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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Light Up Your Evenings

April 5, 2022
Since the days are getting shorter and the nights longer, there is a way to brighten up your garden for nighttime viewing. One way is to add some lighting to your garden. Lighting will help to reflect the colors in your garden.
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Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 04-04-2022

April 5, 2022
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Water Crop Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 04-04-2022" ET Report 04-04-2022 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Division of A...
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What is that Stuff on My Stems?

April 5, 2022
By Ben A Faber
So in a 2-week period in February I was getting calls and emails from growers asking about the black stuff forming on the green stems of avocado trees. I thought that it was just sooty mold that was the result of insect feeding and resultant honeydew. This is a superficial fungus on stems.
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