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Gardeners sometimes call the Master Gardener help line asking if a soil test is necessary before planting a home garden. For most people, the answer is usually no. In some cases, soil analysis can help identify an unusual problem, such as excess soil salts or minor element deficiencies.

When I was a first-grader in North Carolina, my mom sent me and two of my younger siblings out to look for holly in a wooded area near our home just before Christmas.

In September and October 2021, over 100 land, resource, and fire professionals and community members came together to learn about fire in Southern California with UCANR and the Council for Watershed Health.

2022 Annual Rice Grower Meetings Sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension -------------- 5 Locations -------------- WHERE & WHEN Richvale: Monday, Jan. 24, 8:30am, Evangelical Church, 5219 Church St., Richvale Willows: Monday, Jan.

On Dec. 10, the President's Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources met in the San Joaquin Valley, gathering in person for the first time since December 2019.

Driving through her vineyards on a chilly morning in December, Hortencia Alvarado is taking comfort for now that the weeds she sees are all yellow. But there remains a nagging worry that, like the pesky plants, is merely lying dormant for the season.

Unify-Communicate-Advocate The UC ANR Strategic Initiatives offer a home for strategic thought - drawing on members of the wider UC ANR community and beyond to 1) help people connect and 2) to help them identify and address issues of current and emerging importance.

by Melody Kendall I love my garden and spend time puttering around out there most days. Over the years I have had some great successes and some epic failures.

As of 11:59 p.m. on GivingTuesday 2021 (Nov. 30), UC ANR employees and generous donors helped raise $124,310 for UC Cooperative Extension and the statewide programs, institutes and research centers that make up UC ANR.

Originally posted on the UC Master Gardener Program Statewide Blog During the holiday season many plants, cut flowers and flowering bulbs are used as decoration and given as gifts. Many of these items can be poisonous to both humans and pets with long-term negative effects to one's health.