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green leaved tree showing yellow male flowers
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Nothing to Sneeze At

May 16, 2022
Arbor Day just passed, and we are now full on into allergy season. I hope that anyone who recently bought and planted a tree did a little prior research. Had I had been a smarter gardener years ago, I would have first researched the trees I planted more thoroughly.
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A tawny slug on a ripe strawberry. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark
Spill the Beans: Article

More invertebrate pests

May 16, 2022
Melody Kendall There are legions of invertebrate garden pests that can wreak havoc in our gardens. They are the munchers, suckers, borers and slimers. In our area we mostly deal with a dirty dozen of invertebrate garden pests.
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Quadratic pictures of basil foliage taken at 3 DAA in Field A in Modesto, CA
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Evaluating the potential of Pyridate-containing herbicide in basil: impacts on yield, leaf injury, and weed control

May 15, 2022
By Zheng Wang
From page 26 of the Progressive Crop Consultant (March/April 2022) magazine. Zheng Wang is the UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crops and Irrigation Advisor for Stanislaus County. Introduction Basil is one of the most important herb spices for the diets of people in the Central Valley.
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Worms in dirt (Flickr, NRCS Oregon)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Learning nature’s way of healing our soils

May 14, 2022
Heal the earth by healing the soil? Are we really able to slow global warming by manipulating dirt? Humans have been stripping mother earth of her verdant, life-supporting cloak for a long time, but the damage has shot up to a critical stage in recent years.
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