Ongoing research

UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Living in Wildfire Country: Summertime Fireworks

July 13, 2022
At this time of the year, those of us living in Wildfire Country wake up at night and listen to booming fireworks and mentally check our evacuation preparations (Go-bag ready? Should I update our property inventory with new video?
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Interview with Mr. Gopher Bob Archer

July 13, 2022
Even though Bob is relatively new to the program, he is an experienced gardener and successful gopher trapper. He worked with UCCE scientists to approve a new and effective device to remove destructive gophers from gardens.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Continuing Education: Science-based, UC-focused, Master Gardener-relevant

July 13, 2022
The CE team provides learning opportunities for best practice of horticulturescience to help you carry out our mission. Our emphasis is on science-based education, preferably from UC or other cooperative extension sources, with relevance to UC Master Gardener volunteer roles.
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Peach butter
Preservation Notes - San Joaquin Master Food Preservers: Article

Fruit Butters: More Than Just Apple

July 13, 2022
By Marceline D Sousa
When I was growing up, when we ran out of Welch's grape jelly for our breakfast toast next in line was a jar of my mother's homemade apple butter. Besides apple butter which was a staple in many homes in the 50s and 60s, there are now recipes for making a variety of fruit butters beyond apple.
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A common checkered skipper, Pyrgus communis, warming its flight muscles in Vacaville, Calif., on July 3, 2022. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Butterfly: The Gateway Bug to Entomology?

July 13, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A retired Fairfield elementary school teacher says that butterflies are the "gateway bug" to entomology. It's the symmetry, the beauty, the agility, he says. He's right. So, forget about the old adage, "stop and smell the roses" (although that's good, too).
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heat damage to avocado leaves
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Heat Mitigation Around the World - Avocado

July 13, 2022
By Ben A Faber
A chance to hear what can and is being done by growers to reduce the damage inflicted on avocado fruit and trees World wide Speakers: Lisa Fyffe & Simon Newett Australia, video Francisco Mena Chile, live Arnon Dag Israel, live Miguel Lalor Spain, live Bruce Lampinen UC Davis, video Derek Knobel...
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When You Look Upon the Beauty of the Tulip It Is Difficult Not to Use Flowery Language by antonychammond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Tulips

July 13, 2022
One of my favorite childhood memories were spending Sunday's driving to my parent's favorite restaurant Patricia Murphy's in Westchester, NY with my Aunt Sadie. It was a magical place. We would wait for hours for a table, strolling through their magnificent gardens and shops.
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Day 2 - ESRI User Conference Day ‘GIS – Mapping Common Ground’

July 12, 2022
By Shane T Feirer
Day 2 of the ESRI User Conference was filled with many technical workshops and time speakeing with the lead developers of the tools that IGIS utilize on almost a daily basis. In this post I will highlight some of the technical session I attended and what I saw and learned in the exhibition hall.
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