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One day while I was walking my dog, I noticed mothballs spread strategically around a neighbor's yard. We have tiny front lawns at our end of the street, and most maintain their lawns beautifully and take pride in their landscaping, or have switched to non-turf yards.

If you are struggling to figure out your passion, learn to enjoy stepping out of your comfort zone. You might be surprised by how much you can learn about yourself when trying out something new.

Here at the Ag Center in Modesto, we are dreaming about next steps for our Pollinator Garden/Outdoor Classroom. You can see in this photo that native plants in bloom are quite beautiful.

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UC Cooperative Extension will provide a training on small grains nitrogen management and a webtool that can help inform recommendations. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 14th, from 10:00am to 12:00pm, at the SJC Cabral Agricultural Center (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, 95206).

UC Cooperative Extension will provide a training on small grains nitrogen management and a webtool that can help inform recommendations. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 14th, from 10:00am to 12:00pm, at the SJC Cabral Agricultural Center (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, 95206).

Prickly Pear by Phyllis A Molnar UCCE Master Gardener Common name: Coastal Prickly Pear Scientific name: Opuntia littoralis Planting area: zones 9 through 11 USDA Size: spreading shrub 5 to 8 feet tall and up to 10 feet wide Blooms: spring to summer Water needs: Young prickly pear cacti need to be w...

UC Davis Analytical Lab performs analyses on selected chemical constituents of soil, plant, water, wastewater and feed in support of agricultural and environmental research.

Now that the leaves have fallen, or mostly fallen, from your backyard fruit trees, are you wondering whether you should apply dormant sprays? Dormant sprays or delayed dormant sprays are terms used for the application of pesticides when the tree is dormant or just coming into bud swell.

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.