and UC Master Gardener Prabhakar S. Sathe (known as PK to one and all) is an inspiring example of that idea.
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Yao Cai dressed as a fruit fly to play the drums in The Entomology Band at the 2018 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Time Flies, But How Do Flies Tell Time? Ask Yao Cai

October 24, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you attended the 2018 campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day and headed over to see the insects at Briggs Hall, home of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, you may have seen an enthusiastic drummer performing in The Entomology Band.
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 10-24-2022

October 24, 2022
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 10-17-2022" ET Report 10-24-2022 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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Tulare County Cooperative Extension: Article

Small Grains Nitrogen Management Webtool Training

October 24, 2022
Small Grains Nitrogen Management Webtool Training Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 9 am to 12 pm Pre-register here: http://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=39345 LOCATION: Tulare County Agricultural Building 4437 S. Laspina St.
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Tulare County Cooperative Extension: Article

Small Grains Nitrogen Management Webtool Training

October 24, 2022
Small Grains Nitrogen Management Webtool Training Tuesday, November 1st, 2022 9 am to 12 pm Pre-register here: http://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=39345 LOCATION: Tulare County Agricultural Building 4437 S. Laspina St.
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